4<\/strong>. sought to find occasion<\/em>, &c.] They were evidently jealous that a man of alien race and creed should be exalted above themselves.<\/p>\n concerning<\/em> ] as touching<\/strong> (R.V.): lit. from the side of<\/em>. The meaning of course is, any charge of disloyalty, or any remissness or neglect in the discharge of his public office.<\/p>\n error<\/em> ] or negligence<\/em>: Dan 3:29<\/span>.<\/p>\n Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel – <\/B>The word rendered occasion (<\/span> <\/I>illah<\/I>) means a pretext or pretence. The Arabs use the word of any business or affair which serves as a cause or pretext for neglecting another business. – Gesenius, Lexicon The meaning is, that they sought to find some plausible pretext or reason in respect to Daniel, by which the contemplated appointment might be prevented, and by which he might be effectually humbled. No one who is acquainted with the intrigues of cabinets and courts can have any doubts as to the probability of what is here stated. Nothing has been more common in the world than intrigues of this kind to humble a rival, and to bring down those who are meritorious to a state of degradation. The cause of the plot here laid seems to have been mere envy and jealousy – and perhaps the consideration that Daniel was a foreigner, and was one of a despised people held in captivity. Concerning the kingdom. In respect to the administration of the kingdom. They sought to find evidence of malversation in office, or abuse of power, or attempts at personal aggrandizement, or inattention to the duties of the office. This is literally from the side of the kingdom; and the meaning is, that the accusation was sought in that quarter, or in that respect. No other charge would be likely to be effectual, except one which pertained to maladministration in office.<\/P> But they could find none occasion nor fault – <\/B>This is an honorable testimony to the fidelity of Daniel, and to the uprightness of his character. If there had been any malversation in office, it would have been detected by these men.<\/P><\/p>\n Dan 6:4<\/span><\/p>\n Then the Presidents and Princes sought to find occasion against Daniel.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Hebrew Confessor<\/strong><\/p>\n It is the nature of the carnal mind, even to hate God, and so it hates that which has God in it. His enemies hated Daniel on account of his faith: Amidst the rabble of deities, gods and goddesses, with all their splendour, and all their circumstantial authority, in Babylon, he was true to his worship of the one living God, true to Jehovah, and true to the covenant, true to the counsel of God, which was then working under all events, and flashing up from time to time, through all secrecies, giving hints of what was understood to be when Christ himself would come; and the mighty spirit of revelation rose in the soul of Daniel. There was nothing in Daniels life that ought to have excited hatred. All through life he had maintained his stedfastness of holy life; and they hated that holy life. They hated him also, because he was a man of rare gifts. Notice the effect of the conspiracy. It brought out Daniel s confession: In consequence of his confession, Daniel was thrown into the den of lions. Would you be ready, if the call were to come forth to the lions for Christs sake, could you be ready? <\/em>(C<\/em>. Stanford<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Daniel: His Trial and his Triumph<\/strong><\/p>\n Plotting Presidents<\/strong><\/p>\n There are four things relating to the proposed statute which are worthy of being noted. <\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>Another is the turbulence of their zeal. They are said to have assembled together, or rather, as in the margin, came tumultuously. They approached the king in his palace, not with calm deliberation, but in stormy haste. And the excited eagerness of such influential men, especially as the kingdom had been only recently subjugated and received, could not fail to impress the king. <\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>Another is that the proposed statute was recommended by the whole body of his rulers. This was certainly false, as Daniel, the wisest ruler of them all, had never been consulted; and possibly there were others, especially in the remote provinces. It seems, however, likely that all the rulers who were consulted were of one mind as to the desirableness of getting such a