DANIEL’S YOUTH.
T · NELSON · AND · SONS
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BIBLE LESSONS
DANIEL’S YOUTH.
SUNDAY. God is the judge: he puttethdown one, and setteth up another.—Ps.lxxv. 7.
MONDAY. The king’s favour is toward awise servant.—Prov. xiv. 35.
TUESDAY. O satisfy us early with thymercy.—Ps. xc. 14.
WEDNESDAY. But I keep under my body:lest that by any means, I myself shouldbe a castaway.—1 Cor. ix. 27.
THURSDAY. Flee also youthful lusts: butfollow righteousness, faith, charity,peace with them that call on the Lordout of a pure heart.—2 Tim. ii. 22.
FRIDAY. How much better is it to getwisdom than gold.—Prov. xvi. 16.
SATURDAY. The wisdom that is fromabove is first pure, then peaceable,gentle, and easy to be intreated.—Jamesiii. 17.
1. Tell who Daniel was, and how he came to Babylon.—Dan.i. 1-3, 6.
2. For what purpose was Daniel chosen by Nebuchadnezzar?—Dan.i. 4, 5.
3. What did Daniel ask the prince of the eunuchs?—Dan.i. 8-10.
4. What did he then propose to Melzar?—Dan. i11-14.
5. What was the result of the trial?—Dan. i. 15, 16.
6. How did Nebuchadnezzar receive them at the endof the three years?—Dan. i. 17-20.
7. In what was Daniel an example to the young?
In his early piety. It grew in a situation whereit had no advantages, and many difficulties to overcome.He showed his obedience to God’s law—temperance—amiability—diligencein his studies.
ILLUSTRATIVE STORY.
“Daniel purposed in his heartthat he would not defile himself.”This, my dear boys,explains all that Daniel did,and all that Daniel became;—this is theroot of the matter, it was this “purposein his heart,” carried out, that made himgood and great: he purposed in his heartthat he should not sin.
Most boys are fond of laying plans—theyhave many purposes for the future.I remember often at school we used totalk of what we would be, what we woulddo, when we were men. O