The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-22

Lesson XIII. Third Quarter, For
Sept. "A, 1911.
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These historical lessons from the
book Of Daniel are most fascinating
and most practically helpful. mas.
much as the God of Daniel and his
friends ID none other than our Lord
Jesus Christ, who lis the same yester.
day, today and forever and always
ready to hold strongly with all whose
hearts are wholly FOR Him, not keep
ing rs from trials, but nnanifestfnr
Els presence with as in the trial and
bringing us through to His glory.
Men and women who believe GOD
were never more needed than. now.
Oh, for testimony such ais was
given concerning Daniel, even by his
enemiesI We shall not find any occa-
sion against him, except we End ID
concerning the law OF hts God verses
A. 81. Knowing something Of his hab-
1t of prayer, they asked the king to
sign decree that no one should ask
a petition Of any god or man save
Darius for thirty days under penalty
Of being cast to the lions.
Although Daniel knew the decree
had been signed, he kept on as afore-
time, kneeling upon his knees In
prayer three times a day, with his
windows open toward Jerusalem, re-
membering I Kings viii. 4749. His
enemies did not need to watch long in
order to catch him In their net, and
the king was promptly informed that
''that Daniel Of the captivity Of Judah
regardeth not thee, O king, nor the
decree that thou hast signed" (verse
13). If the king had not before seen.
the design of his presidents and
princes against Daniel he saw IL now
and was sore displeased, not with
Daniel, but with himself that he had
not seen through this plot before sign
ing the decree.
He labored in vain to deliver his
prime minister, whom he evidently
esteemed and loved, but even the law
of God, which is holy and just and
good, cannot save any one. much less
this law of the Modes and Persians,
which was only great iniquity, Our
deliverance from the condemnation of
the holy law of God Is accomplished
only by q sinless person taking the
place Of the guilty and suffering in
our stead QL Cor. v, d; Rom. ill,
1924; x, AZ.
We do not read that Darius so loved
Daniel that he gave himself Tor him
and went to the den OF lions in his
stead, but we do read just that vir-
tually Of Jesus Christ q Pet. II, "a;
Gal ii, 20, !. c.). Daniel was cast to
the lions prObably not very gently, a
stone laid upon the mouth OF the den
and sealed with the signet OF the
king and his lords Imagine the re-
joicing on the part OF his enemies be-
cause they were now rid OF him, and
no doubt they ridiculed the God OF
Daniel who could not deliver him
from the lions nor from their power
After night OF sleeplessness and
fasting very early in the morning the
king Is found at the den of lions cali
ing aloud to Daniel if perchance he
may stu be alive. Surely Darius
must have learned something OF the
power of Daniels God to be able to
imagine such thing possible and to
encourage him as he did on his way
to the den. With what joy and graf
itude the king must have heard the
voice OF Daniel and the words, my
God hath sent Els angel and hath
shut the Hons mouths that they have
not hurt rhe' (22.
So Daniel was taken up out Of the
den, and no manner Of hurt was found
upon him because he believed In his
God (23l.
Thus shall 1t be in the morning Of
the first resurrection. No matter
what the saints have suffered here In
their mortal bodies, the resurrection
body win be perfect, for we shall be
like Him II John iii, p. The accusers
Of Daniel were then cast into the den
Of lions, with their wives and chill
dren, and there was no deliverance
for them,
AS totthe righteous and the wicked,
we read In Ps. xix, IA, that the
upright shall have dominion over them
In the morning. Study the morning
dedverances OF Scripture, but note
that there will be no morning for the
enemies Of God Elsa. viii, 20, r. VI.
In verses 25 to III see how by world
wide decree the living God, the God
Of Daniel, was magnihed. How tell
ing are the words In verse %, $50 this
Daniel prospered," and according to
the last sentence In his book we shall
find him in his appointed place In the
kingdom that kingdom under the
whole heaven which il to be given to
the people OF the saints Of the Most
High, when all dominions shall serve
and obey Him (Dan. vii, 20. That
will be after or III connection with the
overthrow of all the Kingdoms OF this
world, as set forth IN Dan. II and vii.
The great, self exalting. God defying
antichrist shall come to his end, and
none shall help him dan. XII, 1888, 45).
Then shall .the stone'' without hui
man aid break In pieces the world
powers and fill the earth with king
dom OF peace and righteousness, and
the enemies OF the Lord shall perish
az truly as did Daniels enemies (Dan.
II, "a. S5-44: vii, e-14; III Thess. |, TO.
The Messiah has been cut or without
receiving Els kingdom, but at the end
Of the SEVENTEEN week everlasting
righteousness shall be the portion Of
Daniels people dan. TX. 24-2T; Iaa. TX.
ri; xxi. lit; Jer XIII, 5. 6.
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