诗篇 33:18

"Behold the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him,

Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine."

Nebuchadnezzar was condemned to roam like a wild beast upon the earth for a period of seven years in order to teach him, "That the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will" (Daniel 4:25).

Any nation that puts its trust in their numbers or military power and which does not trust in God and look to him for preservation and victory is destined for a terrible awakening. The all-important factor in every life, whether that of a nation or of an individual, is simply, "the will of God."

"The race is not to the swift,

Nor the battle to the strong,

Neither bread to the wise,

Nor riches to men of understanding,

Nor favor to men of skill;

But time and chance happeneth to them all." (Ecclesiastes 9:11).