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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 1 – Daniel in Captivity
to the kingdom, that he might have efficient

help in administering its affairs.

2. He appointed them daily provision of his

own meat and wine. Instead of the coarse fare

which some would have thought good enough

for captives, he offered them his own royal

viands.

For the space of three years, they had all the

advantages the kingdom afforded. Though

captives, they were royal children, and they

were treated as such by the humane king of

the Chaldeans.

The question may be raised, why these

persons were selected after suitable

preparation, to take part in the affairs of the

kingdom. Were there not enough native

Babylonians to fill these positions of trust and

honor? It could have been for no other reason