Which king hosted the drunken feast at which the handwriting on the wall appeared?

Which king hosted the drunken feast at which the handwriting on the wall appeared?

• A. Nebuchadnezzar
• B. Belshazzar
• C. Cyrus
• D. Darius

Answer: (B)

This question recalls the event where the handwriting on the wall appeared during a drunken feast hosted by Belshazzar, the king of Babylon. In that moment, Belshazzar mocked God by using sacred vessels from the temple, and a mysterious writing appeared on the wall that Daniel interprets as a judgment: Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. The message means Belshazzar’s days are numbered and his kingdom will be divided and given to the Medes and Persians. That’s why Belshazzar is the correct answer. The other names fit different stories: Nebuchadnezzar is connected to earlier events like the dream of the statue and the fiery furnace; Cyrus is the king who later conquered Babylon; Darius appears in the story of Daniel in the lions’ den.

This question recalls the event where the handwriting on the wall appeared during a drunken feast hosted by Belshazzar, the king of Babylon. In that moment, Belshazzar mocked God by using sacred vessels from the temple, and a mysterious writing appeared on the wall that Daniel interprets as a judgment: Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. The message means Belshazzar’s days are numbered and his kingdom will be divided and given to the Medes and Persians. That’s why Belshazzar is the correct answer. The other names fit different stories: Nebuchadnezzar is connected to earlier events like the dream of the statue and the fiery furnace; Cyrus is the king who later conquered Babylon; Darius appears in the story of Daniel in the lions’ den.