Question: What is Thecel in the story of Daniel?
Google: What does the word Thecel mean in the Bible?
“Therefore see the writing on the wall: Mane, Thecel, Phares. And this is the meaning: Mane: God has numbered your kingdom and has brought it to an end. Thecel: You are weighed in the balance, and are found wanting. Phares: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians".
In Chapter 2 it is the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar and the king is distressed by his particular dream, so he summons all his wise men, interpreters etc. to reveal it. However, they are unable to interpret the dream. The king is furious and orders the execution of all these (wise?) men in Babylon. When Daniel learns of the king’s order, he askes the captain of the guard Arioch, to let him have an audience with the king. Daniel sees the king, and is told of the dream, but not the details! He requests time, and he would show the king the interpretation. He then tells his friends and asks them to pray that the God of Heaven will reveal the dream to him. The Almighty then reveals the mystery to Daniel in a vision that night. Daniel gives thanks to the Almighty and acknowledges His greatness. After meeting with Arioch again, Daniel is granted access to the king and relays the description of the dream and its interpretation. He tells the king that the God in Heaven has revealed the dream to him and that it has meaning for the king in his time, and also for the future of the Jewish people and indeed the whole world. Some of the dream (prophecy) has been fulfilled; other is yet to be in the future. Daniel stands out in Scripture as “greatly beloved” by God (Dan. 9:23,10:11 & 19), due to his fidelity and trust in Him, and he is given later in his life predictions for the future of Israel and the world, which have yet to transpire. To understand why Almighty God makes His statements regarding His love for Daniel, one only has to review the record of his life in adversity and captivity in Babylon. His great trust (faith) in his God Jehovah (only Israel and the Redeemed in Christ can claim the Name “Jehovah” as their God, [App. 4 Comp. Bible]) in each of his trials, especially his prayer and supplication for himself, Israel, Jerusalem, and God’s Holy Name; in his prayer of Dan. 9:2-20! In that prayer he demonstrated his knowledge of Israel’s duplicity, backsliding and distain to the Prophets, as well as underlining Deuteronomy’s words and warnings given to Moses! He asks for his own sin, and Israel’s to be forgiven; and appeals to the great mercy of Jehovah (9:17-19). Daniel was indeed a great example of faith, (Ezk. 14:14-20), the very faith which God seeks in His created beings!
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