statute, and of thereby effecting the favoured Jewish statesman. Such a representation on the part of this influential and resolute body of men would naturally have much weight with the king. <\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>And another is the high honour which the statute would confer on Darius. He was to be regarded not only as a god, but as the<\/em> god for the period of a month. This certainly was a most extraordinary proposal; but it would not seem so extraordinary to Darius as it does to us. His grandfather, Deioces, the king of the Medes, sought to inspire hie people with the idea that he was more than a man; and it was the belief of the Persians that their kings were an incarnation of the Deity. Their proposal was thus in the line both of the popular belief and of the kings natural desire for self-exaltation. (Thomas Kirk<\/em>)<\/p>\n . <\/p>\n Religion behind righteousness<\/strong><\/p>\n These presidents should have said, A religion that keeps Daniel so right in his action and policy must be a good religion, although we cannot understand its metaphysics, and although it is opposed in deadly hostility to all our Babylonian and Chaldean conceptions and imaginings. Why not reason so in modern civilization? Here the Christian has great opportunity, for doing good; he may not be able to explain the metaphysics of his Christianity, but what a chance he has for verifying its morality! And to morality the whole thing must come at some point or other. A man can never be so transcendently pious as to take out a licence to be wicked. If you are not correct in your accounts you cannot be correct in your prayers. Your piety is a mistake and a farce if it be not upheld and elucidated with dazzling illustration by your behaviour. Men then in some instances will be constrained to say that a piety which expresses itself in such conduct must be good. Through your morality men may come into God s own sanctuary; through your noble behaviour men may begin to inquire about the Cross which accounts for it: that is your chance. The penetration which belongs to metaphysical reasoning you may not possess; the power which inheres in expository and hortatory eloquence may not be your gift; but the humblest, youngest, simplest man may show what his Christianity has done for him by his industry, his punctuality, his faithfulness, his obedience, his reliableness in all circumstances, his ability to bear the test of every analysis and every pressure. So thus we may form ourselves, by the grace of God, into a great body of witnesses, each in his own way, explaining the divine kingdom, and accounting for the holiest conduct in human life. (Joseph Parker, D<\/em>.D<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Envious Presidents<\/strong><\/p>\n Lessons to be learnt. <\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>That marked outward peculiarities of worship afford a ready subject of attack! Elaborate ceremonials oftentimes vex the minds of plain and practical men, and stir up all kinds of strife and controversy. Therefore it is well not to assign an undue importance, or an undue prominence, to outward ceremonials. <\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>That we should not be ashamed frequently and openly to make confession of our faith. The days of religious persecution are past, it is hoped never to return. But the days when a religious profession excites ridicule and scorn are by no means vanished. Many a man who could not be tempted out of his faith has been laughed out of it. <\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>That impiety ever is at war with piety, and injustice with justice. Good and evil can never agree together, they must ever be at war. <\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>That all of us, like Daniel in the Scriptures, and like Christian, in the Pilgrims Progress, must pass through the lions to the palace beautiful. This world oftentimes in our hour of gloom seems to us but a den of darkness, a den filled with the wild beasts to which our sins and errors may be fully compared. If we walk along the narrow road of life, we see on both sides dangers and roaring lions, temptations and snares of all kinds, ready to overwhelm us. If we but advance, we shall find that the dangers which appeared to threaten us disappear, the mouths of the lions are stopped, the lions, it may be, are chained. (R<\/em>. Young, M<\/em>.A<\/em>.)