The book of the Prophet Daniel : Theologically And Homiletically Expounded V.13 No.2
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14) on the occasion of this great national festival in honor of their victories (cf. on v. 1), was re- g.arded as a test of the loyalty of the officers to the king himself, and especially in the case of those who belonged to subjugated nations. The \-ictory of a heathen king over other tribes and nations was considered a triumph of his gods over their gods (1 Kings xx. 23, 28; 2 Chron. xxviii. 23 ; Isa. xxxvi. 18-20, etc.); and hostile kingdoms included the gods of their opponents among their f...oes, and in contrast with the usual tolerance and indifference of heathenism in re- gard to the worship of the gods, they refuseo ae THE PROPHET DANIEL. them rnverence. so long as neither party believed that its cause was lost. Thus, for instance, the different foes of the Assyrian empire are char- acterized on an inscription of Tiglath-pilesar as those who ' refuse to reverence ' the god of Asshur, as the lord of Tiglath-pilesar. Oppod- tioii to the gods of a kingdom was therefore equivalent to hostility against the realm.
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