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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 2-The Great Image
to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his

companions; 18. That they would desire

mercies of the God of heaven concerning this

secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not

perish with the rest of the wise men of

Babylon.

In this narrative we see the providence of God

working in several remarkable particulars.

1. It was providential that the dream of the

king should leave such a powerful impression

upon his mind as to raise him to the greatest

height of anxiety, and yet the thing itself be

held from his recollection. This led to the

complete exposure of the false system of the

magicians and other pagan teachers; for when

put to the test to make known the dream, it

was found that they were unable to do what