But yet, O king, thou
beholdest not the real grandeur of thy mission. Thou knowest not that
thou art the peculiarly anointed--not of the gods, but of the only God of
heaven, the Almighty Jehovah, the God of Israel, to pour his wrath upon
the nations, and to restore the children of Judah to their own land."
"Thou hast touched a theme on which, above all others, at this time, the
king would choose to dwell. Of the gods I have but an imperfect
knowledge. Conscious am I that under the particular direction of some
invisible power I have been led forward in all my movements, from my
youth up. I was taught to worship the gods in my juvenile days; but ever
since I arrived at years of thought and judgment, my mind has been
greatly perplexed by what seemeth to me to be glaring inconsistencies in
our theory of religion."
"Praised be the name of Jehovah, under whose direction thou comest at
this time to seek knowledge! Happy is thy servant Daniel to know that he
is indeed able to impart unto the king that which he inquireth after.
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