belthazzar

Updated: August 1, 2026

He had expected to lead Israel to the land of promise; if not indulged, seems not to have cared what became of himself or his family; and is thought here to address his maker, offering distinguishing favors to him, as Daniel did Belthazzar "thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another I desire none of them for myself or mine If Israel die in the wilderness, let me die with them" From angry Jonah such a reply to the kind offers of a gracious God might not surprize us; but it was not to have been expected from the meekest of mankind.

Andrew Lee - Sermons on Various Important Subjects : Written Partly on Sundry of the More Difficult Passages in the Sacred Volume