Elijah condemned Ahab and Jezebel for the multitude of their abominations (1 Kgs. 21:20–26). Daniel is portrayed as an Israelite prophet here, except that he is facing a foreign king instead of one from his own people. Daniel 5 shows that God takes sin seriously, that he holds leaders accountable, and that he brings judgment on those who break his commands. God gave Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty (5:18). An interesting parallel to this can be found in Jeremiah: God gave all nations and the animals into