<\/p>\n Verse 4<\/span>. Sought to find occasion against Daniel<\/B><\/I>] But they found no blemish in his administration, for he was faithful to his king<\/I>: this was a virtue<\/I>. But he was also faithful to his God<\/I>: this they hoped to construe into a crime<\/I>, and make it the cause of his ruin.<\/P> <\/p>\n Sought to find occasion against Daniel; <\/B>made diligent inquiry, and set their wits to work about it: who can stand before envy? This disease always reigns in princes courts, every one would be uppermost and chief favourite, and quarrel with all them that stand in their light; their eye is evil because their princes eye is good. <\/P> Concerning the kingdom; <\/B>and so to have made him guilty of treason, or other high misdemeanours, unfaithfulness, and falseness in the kings business; but all their wit and malice could find none, forasmuch as he was conscientiously faithful. <\/P> <\/p>\n 4. occasion . . . concerning thekingdom<\/B>pretext for accusation in his administration (Ec4:4<\/span>).<\/P><\/p>\n Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom<\/strong>,…. Concerning the management of the affairs of the kingdom, he being prime minister of state; the presidents and princes joined together in this inquiry; the princes, because Daniel was so strict and exact in looking into their accounts, that no fraudulent measures were taken to cheat the king of his revenue; and the presidents, because he was preferred above them:<\/p>\n but they could find none occasion nor fault<\/strong>; or “corruption” a, that he had been guilty of any mis-administration, or any corrupt practices:<\/p>\n forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him<\/strong>; no mistake in his accounts; no blunder in his management of things; nothing done amiss, neither wilfully, nor through ignorance, negligence, or inadvertence; so faithful and upright, so prudent and discreet, so exact and careful, that the most watchful observers of him, and these envious, and his most implacable enemies, could find no fault in him, or anything, or the colour of it, to ground an accusation upon.<\/p>\n a “corruptela”, Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius, Michaelis; “corruptionem”, Gejerus.<\/p>\n THE FOOLISH DECREE OF DARIUS<\/strong><\/p>\n Verses 4-9:<\/strong><\/p>\n Verse 4 relates <\/strong>that very soon the two other presidents and 120 princes whom Darius had appointed (Gentiles, non-Jews), sought by collusion, by ulterior or shady means, to find fault with or against Daniel, in the manner of his handling the entrusted affairs of the kingdom. But regarding such it is certified that there was none occasion of fault. Because he was faithful, honest, fair, acted with righteous integrity, there was neither indictable error nor fault found in his conduct. He was the envy of those rulers under him, who like the Pharisees and Sadducees, could find no fault in Jesus, Ecc 4:4<\/span>; Php_2:15; 1Pe 2:12<\/span>; 1Pe 3:16<\/span>; See also Mar 15:9-10<\/span>; Joh 18:38<\/span>; Joh 19:4<\/span>; Joh 19:6<\/span>; Isa 53:9<\/span>; 1Pe 2:22<\/span>.<\/p>\n Verse 5 adds <\/strong>that then, when the motley colluding 120 princes and two Gentile presidents agreed that Daniel was clean in character and conduct of business affairs, they arrived at a corporate conclusion <\/strong>that the only way they might entrap him might be concerning the law of his God, the living Jehovah God who had sent judgment on the kings of Babylon, both Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar, before them. Thus they moved to elevate themselves through a scheme to destroy Daniel; See Act 24:13-21<\/span>; 1Pe 4:12-16<\/span> on such matters.<\/p>\n Verse 6 unfolds <\/strong>a plot initiated by the 2 presidents under Daniel and the 120 princes. They entered collusion agreement that they would, rush tumultuously upon the king, with feigned love for him, and cry out, “O king Darius, live forever.” Though they cared not if he died that day. They were out for the kill, to secure a means of publicly liquidating Daniel, Dan 2:4<\/span>; Neh 2:3<\/span>.<\/p>\n Verse 7 announces <\/strong>that this motley ruling gang rushed in before the king, vowing love and loyalty to him, and reporting that, “all the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, princes, counselors, and captains had consulted and collaborated together to establish a royal statute in his honor, and to make a firm decree that anyone who would dare ask a petition of, or pray to, any God or man for a period of the next 30 days, except to Darius the king only, would be cast into the den of lions. How honorable, and loyal by exaggeration, they made it sound! But how deceitful, scheming,. lying and devious was their intent! Psa 2:1-4<\/span>. how like the antichrist they acted, Rev 13:15<\/span>.