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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 4 – Nebuchadnezzar’s Decree
leave the stump of the tree roots; thy

kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that

thou shalt have known that the heavens do

rule. 27. Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be

acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by

righteousness, and thine iniquities by

showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a

lengthening of thy tranquility.

The hesitation of Daniel, who sat astonished

for one hour, did not arise from any difficulty

he had in interpreting the dream, but from its

being so delicate a matter to make it known to

the king. Daniel had received favor from the

king, — nothing but favor, so far as we know,

— and it came hard for him to be the bearer of

so terrible a threatening of judgment against

him as was involved in this dream. He was

troubled to determine in what way he could