And has not my lord the king been an
eye witness to their fulfillment!"
"They have all come to pass to the letter, O Daniel! Surely the God of
Israel is the God of gods! Why should I any longer doubt? Thus it appears
that Cyrus the Persian has been under the directions of the God of
Israel, to bring about these wonderful events!"
"In this thou sayest truly, O king. And strange as it may sound in thine
ears, be assured that thy name was known in Israel for over one hundred
and fifty years before thy birth."
Here the Persian gazed on the Hebrew for awhile in silent wonderment; and
it was evident from his countenance, that he had some doubt in regard to
the truth of the sentence.
"Did the king rightly understand thy meaning? Sayest thou that my name
was known in Israel for one hundred and fifty years previous to my
birth?"
"The king rightly understandeth his servant. Thy name was carefully
written in a book by one of our prophets two hundred and twenty years
ago.
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