. Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art . ear men would laugh athim. And Jo-nah found out, what we all need to learn,that it is of no use to try to hide from God. CHAPTER XIX. DANIEL. There was a king of Bab-y-lon whose name wasNeb-u-chad-nez-zar. And he sent one of his chiefmen to choose some of the young Jews who hadbeen well brought up, that they might wait on him. The chief chose four youths whose names wereDan-i-el, Sha-drach, Me-shach and these were brought to Bab-y-lon, that theymight be taught as the king wished.
. Sweet stories of God; in the language of childhood and the beautiful delineations of sacred art . ear men would laugh athim. And Jo-nah found out, what we all need to learn,that it is of no use to try to hide from God. CHAPTER XIX. DANIEL. There was a king of Bab-y-lon whose name wasNeb-u-chad-nez-zar. And he sent one of his chiefmen to choose some of the young Jews who hadbeen well brought up, that they might wait on him. The chief chose four youths whose names wereDan-i-el, Sha-drach, Me-shach and these were brought to Bab-y-lon, that theymight be taught as the king wished. And the Lord was with these four young men, Daniel. 215 fairthey and made them wise, and strong in mind, and of face When they had been taught for three years were broughtto the kingshouse. Andthe king keptthem nearhim, andmade use ofthem, for hefound thatthey knew tentimes morethan all thewise men inthe wholerealm. One nightthe king hada dream thatwoke him outof his he sentfor all the wise men_those who could read stars, and those whocould work charms—to tell what the dream ^j^WjM) ? KING NEB-U-CHAD-NEZ-ZAR. 216 History of the Old Testament. And they all came, but none of them could tellthe dream that had gone out of the kings own no king, they said, would ask such a thing ofwise men. The king was wroth at this and gave word thatall the wise men should be put to death. And theysought Dan-i-el and his friends, that they might killthem. Dan-i-el said, Why is there such haste? Andwhen he was told he went in to the king and said ifhe would give him time he would make his dreamclear to him. In the night God showed the kings dream toDan-i-el, and all that it meant was made clear to Dan-i-el gave praise and thanks to God whohad been so good to him. Then he went to the chief, and told him not toslay the wise men, but to bring him in to the king. Then Dan-i-el told the king his dream, and allthat would come to pass, and when the king heardit he fel
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