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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.


               and paganism, they exercised self-denial, and


               sought to acquit themselves so creditably, that


               the  Israelites,  their  downtrodden  people,


               might be honored, and that God's name might


               be glorified.



               These children had the Lord as their educator.


               They were connected with the Fountainhead


               of  wisdom,  by  the  golden  channel,  the  Holy


               Spirit.  They  kept  continually  a  living


               connection with God, walking with him as did


               Enoch. They were determined to gain a true


               education;  and,  in  consequence  of  their  co-



               partnership  with  the  divine  nature,  they


               became in every sense complete men in Christ


               Jesus. While diligently applying themselves to


               gain  a  knowledge  of  the  languages  and


               sciences, they also received light direct from
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