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1 And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus of Persia received his kingdom.

2 And Daniel conversed with the king, and was honoured above all his friends.

3 Now the Babylons had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine.

4 And the king worshipped it and went daily to adore it: but Daniel worshipped his own God. And the king said unto him, Why dost not thou worship Bel?

5 Who answered and said, Because I may not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who hath created the heaven and the earth, and hath sovereignty over all flesh.

6 Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living God? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?

7 Then Daniel smiled, and said, O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing.

8 So the king was wroth, and called for his priests, and said unto them, If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expences, ye shall die.

9 But if ye can certify me that Bel devoureth them, then Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king, Let it be according to thy word.

10 Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten, beside their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel.

11 So Bel's priests said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast and seal it with thine own signet;

12 And to morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that hath eaten up all, we will suffer death, or else Daniel, that speaketh falsely against us.

13 And they little regarded it: for under the table they had made a privy entrance, whereby they entered in continually, and consumed those things.

14 So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king's signet, and so departed.

15 Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drinck up all.

16 In the morning betime the king arose, and Daniel with him.

17 And the king said, Daniel, are the seals whole? And he said, Yea, O king, they be whole.

18 And as soon as he had opened the dour, the king looked upon the table, and cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee is no deceit at all.

19 Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not go in, and said, Behold now the pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are these.

20 And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. And then the king was angry,

21 And took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table.

22 Therefore the king slew them, and delivered Bel into Daniel's power, who destroyed him and his temple.

23 And in that same place there was a great dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped.

24 And the king said unto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brass? lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh; thou canst not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him.

25 Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my God: for he is the living God.

26 But give me leave, O king, and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff. The king said, I give thee leave.

27 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did seethe them together, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the dragon's mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder : and Daniel said, Lo, these are the gods ye worship.

28 When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the dragon, and put the priests to death.

29 So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine house.

30 Now when the king saw that they pressed him sore, being constrained, he delivered Daniel unto them:

31 Who cast him into the lions' den: where he was six days.

32 And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given them every day two carcases, and two sheep: which then were not given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel.

33 Now there was in Jewry a prophet, called Habbacuc, who had made pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl, and was going into the field, for to bring it to the reapers.

34 But the angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lions' den.

35 And Habbacuc said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is.

36 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den.

37 And Habbacuc cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner which God hath sent thee.

38 And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God: neither hast thou forsaken them that seek thee and love thee.

39 So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again immediately.

40 Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked in, and behold, Daniel was sitting.

41 Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee.

42 And he drew him out, and cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den: and they were devoured in a moment before his face.

 


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Abdeel's Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1 comment on 5/04/2013, 1:14pm...

It is the inspired scripture. To DARYL not trying to call you out, but saint do laugh and rejoice when a victory is done towards evil people. Study all the script and you will see how, Isreal, david and many others rejoiced when they, or the father killed off the enemies. Things and scriptures are hidden for a reason. Mankind tries his best to take the father out of the pics. They rewrite, change names, change descriptions, all to throw his people of. His people parish for the lack of knowledge, but the TRUTH is always revealed.

 


Ginger's Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1 comment on 3/09/2013, 3:01am...

Yahuwah tells us in his word that his people will not be in the dark of who and what he is capable of or who he is! If you really want to know the truth then you will search it out. It also says in the word that he people will know the mysteries. I think if you are truly walking in the spirit, the spirit will guide you in all things. But if you choose to walk in the flesh then you will have a fleshly understanding. If we are to worship Yahuwah, it has to be in spirit and in truth. Make sure that you’re seeking the truth thought the Holy Spirit. I believe these stories are just part of the puzzle we must understand. We will not really know everything till we are in Heaven. I sure like knowing that Yahuwah talks through every person and story that is laid before us. We also have a story and maybe one day someone will read what Yahuwah has done for us. Inspired or not I don't know, But I do know this, they are encouraging stories and I know that I need all the encouragement I can get with the times we are in and it is not about what we are to do for one another. I hear so much tearing down, we have to have some relief somewhere. This world is a wicked world; all that you read in these stories is the same things that happen every day in this world. So if you disagree with this stories, it would be better you live in a perfect world, but because of sin this world is not perfect and until Christ Jesus returns, it is going to stay that way. We live in a broken world where evil has a foot in. So I leave you with this: “Let Jesus be your guide and you will never go wrong”. Yahuwah bless and keep all you saints!

 


JANEEN's Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1 comment on 3/01/2013, 10:11pm...

We automatically do not want to believe that these things are not true like the powers of darkness are not larger than life. We seem to forget that Leviathan is in Job 41 described as a huge sea monster as well as in other parts of the Bible. In Genesis 6 the angels mated with women and had giants and not all of them died. Those kids according to the Book of Enoch and the Neanderthal bones that have been found show that those kids were not normal. The Bible speaks of dragons over 16 times. Whether that was dinosaurs or something else we may never know. Apocrypha means hidden. These were hidden to be shown to a generation that would believe and when all these things would come back. Just DO NOT FALL TO THE GNOSTIC FOOLISHNESS! They were not put in the Bible because the knowledge of these books, though a good read, cannot save ones soul. Not because they are not true. I would be careful on what I say whether it is fake or not about these books. The old Rabbis that studied them believe they were real. If they are the true Word of God then they are Him Hebrews 10:7; John 1:1, 14 and we would be blaspheming if we said they were false Mark 3:28, 29. The Gnostic Books like Adam and Eve, Book of Judas, Mary Magdalene etc... the Rabbis did not believe were inspired by God. All scripture in the King James Version of the Holy Bible (along with the Book of Enoch) is inspired by God (2 Timothy3:16) who cannot lie Titus 1:2. God Bless in Jesus Name.

 


Floyd's Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1 comment on 1/27/2013, 8:04pm...

This was an interesting read. I like how this story does not contradict the Scriptures of the Old Testament. Just like the book of Enoch which clearly explains what took place in the time of Genesis before the flood. There is slot if extra information that has been purposely left out of the Bible we have today. See the Catholic Church had gone to great measures to only allow enough information to be revealed. That is how they have kept power and control over many nations. Give people only enough to keep their interest and then control them with manmade rules and regulations as to how and when one can worship God. It is Semi-Anti-Christ to have done this thing. The book of Revelation speaks about the Great Whore Of Babylon as to how she puts herself up to be worshipped in the place of Christ Jesus. Keep reading, researching and pray to the Holy Spirit and the wisdom of God will continue to be revealed to those who thirst for God. Obey God rather than mankind.

 


Madelyn's Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1 comment on 12/23/2012, 3:06pm...

It is hard to take this as Gods holy word. Everything just felt a little off balance and not in check with the Bible.

 


Timothy Vukomanovic's Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1 comment on 8/13/2012, 11:40am...

A wonderful Bible Story. Shows the resourcefulness and cunning of David as well as the strength of the Lord in protecting his servant David from the Lions. It also reminds us that we must be weary people even in religious positions of power as some regardless of the outward pretense may have other motives, the priests had a wonderful racket going on getting all their food and wine by tricking the king.

For all those who continually write on these Apocrypha books, that they are not inspired, open your minds and hearts a little, be not so quick to reject the word of God simply because it is not in the Bible that your mommy told you to read. Love and learn from all the scripture that we have been blessed with.

 


Daryl's Bel and the Dragon Chapter 1 comment on 6/07/2012, 2:18pm...

It is NOT Inspired word of god. If your truly are saved you can tell its not from God !!! Sure it has true storys but the saints don't laugh at those who are evil, we pray for them. I read one chapther and thats all i need to tell you its not the bible. Now you can read it and get better under standing of what was going on in those days.

 


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