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.
What explains God's apparent delay in dealing with Sin ?
I. What does Jesus declare Himself to be?
What did the people once again promise to do?
How long was the Sabbath to be a sign of the true God?
What will be the fifth plague?
Does He afflict to leave the one chastened in despair?
Who notes the groans of the prisoner?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle