Did King Nebuchadnezzar receive salvation?
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I was going through the Bible and came across Daniel 4 which is about a vision King Nebuchadnezzar gets and as a result he calls Daniel to interpret. The dream ends up being a prophecy about how God is going to humble King Nebuchadnezzar which eventually comes to pass 12 months later. However, the way King Nebuchadnezzar acts towards the end is what makes me think he received salvation. He says this:
> *34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I
> honored and glorified him who lives forever.
>
> His dominion is an eternal dominion;
> his kingdom endures from generation to generation. 35 All the peoples of the earth
> are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases
> with the powers of heaven
> and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand
> or say to him: “What have you done?”
>
> 36 At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor
> were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and
> nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even
> greater than before. 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and
> glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and
> all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to
> humble.*
From this we see that in the end, Nebuchadnezzar believed in God and acknowledged him as the most high. Not only this, but also he says:
> Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is always right and his ways are just
Here, he shows conversion and faith in God. However, the bible repeatedly emphasizes that we are saved BY grace THROUGH faith and that it is faith that justifies us.(Ephesians 2:8-9 , [Galatians 3:11]). It is also seen that following the law is not what saved people in the Old Covenant but it was faith in God that saves people and the function of the law was to let us acknowledge our sin and guide people until Jesus came (Romans 3:20 , Galatians 3:24 , Isaiah 45:22-24 . The Bible then goes on to use Abraham as an example in Romans 4:3 saying that Abraham was justified by his faith and he clarifies in Romans 3:23-24 and Galatians 3:8-9 where it says that this extends to anyone who has faith in God.
So with all this in mind, is it a possibility that King Nebuchadnezzar ended up receiving salvation after acquiring his faith in God as sovereign and the one above all, including what he describes as *powers of heaven*, which could maybe be understood as him exalting God above all other known lesser gods?
Asked by Baizem
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Oct 28, 2025, 03:31 PM