The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1957-09-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
September %, 1857
By Geo. A. Harper
Greenwood, Miss.

DANIEL, STEADFAST IN
CRISIS: Daniel Is. Print Dan.
lei 81, 5, 13, IA, lob, II, 10
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MEMORY SELECTION. Be
strong in the Lord, and in the
power of his might. Ephesians
6:10). This text is a positive
command. 1t is up to each
Christian whether he will be
strong in the Lord and in the
power of His might, or wheth-
er he will be weak and power
less. The Christian life is liken-
ed to a good fight. Warfare is
provided by the Lord. How
ever, the Christian is comman-
ded to put it on and to vigor-
ously employ each part of the
Armor. The Armor of the Lord
makes no provision for the
back because there is no turn
ing back in the Christians
warfare. To be strong in the
Lord and in the power of His
might involves much will pow
er, courage and faith. The
Christian who viii follow all
the details of the instruction
given to him may be victorious
all along the line and also all
the time.
BELSHAZZAR'S Asst:
"Belshazzar the king made a
great feast to a thousand of his
lords, and drank wine before
the thousand" According to
historical records, the king of
Babylon at this time native
Babylonian, but not a descen-
dant of king Nebuchadnezzar
The king had a son whose
name was Belshazzar, and it
might be that the name of the
father and son have been con
fused IN the biblical text. The
occasion mentioned here is a
type of affair that was not I'M
common among ancient royal
ty Of the east. Great banquets
featuring lots of eating and
drinking of wine were often
given by kings. On this parti-
cular occasion the king of
Babylon made a great feast to
the lords of his kingdom and
served the wine for this pro-
fame party from the sacred
vessels of the temple of the
Lord.
The HANDWRITING on the
wall; In the same hour came
forth fingers of a mans hand,
and wrote over against the
candlestick upon the paister
OF the wall of the kings. pal
ace: and he saw the part of
the hand that wrote" The
hand appeared at the time of
the feast when the king order
ed the golden vessels, to be
brought in and the crowd had
begun to drink wine from
them.
BELSHAZZAR SEEK Dan
fePs Interpretation. "Then was
Daniel brought in before the
king. And the king spake and
said unto Daniel, Art thou that
Daniel, which art of the chill
dren of the captivity of Judah,
whom the king my father
brought out of Jewry." - The
queen or queen mother, had
observed the deep distress the
handwriting had caused the
king and the grave anxiety
added thereto by the inability
OF the magicians and wise men
TO interpret. She had known
OF Daniel and his ability to in
terpret dreams because he had
u n t o Id e d, or interpreted.
dreams for Nebuchadnezzar
The queen thought of Daniel
when others failed to read the
handwriting on the wall. and
suggested that the king send
Tor him. Then when Daniel ar
rived at the place the king in
CURED OF him whether he was
the man of whom he had been
told.
t have even heard of thee
that the spirit of the gods is
In thee. and that light and m
Outstanding and excellent wis.
dom is found in thee" These
are almost the exact words Of
description which the Queen
had spoken of Daniel when
she suggested and advised the
king send for him to interpret
the writing. IF thou canst read
the writing. and make known
to me the Interpretation there
of, thou shalt be clothed with
scarlet, and have a chain of
gold about thy neck, and shalt
be the third ruler in the king
dom HE had nrouoicod nan