What does Daniel 4:35 mean?
Nebuchadnezzar's brand-new faith in the "Most High" (Daniel 4:34) is not described in detail. It is possible he learned great humility without fully renouncing his belief in Babylonian idols. However, it is also possible that the king came to understand that only the One True God was worthy of worship. At the very least, Nebuchadnezzar's new perspective understood the truth that God is sovereign. In contrast to God, mankind is nothing. Indeed, no human being has life without Him. This fact will later be part of Daniel's scolding response to Nebuchadnezzar's successor, Belshazzar, who clearly lacked any faith in God (Daniel 5:18–22). Scripture speaks about God creating Adam from dust and instilling "the breath of life" (Genesis 2:7) into him. The apostle Paul declared at Athens that God "gives to all mankind life and breath and everything" (Acts 17:25).The Babylonian king also confessed that God's will was certain to become reality. Personal experience (Daniel 4:28–34) proved that God could perform His will in Nebuchadnezzar's life. In addition, Nebuchadnezzar came to understand that God's will was beyond human skepticism. In his letter to the Romans, Paul said virtually the same thing. He declared, "But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, 'Why have you made me like this?'" (Romans 9:20).