DANIEL 4:11

[Daniel 4:11 NKJV] — The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.

[Daniel 4:11 GWN] — "The tree grew, and it became strong enough and tall enough to reach the sky. It could be seen everywhere on earth."



Many (including me) have used this expression that says,
"The things an elder would see while sitting down, a child cannot see them even if the child climbs up a tree."

But the users of the expression did not consider that on the flip-side,
"A child that climbed up a tree has more potential of being seen and could attract more attention than a down-sited elder is seen.

In the Bible verse above, when an elder that was lying down on his bed was seeing things that was in the center or middle of the earth, the tree grew till its top reached the heaven and could be seen from everywhere in the earth without any needing to be at the center of the earth to see it. Meaning, Nebuchadnezzar that was seeing/the Seer (was elderly) versus Nebuchadnezzar that was the Tree/the Seen (was childish) even when it appears the Tree that was seen was the future reflection of the Seer.

In this world, the Seen is more Popular or celebrated as Star/Celebrity than the Seers. Even the world's social media rank those who drive views, attract followership, capture attention/audience more than those who see better and deeper as shown in their contents. But in the Spiritual realms of Kingdom of God, the Seers rank higher than the seen, because visions, knowledge or ability to see further, deeper or higher, with unveiled eyes are some of the greatest treasures and wealth in eternity.

So it's "The Seen (That Tree)" versus "The Seers (The Watchers):" In terms of popularity, fame and global news, the Tree was on top of the world and was like a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden; while the Watchers (Angels) were not seen nor even regarded as real by some of the earth especially the atheists. Later you would see what the Watchers (Seers) that could not be seen as the Tree said and did to that Tree.

This lesson was a hard lesson and judgment for that Tree that could be seen from everywhere on earth and in heaven, but the Tree could not see well enough to justify its popularity or fame. The Tree developed and grew only its abilities to be seen, but failed to develop its ability to see or know the Lord who rules in kingdoms of men. How did you become this popular and this celebrity without the knowledge of God? How did you gain the whole world in captivity of their attention towards you but did not know you are headed to be destroyed for your lack of knowledge or ignorance of the Invisible Lord and Maker of all things? This similar judgment to those who are building their being seen as women who use makeups and false hood to build their appearances and how people seen them, but they fail to build their knowledge of the Lord and their spiritual abilities to see through the Spirit of God in humility.

What that Tree (Nebuchadnezzar) was doing in the top Bible verse above, building its being seen without building its seeing through the Spirit of God, was what some other great Trees have done before God brought those Trees into hell, below the earth. The Trees that had done similar things to what the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, was doing in the top verse above included the Tree called king of Assyria, the Tree called king of Egypt, and the Trees of the Garden of Eden (Garden of God): All these trees were competing for attention, attractions and building their ability to be seen, instead of building on their seeing through the Spirit of God. Their downfall came upon them and brought them into hell. Written,

[Ezekiel 31:2‭-‬18 ICB] — “[b]Human being, say to the king of Egypt and his people: ‘No one was like you in your greatness. Assyria was once like a cedar tree in Lebanon. It had beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It was very tall. Its top was among the clouds. Much water made the tree grow. The deep springs of water made the tree tall. Rivers flowed around the bottom of the tree. They sent their streams to all other trees of the field. So the tree was taller than all the other trees of the field. Its branches became long and big because of so much water. All the birds of the sky made their nests in the tree’s branches. And all the wild animals gave birth under the tree’s branches. All great nations lived in the tree’s shade. So the tree was great and beautiful, with its long branches. Its roots reached down to many waters. The cedar trees in the garden of God were not as great as it was. The pine trees did not have such great branches. The plane trees did not have such branches. No tree in the garden of God was as beautiful as this tree. I made it beautiful with many branches. And all the trees of Eden in the garden of God wanted to be like it. “‘So this is what the Lord God says: The tree has grown tall. Its top has reached the clouds. And it has become proud of its height. So I have let a mighty ruler of the nations take care of the tree. The ruler will surely punish the tree. Because it is evil I will get rid of it. The cruelest foreign nation cut it down and left it. The tree’s branches fell on the mountains and in all the valleys. Its broken branches were in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth left the shade of that tree. The birds of the sky live on the fallen tree. The wild animals live among the tree’s fallen branches. Then the trees that grow by the water will not be proud to be tall. They will not put their tops among the clouds. None of the trees that are watered well will grow that tall. They all are meant to die and go under the ground. They will be with those who have died and have gone down to where the dead are. “‘This is what the Lord God says: On the day when the tree went down to where the dead are, I made people cry loudly. I covered the deep springs and held back their rivers. And the great waters stopped flowing. I made Lebanon cry loudly for the great tree. All the trees of the field dried up and died. I made the nations shake with fear at the sound of the tree falling. I brought the tree down to where the dead are. It went with those who go down to the grave. Then trees of Eden and the best trees of Lebanon were comforted. All the well-watered trees were comforted in the earth below. But these trees also went down with the great tree to the place where the dead are. They went to join those who were killed in war. They had lived under the great tree’s shade. They were its friends among the nations. “‘So no tree in Eden is equal to you in greatness and honor. But you will go down with the trees of Eden to the earth below. You will lie among unclean people who were killed in war. “‘This will happen to the king of Egypt and all his people, says the Lord God[/b].’”

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