Finally Humility!! Daniel 1-6

Daniel 4:37 (ESV Strong's)
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.

Finally, humility!!!

Nebuchadnezzar has run the gamut.   Between chapter one and chapter four of this book, we have seen a complete roller-coaster ride of emotions and spiritual exercise.   He was warned a two powerful occasions, by Daniel, about his pride and his abuse of power.    In both incidents, Daniel was rewarded, but over time, God was ignored.  Finally God would stop sending him dreams to warn him and rather gave him a spirt of an animal (an ox) to humble him.  Sometimes God’s word is heard but not obeyed.  When that happens God has to go to great lengths to get someone to respond. In this case, Nebuchadnezzar was humiliated by God as God caused mental illness in his life to humble him.    Note at the height of his pride what God had to do:

Daniel 4:32-33 (ESV Strong's)
32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.” 33 Immediately the word was fulfilled against Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from among men and ate grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair grew as long as eagles' feathers, and his nails were like birds' claws.

This and only this brought about his humility.  Sometimes God has to intervene with dynamic force to argument the power of His Word.  God had told Nebuchadnezzar to humble himself.  God had told him that God put him in power, not the strength of his own might.  But, that was not Nebuchadnezzar’s mindset:

Daniel 4:30 (ESV Strong's)
30 and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

God will humble the man He wants humbled.    For Nebuchadnezzar this took the pathway of an ox eating grass.   Yet, in his humility, God restored him:

Daniel 4:36 (ESV Strong's)
36 At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and splendor returned to me. My counselors and my lords sought me, and I was established in my kingdom, and still more greatness was added to me.

God can take us down and build us back up.  In the process he produces humility.