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THE STORY OF DANIEL THE PROPHET

Stephen N. Haskell

“But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13.

Although very little is said about him, God

knew every move he made. This is seen as we

follow the history of the decrees. As soon as

the Jews at Jerusalem heard the reading of the

letter from the false Smerdis, all work ceased.

“For,” reasoned they, “how can we go on?”

After they ceased to build, God raised up two

prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, and from

these we gain a knowledge of how matters

then went in Jerusalem.

The people ceased to build the temple, and

turned to building houses for themselves.

When urged to continue the Lord’s work, they

complained that money was scarce. They

sowed seed, but the harvest was less than the

amount sown; their trees bore little or no

fruit; there was drought, and the cattle died;