“And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.”
Nebuchadnezzar will be driven to eat grass like cattle and will be wet with the dew of heaven for seven times (seven years) until he acknowledges that the Most High rules over human kingdoms—describing the specific form of judgment: madness and dehumanization for a predetermined period. The regression to animal status represents the nadir of human humiliation. The condition of restoration involves cognitive transformation regarding God's sovereignty.
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