Daniel 5:24

Then was the part of the hand sent from him,.... That is, from God: being thus reproached and blasphemed, at that very instant, and for that reason, because the vessels of his sanctuary were profaned,…

Then was the part of the hand sent from him - To wit, the fingers. See Dan 5:5. The sense is, that when it was fully perceived that Belshazzar was not disposed to learn that there was a God in heaven;…

Then was the part of the hand sent - This was the filling up of the cup of thy iniquity; this last act made thee ripe for destruction.

Here is, I. The information given to the king, by the queen-mother, concerning Daniel, how fit he was to be consulted in this difficult case. It is supposed that this queen was the widow of…

Thenwas the palm (Dan 5:5) of the hand sent forth from before him; and this writingwas inscribed] Dan 5:5. Thenis here equivalent, virtually, to hence, therefore.