Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-08

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shall reign forever and ever. Rev.
Ills.
The book Of Daniel has been and
is still one of the points of the most
virulent attacks of the critics. They
can not accept it as it is without
| acknowledging the miraculous in
prophecy; for the accuracy of its de-
tails is so great that they can not
see how it could have been written
before the events occurred. But it
is pre-written history, and traces
with marvellous details the events
that took place years afterward
and even down to today. Among
other details might be mentioned
| that it gave the very day when
Jesus would be rejected as the Mes
siah, and which was fulfilled to the
very letter.
| The book deals--unlike other
prophecies-with the Gentle ma
tons, making slight references to
the Jews; while the other reverse
this procedure. That this is very
natural will be admitted when we
appreciate that Daniel was dealing
all of his life, practically. with the
Gentle nations.
Daniel was of royal blood, and was
married to Babylon by Nebuchad-
nezzar in the third year of the reign
of Jehoiakin. The fourth year of
Jehoiakim was the first year Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS reign as sole king
(Jer. 25:D. And in the next year
| Northumberland had the dream
which Daniel interpreted to him.
! The statement that Daniel and his
companions were fed three years
and then brought before the king
might be confusing in the light Of
these statements, but a moments re-
| Election will see that there is no con-
flict, for the Jews reckoned any part
4 of a year as whole year-for ex-
ample one day in 1921, the whole of
1922 and one day in 1923 might be
spoken of by them as three years
meaning of course parts of two and
the whole of third consecutively.
The important thing to note about
4 this is the extreme youth of Daniel
when he was elevated to the high po-
sibon that followed his interpreted
ton OF the dream. He was from IA
to 16 when he came to Babylon, and
pc could not have been more than
Az or 19fat the most when he was
tpromoted.
Back of this, however was a godly
home, for our first acquaintance
with him shows him to be deter
mined young fellow who had set his
face toward God and who had al.
ready learned how to trust God for
his daily needs in the most common.
place things.
In the second year of Nebuchad-
nezzar's reign, therefore, he and his
three companions had finished the
course in Caldean lore and literature
and had made such favorable i'm
preston on the king that they had
been appointed to stand before him.
| When the king dreamed he forgot
it; but the impression on his mind
was left. So he sent for his wise
men to recall it to him and inter
4 pref it for him. They showed very
/ clearly that they were fakirs, but
! they made one very significant adj
n1ission--that no man could do what
the king wanted, but only the gods,
whose dwellings is not with men.
They spoke more wisely than they
realized
Now Daniel and his friends do not
seem to have heard Of the situation
until after the death order had been
signed. With fine courage and with
magnificent faith Daniel sent word
4 to the king asking time, and prom.
Using that he would show the king
the Interpretation. 1t was nor bold
ness nor bluff merely; Daniel was
trusting God to keep his life And
he believed God would give him the
interpretation and save his life ano
the life of his friends. 1t was a fine
opportunity too, to glorify God, at
ter the significant admission of the
wise men. Daniel believed God would
manifest Himself and be glorifiec
by these heather. So he promised
the king the Interpretation if he
would give him little time.
Then Daniel called in his three
friends for united prayer They
We're also very definite in their pc
titions-they wanted mercy from
God concerning this secret" AND
God graciously, granted the answer
desired to this united, definite, be
lieving prayer. He always will wher
the outcome of it is His own glory
and the good of His servants. /:
there something you desire, which
is in the will of God, and for which
you have been praying? Well, tel
your friends about it, and with then
unite your petition and God will
answer you.
One night after prayer and wait
ing upon God, Daniel dropped tt
sleep himself with the problem OF
his mind, and with a subconsciou:
mind keenly alert to the will o
God, he received the answer desired
He saw the whole thing-Nebuchad
nezzar had been thinking about tn,
/. kingdom he had established and wa.
wondering what would become Of i
I; after his death, and had dreamed
: about world empires. This was tn,
, natural part; the supernatural wa
/; that God had revealed to him wha
His plans were and what SHOULD
: follow.
. When Daniel walked he began
:. thanking God for the vision and TO
!; the Interpretation. And he mad
y haste to get to the king in person
v this time.
D Arioch, who had been appointet
It to kill the wise men, Daniel and hi
friends included, rushes into tn
kings presence with big T. 81
y have found man who will tell yol
. what you want to know!
! Daniels appearance before Net
uchadnezzar is very impressive
/. young, clean built Jew before tn
! most powerful king in the world
the one concerning whom God hat
: spoken by jeremiah that ''all ma
tons, should serve him! To tn