<\/p>\n Verse 8 continues <\/strong>their direct plea to king Darius to establish the decree, (right then) and sign the writing, that it might not be altered, amended, or changed at all, according to or in harmony with the law of the Medes and the Persians.<\/p>\n Verse 9 relates <\/strong>that Darius the king was led to sign the writing and decree right then, without delay, on the spot, according to the devilish plot of the haters of Daniel, v. 4, 5; See also Psa 62:9-10<\/span>; Psa 118:9<\/span>; Psa 146:3<\/span>; Isa 2:22<\/span>.<\/p>\n With respect to the envy felt by the nobles, we see this vice rampant in all ages, since the aspirants to any greatness can never bear the presence of virtue. For, being guilty of evil themselves, they are necessarily bitter against the virtue of others. Nor ought it to seem surprising that the Persians who sustained the greatest labors, and passed through numerous changes of fortune, should be unable to bear with an obscure and unknown person, not only associated with them, but appointed as their superior. Their envy, then, seems to have had some pretext, either real or imaginary. But it will always be deserving of condemnation, when we find men selfishly pursuing their own advantage without any regard for the public good. Whoever aspires to power and self-advancement, without regarding the welfare of others, must necessarily be avaricious and rapacious, cruel and perfidious, as well as forgetful of his duties. Since, then, the nobles of the realm envied Daniel, they betrayed their malice, for they had no regard for the public good, but desired to seize upon all things for their own interests. In this example we observe the natural consequence of envy. And we should diligently notice this, since nothing is more tempting than gliding down from one vice to a worse. The envious man loses all sense of justice while attempting every scheme for injuring his adversary. These nobles report Daniel to have been preferred to themselves unworthily. If they had been content with this abuse, it would have been, as I said, a vice and a sign of a perverse nature. But they go far beyond this, for they seek for an occasion of crime in Daniel. We see, then, how envy excites them to the commission of crime. Thus all the envious are perpetually on the watch, while they become spies of the fortunes of those whom they envy, to oppress them by every possible means. This is one point; but when they find no crime, they trample upon justice, without modesty and without humanity, and with cruelty and perfidy lay themselves out to crush an adversary. Daniel relates this of his rivals. He says, They immediately sought occasion against him, and did not find it Then he adds how unjustly and perfidiously they sought occasion against him. There is no doubt they knew Daniel to be a pious man and approved by God; hence, when they plot against his holy Prophet, they purposely wage war with God himself, while they are blinded with the perverse passion of envy. Whence, then, does it spring? Surely from ambition. Thus we see how pestilential a plague ambition is, from which envy springs up, and afterwards perfidy and cruelty! <\/p>\n (4) Concerning the kingdom<\/strong>i.e.<\/em>, in his official capacity.<\/em> The plan of the conspirators was to place Daniel in such a situation that his civil and religious duties might be forced to clash with each other.<\/p>\n 4-6<\/strong>. <\/strong> The native Babylonians and Medes, jealous of the new honor contemplated for the Jew, Daniel (Dan 6:3<\/span>), plotted together to bring him into disfavor because of his religion which example has been followed by many politicians since in many lands. They therefore “rushed tumultuously” (as also in Dan 6:11<\/span>; Dan 6:15<\/span>) before the king, after the manner of all orientals when laboring under excitement.<\/p>\n The Trap.