Nebuchadnezzar’s son, Belshazzar, has an enormous party, and drinks from the goblets captured from the temple of God in Jerusalem. A hand writes “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin” on the wall during the party. None of the wise men can interpret, but the Queen (Nebuchadnezzar’s former wife) remembers Daniel, who is called and able to interpret. Belshazzar is told by Daniel that his pride and arrogance, setting himself up against God, has been his downfall. Daniel is rewarded, but Belshazzar dies that night, and the kingdom is given to Darius the Mede. How do we set ourselves up against God? Do we think we know better? Where are the traps that lead to pride and arrogance for us? And how can we cultivate a healthy dependency on God?