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Royalty and Ruin
Zedekiah Fails His Last Chance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Vacillating King’s Secret Rendezvous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
An Ethiopian Saves Jeremiah’s Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zedekiah Has No Moral Stamina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Babylonians Respect Jeremiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not All Was Lost! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jeremiah Overwhelmed With Temptation to Doubt . . . . . . .
Encouragement When All Seemed Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Church of God Comforted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The New Covenant Will Solve the Problem of Apostasy . . .
Daniel, a Captive in Babylon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idolatry and Seductive Temptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel Appeals to Another Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Great Results of True Health Reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Secret of Daniel’s Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream of World Empires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel’s Opportunity Has Come . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel’s Refreshing Honesty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The King Is Humbled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Why Nations and Empires Fail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Three Hebrews in the Fiery Furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Golden Image: The Eternal Glory of Babylon . . . . . . . .
The King Tries to Pressure the Hebrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
God in the Furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Time of Trouble Such as Never Was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebuchadnezzar’s Seven Years of Madness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Attempt to Discover the Meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebuchadnezzar’s Short-lived Repentance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belshazzar’s Feast: Babylon’s last night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Sign of Doom to the King and Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel Holds the King’s Sin Up Before Him . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interpretation of the Writing on the Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
God’s Restraining Hand Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prophecy Fulfilled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Power Overrides Human Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel in the Lions’ Den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Vain King’s Remorse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel Is Thrown in the Lions’ Den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .