Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-09

overthrow. Again: was Darius. the
Mede. ever kine and did he take
command and begin the reform as
outlined and stated by Daniel' Here
our late compilers say he was not.
On what authority? 1--WE find no
records of such being the case.'
the refore it's rot true and the Bible
account is unworthy of credence.
As this was the Darius under whose
regime Daniel was cast into the
lions den. this story becomes a fake
by their so called historical events.
IVh0 soas .4aaSacyHs2 No such a
name occurs in history outside the
Bible. In order that they might APP
pear as not denying the Bible account
they have ascribed this name some
times to Xerxes, sometimes to Artax-
erxes Logimanus and sometimes other
guesses have been made. In arriv-
ing at the true answer to this ques-
ton, it involves the further question
as to the authenticity of Ezra. Daniel
and the writer of the Book OF Esther.
Herodotus, who was contemporary
with Nehemiah. who was cupbearer
to Artaxerxes Longimanus, the son
and uccesso of Xerxes does not
call either OF them by that name, al
though he uses Medo-Persian names
in all his references to those countries.
Neither does any historian of the
times say anything about him {; under
that name at least. The list of its
emperors given in secular history is
as follows: Cyrus, CambyseS, Coma
ties. Darius |. Nerxes |, Artaxcrxes /.
ii. A~rtaXerxcs ii, Ochus,
and Darius III. The last of
"hom was defeated by Alexander the
and at his death the whole
including Greece and Egypt.
Vas divided between his four gener-
us. Any Interpolation O r addition to
his is mercy guess WORK.
Now let us look at the Bible &C
II adds one Darius. the
who took the kingdom when
}abylOn was taken and King Bel
.ha22cr slain. Dan. V. 81. 1t was
Turing his reign that Daniel was cast
I the lions den. Ezra ", A..
avs: ''I}cn the people of the lard
weakened the hands Of the people of
Judah = anl hired COUNSEL
RS against them to Illustrate their
purpose all the days Of Cyrus = y
md in the reign Of .Ahasuerus d"
tnd ! in TIE days Of Artaxerxes, ". s.
the reign of Darius, king of Per-
Thus nan,irg A~hasverns as the
successor to Cyrus, whom all secular
call Cambyses. Again,
TX, 1 says: In the first year
Darius, the son Of Ahasuerus,
4 " in the first year of his reign, I,
Daniel. understood by, books the
number of the years, whereof the
word OF Jehovah came, to jeremiah
the prophet, that he would accomplish
~ssyenty years in the desolation Of Jet
uSalem. The. next year Darius is
s'Ieu MS order. recorded in VI chap
Ter OF Ezra. This also agrees wi h
Ezra wlso. says, Mordecai was carried
to Baby. nis" At the same time that
lecor'aus-~zas, and" that he-reMrned
to- Jcrusa!e;.ss with Zerubbable in the
first year ~ok Cyrus. Once more a
heavenly messenger, sent to Daniel
Sch. NJ. y sa;dE '..And now will I
sew thee the truth. Behold There
shall stand up .ye*tl,ree kings Chat
is after Darius, the Mede: verse y
il Persia; and the fourth shall be far
richer than all; and by his strength
''na through his riches. ne shall stir VI
all against tiic-realm oil .G,ecia. |
chi, think any II will question bu,
that this referred to Nerves.. who NE,