470 A SHORT VIEW OF SCRIPTURE HISTORY. nently fulfilled, partly when Cyrus the Persian took the city of Babylon, and partly in following times ; .Ter. L and li. 40. Q. What emblem or pledge did Jeremiah give of the accomplishment of this prophecy ? A. He wrote in a book all these threatenings, and bid Seraiah, one of the Jewish captives, read it when he came to Babylon, then bind a stone to it, and cast it into the river Euphrates, and say, " Thus shall Babylon sink and shall never rise again ;" Jct.. li. 59-04. CHAP. XVII.The history of Daniel. I. QUESTION. WHO was Daniel ? A. A young man of the tribe of Ju- dah, who was carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar king of Baby- lon in the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah ; Dan. i. 1 -6. 2. Q. How was he disposed of in Babylon ? A. Daniel and his fellows, Sadrach, Mestiach, and Abednego, were ap- pointed to be nourished by theking's provision, and to be trained up in the learning of the;Chaldeans, that in three years time they might stand before the king ; Verses 5, 6. 3. Q And did they, being Jews, eat of the king's pro- vision which was prepared after the manner of the heathens ? A. No ; they chose to be fed with pulse and water, rather than de- file themselves with the king's meat ; Verses 8.-14. 4. Q. How did they thrive by it ? A. Their countenances appeared faiier, and their aspect was better approved by Melzar who took care of them, than the'rest who fed on royal dainties ; Verse 15. 5. Q. How did they approve themselves when they were called before the king ? A. 'file king found them far wiser and better than all the astrologers and magicians in his kingdom ; Verse 20. 6. Q. What was the first special occasion of Daniel's ad- vancement at court ? A. Nebuchadnezzar dreamed a dream which much troubled him, yet he forgot it in the morning ; and sent orders to destroy all the wise men and astrologers, because they could not tell him both the dream and the interpretation thereof ; Dan. 7. Q How did Daniel obtain this secret from God ? A. He engaged himself and his three companions, Shadrach, Me- shach and Abednego, in prayer to the God of heaven, that he would reveal this secret to them, that they might not all perish together with the astrologers, whom the king had doomad to death ; Dan. ii. 16-18. 8. Q. What was this dream which Daniel rellears?d before' the king ? A. 'There appeared a bright and terrible image,
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