Thoughts on the prophecies of Daniel; . ins, not toany lack of power on the part of their God. In what a con-spicuous and exalted light this placed the God of the Hebrewsin comparison with the gods of the nations ! It was an acknowl-edgment that he held men amenable to some high standardof moral character, and that he did not regard with indifferencetheir actions in reference to it; since he would visit with pun-ishment those who transgressed it, and would consequentlybestow his blessing on those who complied with it. Had theseJews been time-servers, the name of the true God had not thusbeen e
Thoughts on the prophecies of Daniel; . ins, not toany lack of power on the part of their God. In what a con-spicuous and exalted light this placed the God of the Hebrewsin comparison with the gods of the nations ! It was an acknowl-edgment that he held men amenable to some high standardof moral character, and that he did not regard with indifferencetheir actions in reference to it; since he would visit with pun-ishment those who transgressed it, and would consequentlybestow his blessing on those who complied with it. Had theseJews been time-servers, the name of the true God had not thusbeen exalted in Babylon. What honor does the Lord put uponthem that are steadfast toward him I The king promoted them; that is, he restored to them theoffices which they held before the charges of disobedience andtreason were brought against them. At the end of verse 30the Septuagint adds : And he advanced them to be governorsover all the Jews that were in his kingdom. It is not prob-able that he insisted on any further worship of his Verse 1. Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, andlanguages, that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be multiplied unto you. thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hathwrought toward me. 3. How great are his signs ! and how mighty arehis wonders 1 his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominionis from generation to generation. ©^^HIS chapter opens, says Dr. Clarke, with ^a regular^W^ decree, and one of the most ancient on record. ItA was from the pen of Nebuchadnezzar, and was promul-gated in the usual form. He wishes to make known, not to afew only, but to all people, nations, and languages, the won-derful dealings of God with him. People are ever ready totell what God has done for them in the way of benefits andblessings. We ought to be no less ready to tell what God hasdone for us in the way of humiliation and chastisements; andNebuchadnezzar sets us a good example in this respect, as weshall see
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