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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.

give him skill and understanding, was that he

was a man “greatly beloved.”

Think of the circumstances of this case. God

was imparting truth to make known to the

world what was to come thereafter. He was

making use of one of his servants for this

purpose. The process was temporarily

interrupted. But Daniel had fixed his heart on

understanding all that God had to reveal; and

he lifted up his petition to the only source

from which help could come. Now mark the

answer borne from the throne of the universe,

by the hand of a mighty angel: “At the

beginning of thy supplication, the

commandment came forth.” The

commandment referred to, was the

commandment, or instruction, to Gabriel, to