What immediately followed this complete apostasy?
Answer
"In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom,
being about threescore and two years old." Verses 30, 31.
NOTE-The gospel of the kingdom was preached in Babylon by Daniel and by other faithful and
God-fearing Jews, and Nebuchadnezzar was brought to acknowledge and to worship the true God. But
after the death of Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon relapsed into idolatry again, and this apostasy was rendered
hopeless when Belshazzar used the sacred vessels from the house of God, dedicated to the worship of
,God, in which to drink the wine of Babylon while worship was offered to the false gods. Then came the
handwriting on the wall, and the fall of ancient Babylon.
Of whom did Moses and the prophets write?
What is required besides a belief in the existence of God?
How is the righteousness thus obtained described?
How, then, did the Lord prove the people (verse 4) whether they would keep His law, or not?
What special reason did the Israelites have for keeping the Sabbath?
What will be the experience of those who say in their hearts that the Lord is not soon coming?
What has been promised in order that man may be redeemed from this condition?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle