What does the Bible present as the object of signing or sealing a document?
Answer
"Now, 0 king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed." Dan. 6: 8.
NOTE - That is, affix the signature of royalty, that it may have the proper authority, and thus be of
force. Anciently it was customary for kings to use a ring, containing their name, initials, or monogram, for
this purpose. Jezebel, the wife of Ahab, "wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal." i
Kings 21: 8. Of the decree issued under Ahasuerus for the slaying of all the Jews throughout the Persian
Empire, it is said that "in the name of King Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring."
Esther 3:12.
Into what condition has sin brought the entire creation?
What exhortation is based upon Christ's love for us?
How are the rise and work of this power described?
1. What indicates that the messages of the judgment hour and the fall of Babylon are two parts of a threefold message?
20. When and by what church council was the observance of the seventh day forbidden, and Sunday observance enjoined ?
Was the Sabbath \"made\"?
By what figure does the Bible represent death?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle