PART IV
THE HISTORY OF BEL AND THE DRAGON
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THE HISTORY OF BEL AND THE DRAGON.
ANALYSIS.
v.
1, 2. Introduces Cyrus and Daniel.
3. How Bel was worshipped by the Babylonians.
4--7. Discussion as to Bel's worship[60] between the King and Daniel.
8, 9. The King enquires of Bel's priests, and says that they or Daniel
must die.
10--14. The test agreed upon to prove whether Bel partook of the
offerings or no.
15--22. Decided in the negative by discovery of the Priests' trick, who
are slain and their idol destroyed.
23. Introduces the other object of worship[60], the Dragon.
24--27. Conversation as to its divinity between the King and Daniel,
who, with the former's permission, ingeniously slays it.
28, 29. Anger of the Babylonians with them both.
30--32. They cause Daniel to be cast into the lions' den.
33--40. He is miraculously saved by Habakkuk.
40, 42. The King acknowledges the Lord, sets Daniel free, and delivers
his persecutors to the fate intended for the prophet.
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