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Daniel 14:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" The king honored it and went daily to worship it; but Daniel worshiped his own God. The king said to him, “Why don’t you worship Bel?” "

Daniel 14:4

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2 Daniel lived with the king, and was honored above all his friends.

3 Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel, and every day twelve great measures of fine flour, forty sheep, and six firkins of wine were spent on it.

4 The king honored it and went daily to worship it; but Daniel worshiped his own God. The king said to him, “Why don’t you worship Bel?”

5 He said, “Because I may not honor idols made with hands, but only the living God, who has created the sky and the earth, and has sovereignty over all flesh.”

6 Then the king said to him, “Don’t you think that Bel is a living god? Don’t you see how much he eats and drinks every day?”

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Daniel 14:1

"King Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus the Persian received his kingdom."

Daniel 14:2

"Daniel lived with the king, and was honored above all his friends."

Daniel 14:3

"Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel, and every day twelve great measures of fine flour, forty sheep, and six firkins of wine were spent on it."

Daniel 14:5

"He said, “Because I may not honor idols made with hands, but only the living God, who has created the sky and the earth, and has sovereignty over all flesh.”"

Daniel 14:6

"Then the king said to him, “Don’t you think that Bel is a living god? Don’t you see how much he eats and drinks every day?”"

Daniel 14:7

"Then Daniel laughed, and said, “O king, don’t be deceived; for this is just clay inside, and brass outside, and never ate or drank anything.”"

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