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 The Old Testament in Verse 14 (Verses 181 - 194)

  • » Date: 1892
  • » Subject: The Old Testament in Verse 14 (Verses 181 - 194)
  • » Written By: Laura Keene Gleaves
  • » Addressed To: All children and Sunday School Scholars
  • » Transcriber: John R. Rich III, her great-grandson
  • » File # 8025-14

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181

 

181

 

 

And then when this conquest had rendered him vain

571

The dream of

 

Dan.

His dreams did this Daniel, so learned explain

 

Nebuchadnezzar.

 

IV

And speedy his ruin, and lengthy the season,

570

Nebuchadnezzar becomes

 

1-33

That he lived like a brute, through the loss of his reason.

 

deranged.

 

 

182

 

182

 

 

His nails were like claws, and, like feathers, his hair

 

The King’s hair grows like

 

Dan.

Like the ox and the ass did the maniac fare!

 

Eagle feathers.

 

IV

And the years that he suffered are numbered as seven,

563

He is restored to reason and

 

34-37

When reason, returning, gave glory to Heaven.

 

Gives God the glory.

 

 

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183

 

183

Q  – Query of a Queen

 

And then when the reign of Belchazzar begun,

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Belchazzar reigns.

 

V

Belchazzar, of Nebuchadnezzar, the son,

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A man’s hand writes upon

 

1-9

And when at the height of the feasting and riot

 

the wall at the feast of

 

 

A hand on the wall made those revelers quiet.

 

Belchazzar.

 

 

184

 

184

 

 

The wisest were called, and their wisdom displayed,

 

At the commendation of the

 

10-12

By being most truly and sorely dismayed!

 

Queen, Daniel or Belteshazzar

 

 

Such quaking and quailing had never been seen,

 

is brought before the King

 

 

O where is Belteshazzar, then queried the Queen.

 

 


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185

 

185

 

 

Then Daniel was called, and his learning displayed.

 

Daniel interprets the writing

 

13-31

And the truth was revealed, and the heathen dismayed,

 

and Babylon is taken the

 

 

And Belchazzar was conquered, Belchazzar was slain,

 

same night.

 

 

And then did the conquering Darius reign.

 

Darius reigns.

 

 

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186

 

186

R  – Retribution

 

And then when the mightier Darius reigned,

 

Daniel is greatly preferred by

 

VI

Then great were the favors his favorite gained

 

Darius, and hated by the

 

1-4

For Daniel was placed in the highest of places

 

envious nobles.

 

 

There greeted with frowning and envious faces.

 

 

 

 

187

 

187

 

 

And envy accomplished what none could defeat,

537

Through the strategy of the

 

5-17

Though the heart of the King was with sorrow replete.

 

dissatisfied nobles, Daniel is

 

 

And Daniel was cast to the lions but bidden,

 

cast into the Den of Lions.

 

 

To trust to his God, from whom nothing is hidden.

 

 

 

 

188

 

188

 

 

And his God heard his prayers, and He answered as well,

 

Daniel is unmolested by the

 

 

And great was the woe that those others befell.

 

lions, but his enemies are

 

18-28

No lion would eat him, though cast in their den!

 

ravenously devoured by them.

 

 

But gladly devoured the libelous men!

 

 

 

 

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189

 

189

S  – Seventieth (year)

 

And with Cyrus the King, and with Darius dead,

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Cyrus reigns, and the

 

Isaiah

The Israelites cause, then this Israelite plead!

 

prophecy of Isaiah, made

 

XLV

For this was the Cyrus, the Israelites claimed,

 

nearly 200 years before, is

 

1-8

As this was the Cyrus, that Isaiah named!

 

fulfilled.

 

 

190

 

190

 

 

He’d told them of Judah grown over with briars!

 

The end of the seventy years

 

Dan.

And when he’d reproved them he told them of Cyrus!

 

Captivity, computing from the

 

IX

And now that the seventy years had been ended,

 

Captivity of Daniel.

 

X

The pleadings of Daniel to Heaven ascended,

 

 

 

 

191

 

191

 

 

And thus were the words of the prophet fulfilled

 

Cyrus proclaims liberty to the

 

Ezra

When the Jews were permitted the Temple to build,

 

captive Jews, and encourages

 

I

For King Cyrus made and proclaimed a decree

 

them to rebuild the city and

 

 

That granted permission to build it, we see!

 

temple.


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192

 

192

 

 

But ere to complete it the people were able,

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Cyrus dies.

 

II

Whilst under the guidance of prince Zerubbabel.

522

Smerdis or Artaxerxes reigns.

 

 

Good King Cyrus died, and his fated successor,

 

The Samaritans obtain their

 

 

Succeeded in proving an hated aggressor.

 

decree against he Jews.

 

 

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193

 

193

T  – Temple

 

And yet when the King Artaxerxes was slain,

521

Smerdis or Artaxerxes slain.

 

V

They thought not, or sought not assistance to gain,

 

 

 

VI

Till Haggai recalled them, reproved their delay,

520

Haggai’s reproof.

 

 

And the Temple completed in Darius’ day!

515

The Temple is completed.

 

 

194

 

194

 

 

For Darius sought for and found the decree,

485

Xerxes confirms to the Jews all

 

VI

That Cyrus had wisely recorded, you see!

 

 the privileges granted them by

 

 

Then Darius completed, what Cyrus begun,

 

his father, King Darius.

 

 

And all was confirmed by Xerxes, his son.

 

 

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