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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.

king the weakness of the institutions in which

he has placed his trust, and the inability of the

Babylonian learning to save from impending

destruction.

"Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin

daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground; there

is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for

thou shalt no more be called tender and

delicate. Take the millstones and grind meal."

From being master of all, Babylon must

become the most humble servant.

Because these people had disregarded the

God of heaven, and had said, "None seeth me,"

evil would come from unknown sources, and

Babylon should be cut off. She would make a

desperate effort to save herself by turning to

her educators and wise men. "Let now the