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n ‘Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find some grounds of accusation against Daniel as touching the kingdom, but they could find no grounds of accusation or fault, because he was faithful, nor was any error or fault found in him. Then these men said, “We will not find any grounds of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with respect to the law of his God.” ’<\/p>\n There is no area where jealousy and envy are more apparent than in politics. While he was but one of them they were reasonably satisfied, but the thought that he should be over all of them was more than they could stand. So they set about looking for hidden skeletons, or signs of carelessness with regard to his fulfilment of his duties. But they could not find any. He was hard-working, efficient and honest, as the king had already noticed.<\/p>\n Thus they recognised that he had only one point where he could be attacked, and that was in his strange loyalty to the King of heaven as against all other gods. There was his weakness. So they set up a plan.<\/p>\n Dan 6:4<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Sought to find occasion<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> Observed Daniel, if possibly they might find any fault in him, respecting those things which pertained to the king. <\/em>Houbigant. <\/p>\n Was there ever a more lovely portrait drawn of any man than what is done here of Daniel; and that by his professed enemies. Reader! think what a blessed badge it is, to be charged of bad men for faithfulness to the Lord. Here we see very eminently, that blessedness spoken of by our Lord, Mat 5:11-12<\/span> .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Dan 6:4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Ver. 4. Then the presidents and princes sought.<\/strong> ] Chald., Were seeking; they made it their business so to do. Envious men are always in excubiis,<\/em> set in their watch, to observe where they may fasten their fangs, and do most mischief. See Pro 27:4<\/span> . See Trapp on “<\/em> Pro 27:4 “<\/em> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n But they could find none occasion.<\/strong> ] His innocence thrattled their envy, and made them, since they could not come at his heart, to feed upon their own. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nor fault.<\/strong> ] Neque in facto, nec in signo; <\/em> and yet they waited for his halting, as <\/em> Psa 38:16-17 and watched as eagerly for it as a dog doth for a bone. A blameless behaviour disappointeth malice, and maketh it drink up the most part of its own venom. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Forasmuch as he was faithful.<\/strong> ] Homo quadratus; <\/em> a square-dealing man, and such as against whom lay no just exception. Homo virtuti simillimus,<\/em> as Paterculus saith of Cato Major, A man as like Virtue herself as could be possible.<\/p>\n occasion = pretext. <\/p>\n Dan 6:4<\/p>\n Dan 6:4 ThenH116 the presidentsH5632 and princesH324 soughtH1934 H1156 to findH7912 occasionH5931 against DanielH1841 concerningH4481 H6655 the kingdom;H4437 but they couldH3202 findH7912 noneH3809 H3606 occasionH5931 nor fault;H7844 forasmuch asH3606 H6903 H1768 heH1932 was faithful,H540 neitherH3809 was there anyH3606 errorH7960 or faultH7844 foundH7912 inH5922 him. <\/p>\n Dan 6:4<\/p>\n Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.<\/p>\n Daniel was third in power in Babylon, right under Darius. And the other two presidents and the leaders were jealous. They wanted to get rid of Daniel but they couldn’t find any fault whatsoever to accuse him of before Darius. What a testimony to a good and faithful man. Daniel was an extraordinary man and role model for all Christians today to look to and emulate. Most government leaders today could benefit from his example as well. <\/p>\n Cir, am 3467, bc 537 <\/p>\n sought: Dan 3:8, Gen 43:18, Jdg 14:4, Psa 37:12, Psa 37:13, Psa 37:32, Psa 37:33, Pro 29:27, Ecc 4:4, Jer 18:18, Jer 18:23, Jer 20:10, Mat 26:4, Mat 27:18, Luk 20:20, Luk 22:2 <\/p>\n but: 1Sa 18:14, 1Sa 19:4, 1Sa 19:5, 1Sa 22:14, Luk 23:14, Luk 23:15, Joh 19:4, 2Co 11:12, Phi 2:15, 1Ti 5:14, Tit 2:8, 1Pe 2:12, 1Pe 3:16, 1Pe 4:14-16 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 1Sa 12:4 – General 1Sa 18:15 – wisely Ezr 4:15 – this city Neh 6:13 – that Neh 7:2 – a faithful man Job 24:22 – draweth Psa 27:11 – mine enemies Psa 56:6 – hide Psa 64:6 – search Jer 29:7 – seek Mat 26:60 – found none Mar 3:2 – General Mar 7:2 – they found Mar 14:55 – and found Rev 14:5 – without<\/p>\n Dan 6:4. Envy is a terrible spirit and will lead men to commit great crimes. The favorable position which Daniel acquired filled the other presidents and princes with this evil spirit and they began to plot against him. They wished to get him into trouble by some kind of disagreement or rebellion against the government. But Daniel was a lawabiding subject so that no statute could be found that he was violating.