Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-07

lem" This WAS not an act % super
stiton. but a recognition OF Gods
promise 20 solomon ~ Kings S.35-ffl.
who had In his prayer az the dedlca-
ton OF the temple entreated God 10
hear the prayers OF those who might
be ln strange lands or ln captivity
when they should turn their faces to-
ward their own land and city and the
temple. 10 was an aid 60 the spirit OF
devotion. "knee.ed.' Compare
Kings SIS. Ezra %. Eph- 3-iA-
knerIng Isl fitting attitude Tor hum
h,e prayer. "rhree times a day." See
psa SSH. The three hours ~ prayer
were the same "a the hours ~ s8criflcs
iu The temple AS D. tit afnrefimc-"
he DID not swcrvc hairs breadta-
he could have prayed I'M secret and
been heard. but that course would have
been "a public confession ~ want OF
Y faith ln God and ~ yielding to the en-
7 emy. Daniel simply went on his daily
path of lie. as ~ no such order Rad
7 been given. There was no time when
i he needed % pray more than az this
time
+ H. Wicked men plotting Tvs lf-f5A
4 ~. These men, The prucps who
/ had been plotting against Daniel
Assembled Ran hastily. 50 As 20
[ come upon Daniel suddenly ana detect
/ him in che act. They had heard his
T. "Law-whlch alterefh not IL
was quite common in ancient times 20
| worship The king To alter she laws
would bc confession ~ fauih.nty.
and an ahrogat.o or Eodhead.
13 THAT Daniel etc Tho arcus-
ers lo not mention The high Official sta
tion 81 Daniel and hls intimate offlcfaI
relations with the King. hut merely re-
fer to his foreign birth in order shat
/ they may thereby bring bis conduct
I under the suspicion nf being a political
. act % rebellion against the royal au-
/ thoritv. IA "Sore dlsDlea Nerea
at thus being ovcrrea shed. for DO saw
that To- was cnm.ty toward Daniel and
NOE anxiety Tor the maintenance OF his
authority which had ied Co the plot
"iahored-' Endeavoring fo ind some
way to cvade che execution ~ the sen
tencc. IS. "kuow. ID king Their
tone was masterful now. Tor they felt
able to compel the king to work their
/ Will Kings are tle slaves ~ their
natferera THESE wicked men were
determined to Eet rid ~ che holy Dan
iel They hated him
III Daniel among thn lions rs. 1G-
49, lt "rhev brought Daniel" Ac-
cordlng 90 Oriental custom the sem
trnce was carried out on the evening
20 the same day n which tle accusa-
ton was made. "Tlv Goodwill de-
liver" The heather believed Ina the
interpretation OF thn gods ln times OF
calamity. While Darius ala not rec
ognire Daniels Cod as the true. Got.
set he was "a god" and Daniels char
acter was such chat fh. kInr believed
his God would deliver him II.
sealed TO-" an tho days when very
Few could read cor write s.-nets wers
usri instead or writing the name rs.
PASSED the night fasting The soui
of the pleasure-loFue king was ~
stirred chat Doc haI nn cage COR food on
Sheep. His GRIEF was greatly Increased
lr hIs cousciousunss f1lr this evil
came from hls own weakness ana sin.
~ I1uiel lelNerlnce Irs 1A-Z1h
10. EVENT n haste" a strange spec
tacle Cor d monarch of the world thul
CD ne attending upon Condemned ser
tlnr of God let tle king lld newell
appeared to such "a good advantage
800. "LnmenrlhIe Voice. Deeply dis
trrssed aud n an agony of anxiety
lie cried out between hope ana fear
servant of the uviue God" uauu
herrowea this phrase from Daniel
Cod rNtorted from an lloiater con
fesslou OF the truth lis thy God
able" Full OF concern. De- trembles G
ask the question. fearing 90 be ar
IT. swered with the roaring az the lion
dl- f after more prey. 81 20 king. lv
he forever" The common situation z
az addressing q king Daniel might hav
OK / INDUCED ln anger az the king. but az
ira not His sole thought was that Cod