Bel And The Dragon, What's Your Opinion ?

[Thomas Kelly guessed]

A story you may want to read.

 

Part of it below.

 

'The king said to him, ‘Do you not think that Bel is a living god? Do you not see how much he eats and drinks every day?’ And Daniel laughed, and said, ‘Do not be deceived, O king, for this thing is only clay inside and bronze outside, and it never ate or drank anything.’

 

To look at complete story go to oremus Bible Browser, look for the box near top of web page and under "Enter a bible reference" put "bel and the dragon" then press Enter key.

 

Part of story quoted from The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition).

 

 

[Moontanman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel_and_the_Dragon

 

 

The narrative of Bel (14:1-22) ridicules the worship of idols. In it, the king asks Daniel, "Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living god? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day?" to which Daniel answers that the idol is made of clay covered by bronze and thus, cannot eat or drink. Enraged, the king then demands that the seventy priests of Bel show him who consumes the offerings made to the idol. The priests then challenge the king to set the offerings as usual (which were "twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine") and then seal the entrance to the temple with his ring: if Bel does not consume the offerings, the priests are to be sentenced to death; otherwise, Daniel is to be killed.

Daniel then uncovers the ruse (by scattering ashes over the floor of the temple in the presence of the king after the priests have left) and shows that the "sacred" meal of Bel is actually consumed at night by the priests and their wives and children, who entered through a secret door when the temple's doors were sealed.

 

 

Sealed Room Mystery...

[Thomas Kelly guessed]

Moontanman,

 

 

http://en.wikipedia...._and_the_Dragon

 

 

 

 

 

Sealed Room Mystery...

 

 

Look at this mystery from link below.

 

 

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Edited May 30, 2012 by hypervalent_iodine
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[hypervalent_iodine]

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Moderator Note

Thomas,

In addition to having rules against preaching, we also have rules against linking things (even threads within SFN) unless they serve some purpose within the context your post. Plain old thread advertising is not allowed. I have removed your link and would ask that you please review the rules of this forum before posting in future.

Regarding your OP, do you have a point or something you wish to discuss? What are *your* opinions about this story? In other words, why are you telling us about it?