- Is there any indication as to when Belshazzar came to reign or the reason for the “great banquet?”
- Would his bringing the utensils from the Jerusalem temple have been considered, by our standards, as sacrilege?
- Why would the “handwriting on the wall” have caused the ruler chagrin?
- In Daniel 5:10 since the queen seems to know of Daniel, is it possible that this was the queen mother?
- What would appear to be the objective of Daniel in dwelling on the “biography” of Nebuchadnezzar (whom he describes as the father of Belshazzar)?
- In Daniel 5:22 et seq, what is Daniel’s criticism of the king?
- In spite of the dire reading of “Mene mene tekel upharsin”, how does the king deal with Daniel?
- According to the text, how long did it take for Daniel’s reading of text to actually come about?
- Is there any indication as to who “killed” Belshazzar?
