Do you remember Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? Of course you do! How about Daniel? He was only mentioned once in the last lesson. But that lesson and this lesson (and the next lesson) all come from the book of Daniel, a book that he wrote about life in Babylon. Today we will learn about him and his God-given wisdom. We will also learn about another king, the grandson of King Nebuchadnezzar. At times Nebuchadnezzar was a mean ruler. He was the one who ordered the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile of the Jews. He also had Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego tossed into a fiery furnace because they would not bow before his ridiculous golden idol. But other times Nebuchadnezzar did right. After God sent an angel to rescue the three men from the furnace, Nebuchadnezzar said that the Lord was the true King. He said the same thing after God humbled him by making him crawl and eat grass like an animal. But his grandson, King Belshazzar, was different. Belshazzar was also a mean ruler, but unlike his granddad, he never learned to humble himself before the Lord of heaven. So God taught him a lesson he would never forget: God is against the proud.