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THE KING’S BUSINESS
PRACTICAL POINTS I* Don’t worship a “set up”, (v. 18). 2. Nebuchadnezzar got the crowd, Jeho vah did the preaching. 3. Don’t hem and haw about duty—do it. 4. Our God is able. That’s all we need to know. 5. Don’t do as Babylon does because you are in it.
6 . Don’t be fooled by the music. 7. Nebuchadnezzar’s fire is hot—God’s is hotter. 8 . “There shall not a hair of your head perish.” 9. “Whosoever will confess me, him will I confess.” 10. “Ye are my witnesses.”.
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Daniel in the Lion’s Den SEPTEMBER 23, 1917. LESSON XIII. Dan. 6:10-23. (Read 1-28. Memorize vs. ■ 22,23). G olden T ext : “The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”-—Ps. 34:7.
DAILY BIBLE READINGS Mon., September 17—Dan. 5:1-12. Tues., September 18—Dan. 5:13-27. Wed., September 19—Dan. 6:1-9. (The Lesson). Thurs., September 20—Dan. 6:10-23.
Fri., September 21—Dan. 7:1-8. Sat., September 22—Dan. 7 :9-14. Sun., September 23—Dan. 7 :15-28.
EXPOSITION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
cannot Be overcome by prayer. To human reasoning there were only two alternatives open to Daniel, either to compromise or else to die for conscience. But to the eye of faith there was another way open, the way of prayer. Daniel had been com manded . by an earthly king to offer no prayers to anyone but to himself, but Daniel had been commanded by the heav enly King to pray to Him, and he learned in that early day that one “must obey God rather than man.” (cf. Acts 5:29; 4:19, 20). He was willing, if God so willed, to take the consequences of loyalty to God; but he knew that, if God did not so will, he would not die; for his God was able to deliver. He did not shut his win dows that looked out toward the city where God had put His name (1 Kings 8:30, 38, 48-50 ; 2 Chron. 6 :38). “Three times a- day” his prayer went up. In this too he
v: 10. “Now ( And) when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and (how his windows being' ( ( were)) open in his chamber from Jeru salem,) (;) he (and he) kneeled upon his knees three times a' day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime." The secret of Daniel’s marvel lous life of victory is in this verse in the - words, “He kneeled down upon his knees three times a day, and prayed.” He was emphatically a man of prayer (cf. ch. 2:17, 18; 9:3, 4). He knew to whom to pray and how to pray. (1) To whom—God; (2) when—three times a day; (3) How— kneeled down in simple faith and earnest ness. As he knew to whom to pray and when to pray and how to pray, so he knew how to get the victory in every conceiv able emergency in life: there is no difficulty that ever arises in our life of service that
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