<\/p>\n Dan 6:4-6. Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel We may judge, from what is here said, how blameless Daniel was in his conduct, and of how great advantage it is to act with virtue and integrity. All the spite and malice of his enemies could not so much as find out a pretence for accusing him, because he conducted himself in all affairs with uprightness, and established his credit by his virtuous behaviour. Then said these men, We shall not find, &c. They concluded, at length, that they should not find any occasion against him, except concerning the law of his God By this it appears that Daniel kept up the profession of his religion, and held it fast in that idolatrous country, without wavering or shrinking; and yet that was no bar to his preferment. There was no law requiring him to be of the kings religion, or incapacitating him to bear office in the state unless he were. It was all one to the king what God he prayed to, so long as he did the business of the state faithfully and well. In this matter, therefore, his enemies hoped to insnare him. It is observable, that when they found no occasion against him concerning the kingdom, they had so much sense of justice left, that they did not suborn witnesses against him to accuse him of crimes he was innocent of, and to swear treason against him; wherein they shame many that were called Jews, and many now called Christians.<\/p>\n 6:4 Then the presidents and princes {c} sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.<\/p>\n (c) Thus the wicked cannot abide the graces of God in others, but seek by every occasion to deface them: therefore against such assaults there is no better remedy than to walk upright in the fear of God, and to have a good conscience.<\/p>\n 2. The conspiracy against Daniel 6:4-9<\/span><\/p>\n The text does not say why the other officials wanted to get rid of Daniel. Perhaps his integrity made it difficult for them to get away with graft and political corruption. Maybe since he was quite old they wanted to eliminate him so someone from a younger generation could take his place. Anti-Semitism appears to have been part of their reason (cf. Dan 6:13; Dan 3:12). The text stresses the outstanding personal integrity and professional competence of Daniel.<\/p>\n "It is known in advance what an honest man will do in certain circumstances. Control the circumstances and you control him!" [Note: Culver, "Daniel," p. 787.] <\/span><\/p>\n Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. 4. sought to find occasion, &c.] They were evidently jealous that a man of alien race and creed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Daniel 6:4”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21920\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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I.<\/strong> Let us look at the conduct of there Presidents and Princes as affording illustrations of THE LENGTHS OF WRONGDOING TO WHICH THE SPIRIT OF ENVY<\/strong>, WHEN IT IS ONCE YIELDED TO<\/strong>, WILL CARRY MEN<\/strong>. <\/p>\n
II.<\/strong> Let us see, in their speech concerning Daniel, an instance of THE TRIBUTE WHICH<\/strong>, IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER<\/strong>, VICE IS ALWAYS COMPELLED TO PAY TO VIRTUE<\/strong>. <\/p>\n
III.<\/strong> Let us meditate upon the feeble and wicked compliance of the king with their blasphemous request, as revealing THE POWER OF FLATTERY TO LEAD MEN ASTRAY<\/strong>. <\/p>\n
IV.<\/strong> Let us study the behaviour of the man of God in the hour of trial, that we may ADMIRE HIS COURAGE<\/strong>, IMITATE HIS SPLENDID EXAMPLE<\/strong>, AND<\/strong>, BY <\/strong>GOD<\/strong>S HELP<\/strong>, MAKE HIS GLORIOUS VICTORY OURS<\/strong>. (Anon<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I.<\/strong> One is the influential character of the deputation. It consisted of presidents and satraps, two presidents and perhaps a considerable number of the satraps. It is not likely that all the one hundred and twenty satraps were present in Babylon at one and the same time. The deputation therefore consisted of the highest and most influential officers of state. <\/p>\nFuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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