From 25dbb1669c47d439d90ed1e70823a016df10e5c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ILindsley Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:16:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] small fixes small fixes --- 04 Community/EJ-4.05-Daniel-1.1-6.28.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/04 Community/EJ-4.05-Daniel-1.1-6.28.md b/04 Community/EJ-4.05-Daniel-1.1-6.28.md index 8289ac7..5685e8c 100644 --- a/04 Community/EJ-4.05-Daniel-1.1-6.28.md +++ b/04 Community/EJ-4.05-Daniel-1.1-6.28.md @@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ The rest of the Book of Daniel is a series of prophetic visions. Chapters 7 and [^205]: **6:8** **as directed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed** (**L**: *according to the law of the Medes and Persians* | **S**: *because laws made by our governments of Media and Persia cannot be changed, we want you, the head of our government, to sign it*) The chief administrators convinced the king to sign the law. According to the custom of the Medes and Persons, once the king signed the document, it could not be revoked even by the king. The word **repeal** means to cancel or make void. Translate **as directed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed** to mean no signed decree of the king could be changed according to the laws of the Medes and Persians. -10 When Daniel learned that the document had been signed into law, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his upper room toward Jerusalem), and he got down on his knees,[^206] as he did three times a day,[^207] and prayed and gave thanks before his God,[^208] as he had done before. 11 Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from God. 12 Then they approached the king and spoke with him about his decree: "Did you not make a decree[^209] that everyone who makes a petition to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, king, must be throw into the den of lions?" The king answered, "The matter is settled,[^210] as directed by the law of the Medes and Persians; it cannot be repealed." 13 Then they replied to the king, "That person Daniel, who is one of the people of the exile from Judah, pays no attention to you, king, or to the decree that you have signed. He prays to his God three times a day."[^211] 14 When the king heard this, he was terribly distressed, and he applied his mind to rescue Daniel from this ruling.[^212] He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel.[^213] 15 Then these men who had formed the plot gathered together with the king and said to him, "Know, king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree or statute that the king issues can be changed." +10 When Daniel learned that the document had been signed into law, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his upper room toward Jerusalem), and he got down on his knees, as he did three times a day,[^206] and prayed and gave thanks before his God,[^207] as he had done before. 11 Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from God. 12 Then they approached the king and spoke with him about his decree: "Did you not make a decree[^208] that everyone who makes a petition to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, king, must be throw into the den of lions?" The king answered, "The matter is settled,[^209] as directed by the law of the Medes and Persians; it cannot be repealed." 13 Then they replied to the king, "That person Daniel, who is one of the people of the exile from Judah, pays no attention to you, king, or to the decree that you have signed. He prays to his God three times a day."[^210] 14 When the king heard this, he was terribly distressed, and he applied his mind to rescue Daniel from this ruling.[^211] He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel.[^212] 15 Then these men who had formed the plot gathered together with the king and said to him, "Know, king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians, that no decree or statute that the king issues can be changed." [^206]: **6:10** **he got down on his knees as he did three times a day** (**L**: *he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day* | **S**: *I knelt down...I prayed three times each day, just as I always did*) Daniel knelt down to pray, just as before. He did this three times a day. Translate **he got down on his knees as he did three times a day** to mean Daniel knelt down to pray, just as he had always done three time a day. @@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ The rest of the Book of Daniel is a series of prophetic visions. Chapters 7 and [^212]: **6:14** **He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel** (**L**: *until the sun went down he kept exerting himself to rescue him* | **S**: *All the rest of the day he tried to think of a way to rescue me*) The king stayed up all night searching for a way to save Daniel. Here **mind** refers to his thinking. **Labored** refers to mental labor, rather than to physical labor. Translate **He labored until sunset to try to save Daniel** to mean the king thought all night about a way to save Daniel from the den of lions. -16 Then the king gave an order, and they brought in Daniel, and they threw him into the lions' den. The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you." 17 A stone was brought over the entrance to the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles[^214] so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.[^215] 18 Then the king went to his palace and he went through the night fasting.[^216] No entertainment was brought before him,[^217] and sleep fled from him.[^218] +16 Then the king gave an order, and they brought in Daniel, and they threw him into the lions' den. The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you."[^213] 17 A stone was brought over the entrance to the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles[^214] so that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.[^215] 18 Then the king went to his palace and he went through the night fasting.[^216] No entertainment was brought before him,[^217] and sleep fled from him.[^218] [^213]: **6:16** **May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you* (**L**: *Your God, whom you serve continually, may he deliver you* | **S**: *I hope that your God, whom you worship regularly, will rescue you!*) The king stated a hope that God would save Daniel from the lions. The king is expressing his desire for God to save Daniel. When followers of God serve him consistently, for everyone to see. They become known as men and women of God. Serving God consistently, even in the midst of persecution, makes people want to learn more about the Lord. Translate **May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you** as a request that the God whom Daniel continually served save Daniel from death in the lions' den. @@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ The rest of the Book of Daniel is a series of prophetic visions. Chapters 7 and [^233]: **6:28** **he has kept Daniel safe from the strength of the lions** (**L**: *he who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions* | **S**: *He rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!*) King Darius acknowledged that it was God who saved Daniel from the lions. Translate **he has kept Daniel safe from the strength of the lions** to mean God has not allowed the strong lions to hurt Daniel. + ## Introduction #### Recite God's Word