Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-09-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR OCTOBER 4.
Subject; Daniel and BeishRss.r. DAN ".
1T-3o-GoideB Text. Psa. xxxiv-. L.
Memory ver-es. 20. 30 - Commentary
ON the Days Lesson.

years old. was the ruling king IN the /
city OF Babylon. Secure within his |
defenses. he felt confident OF safety. !
and therefore engaged in revelry at 1
feast which ne made to thousand OF |
his lords In his drunken folly and |
wickedness he called FOR the golden
and silver vessels which had been
taken from the temple az Jerusalem.
that he might drink from them as a
token that his gods had given victory
over the God OF the Jews. During
this prOfane reveiry a hand appeared
and wrote upon the wall This filed
the king with fears. and ne declared
that the wise man who should inter
pref the meaning should be clothed
with scarlet and have a chain OF gold.
and be third ruler in the kingdom.
When all had failed. the queen. moth
or OF BclshSzzar. came in and per
suaded her son TO send FOR Daniel 20
whom when he came. the king repeat
ed his promise made "a the wise men.
II. Daniel reproviug the king va.
1920 Il. Let thy gifts by to thy
self" Daniel IS q prophet - God
cares nothing fOr any reward this
king can give. nor does De fear him.
Is The most high God" Whom
Daniel proclaimed as the only God. and
whose power Nebuchadnezzar had rec
/ ognized In the deiiverance OF the He
hrews out of the furnace. THY faith
err" Grandfather. Majesty" In tie
/ eyes OF his subjects. Glory" From
/ his victories. Honor" From the en-
| largement and decoration OF the city.
10 Whom he would ne slew" Tn
/ dispensing punishments he condemned
/ or acquitted M pleasure. and IN dis
/ penSing rewards ne granted or denied
/ prefcrments. 20 Heart was lifted
up In pride and arrogance. wi.ful
I and obstinate. "DepOsed.' This oc-
CURED not 10y the rebellion OF his peo-
/ pie but by the direct visitation or
/ God. He became insane.
21. He was driven" The madness
| that fen upon him Induced him Co for
| sake society and 90 run 90 the woods
/ and deserts. where he lived like n wild
/ beast. 80 "Thou-hast not humhled.'
| Thou hast Sinncd. not through iEuOr-
/ ance. but through deliberate contempt
OF God. regardless OF all warning. 23.
Against the Lord" AS if thou hadst
been equal or even superior Co Him in
wisdom and power Vessels OF his
house" From the temple OF Bel.
where they have been treasured up
/ since the cOnQueror had carried chem
/ from Jerusalem. The thirty chargers
and thirty vases on gold which had
. been made for the temple or Solomon.
tivity OF Jchoiachin and the thousand
chargers and the four hundred basins
or silver by which Zedckiah had Sup-
/ piled their place. and which were carr
ried away in the final deportation.
/ Thcy pr0fancd these vessels to show
their contempt for jehovah. 1T was
an open insult 60 The Almighty. ~.
Hand sent from Him." From God
III. Daniel Interpreting the writing
words were Aramaic with letters like
the Hebrew. Why could not the wise
men read thcms Perhaps they could
read the words but were not able. or
did not dare. to explain their meaning.
2C. Meme" This word is repeated go
give emphasis II comes from word
meaning TO number 90 count. The
days OF the empire were counted Out in
/ fun. The soldiers OF the couQueror
were awaiting outside and would de-
| Str0y "a before morning. -. "Ickel "
I Which means weighed hence a shekel
. which was originally a certain weight
/ IL resembles word which signifies
! 'lght.' light OF weight ike couu
/ terfeit coin. The application is that
! BeishaZzar had been weighed as 90 hls
moral character and actions and had
: / been found wanting. OF light weight
: Ae had not come up 90 the standar,
required God had tested him and D..
had failed.
: Is "Percs.~ This is the singular
: while upharsin is the plur. of th.
same word with "u." which means
: land. prenXed. 10 is given in vers,
: - i'm the plural. for emphasis. just az
: meme is doubled. 10 means divided
! but has the same cousorauts as Per
slams. and suggests them. is divid
/ ed. Not divided into two parts. nu
broken into pieces. destroyed. -Nleies.
: Media was a large country lyin. eas
OF the Caspian Sea.
". Daniel rewarded ". 2M. %
with scarlet" etc. These carrie
with them rank and power. "TLr
ruler Next 20 BelShazzar. who wa
second. \ahoniduS. the king was first
Y. The king slain ~. 500. 30. I'm tina
night II must Dc understood that On
: River EuphrateS flowed through IN
. midst OF Babylon. Cyrus Cor som
time had been planning TO draw ava
the water OF the river and enter th
city through the bed OF the rive
When all was prepared he waited r,
= the great feast When il came all th
leaders were reveling in the Dalac
Elsewhere the population was occup.e
with feasting and dancing tJer. =
SD. Drunken riot and mad excitemel
: held possession OF the town: the siec
: was forgotten. ordinary precautions :
the closing Of the river gates lisa a.
Il. We're neglected. The undefende
: gateways were seized: a war sho,
: was raised: the alarm was Sprea
: The drunken revelers could make 7
; resistance The king par2lvzed WI
; fear at the handwriting which hs
f. warned him of his peril. could do rot