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| − | under the leadership of Christ Jesus and amidst great
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| − | opposition, to bear the message concerning Jehovah,
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| − | his King and kingdom to the people of the earth. Hap-
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| − | py is the lot of Jchovah’s witnesses who are now priv-
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| − | ileged to declare his works, sing his praises and have
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| − | a part in the vindication of his holy name.
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| − | QUESTIONS FOR STUDY
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| − | { 1. What provision has Jehovah made for the vindication of
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| − | his name?
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| − | q 2. What was here prophetically pictured by the tree that
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| − | was hewn down and destroyed? By leaving the stump
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| − | in the ground? By the new tree?
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| − | { 3-5. Show that Daniel 4:16 has been fulfilled.
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| − | 3 6,7. ILow does verse 17 emphasize the supreme purpose of
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| − | Jehovah? In view of the stutement set forth in this
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| − | verse, account for Satan’s so long exercising overlordship
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| − | of man.
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| − | { 8,9, With corroborative scriptures, make clear the identity
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| − | of the ‘‘lowest of men’’, here mentioned, and how the
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| − | Most High gives to him ‘‘the kingdom of men’’, Also
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| − | show how the Scriptures’ reveal the rule governing true
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| − | exaltation of Jehovuh’s creatures,
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| − | { 10,11. Why was it important that Daniel be able to inter-
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| − | pret this dream? Account for Daniecl’s being astonished
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| − | and troubled concerning the dream. What, in Daniel’s
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| − | words to Nebuchadnezzar, was evidence of divine guid-
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| − | ance? Apply Daniel’s words of verse 19.
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| − | § 12. Apply the words of Daniel (verse 22) which he used
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| − | to make known the identity of the ‘‘tree’’ and to inter-
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| − | pret the description thereof, Just what was pictured by
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| − | this tree?
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| − | fhe WATCHTOWER. 59
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| − | § 13. The decree declared in verse 23 applies to whom? With
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| − | scriptures, account for this tree’s being so long permitted
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| − | to stand.
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| − | § 14. Since Nebuchadnezzar recognized Daniel's God as ‘‘a
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| − | God of gods, and a Lord of kings’’, why was he now to
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| − | be dealt with as deseribed in verses 21,257 Point out the
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| − | application of the prophetic interpretation and decree here
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| − | recorded.
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| − | { 15,16. What is clearly the application of the prophetic state-
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| − | ment of verse 267
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| − | 4 17-22. Explain whether Nebuchadnezzar could have profited
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| − | by the counsel (verse 27) offered to him by Daniel. In-
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| − | stead, what did he do, and with what result? Tow does
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| − | this apply to those whom Nebuchadnezzar there represented
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| − | --~or pictured?
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| − | ¢ 23-26. What was pictured by the band of iron and copper
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| − | about the stump? How and when does the prophecy of
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| − | verse 34 have fulfilment? Referring to Daniel 4:1: Who
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| − | is here speaking, and when, and how?
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| − | © 27,28. When and how will Jehovah bring about recognition
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| − | of his supremacy as expressed in verse 30?
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| − | { 29,30. Describe fulfilment of verse 36, quoting other proph-
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| − | ecics finding fulfilment in the same events.
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| − | § 31,22. Identity the new ‘cedar tree’, What is said in
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| − | Ezekiel’s prophecy concerning this ‘‘ goodly ecdar’’? How
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| − | is the creation of the new tree uccomplished, and what
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| − | does it mean for the obedient ones of the human race?
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| − | { 33. When and how will the obedient of mankind be brought
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| − | into the new tree?
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| − | § 34, How has verse 37 already found a measure of fulfilment?
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| − | 7 35. Point out the important lessons which, in this prophecy,
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| − | Jehovah presents te those honestly desiring to know the
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| − | truth. Ifow will those respond who are favored with knowl-
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| − | edge of Jchovah and his purposes and with the privilege
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| − | of having some part in the vindication of his name?
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| − | JEHOVAR’S LAW COVENANT PROPHETIC
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| − | OR a long time there has been a general tendency
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| − | to think and speak of the writings of the Old
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| − | Testament, or Hebrew Scriptures, as being not
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| − | worthy of consideration by people living today. The
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| − | clergy have impresscd upon many the thought that
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| − | the Old Testament writings belong entirely to the
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| − | Jews.
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| − | Now, however, in the light of Jchovah’s ancient
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| − | prophecies that are being fulfilled before our eyes, the
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| − | records of God’s dealings with his chosen people of
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| − | old become very significant.
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| − | Did not the covenant made by God with the Jews
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| − | promise them life if they would keep it? It did. ‘‘Ye
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| − | shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments;
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| − | which if a man do, he shall live in them.’’ (Lev. 18: 5)
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| − | “‘For Moses deseribeth the righteousness which is of
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| − | the law, That the man which doeth those things shall
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| − | live by them.’’—~Rom. 10: 5.
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| − | Had the Jews kept the law of God perfectly, would
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| − | they have been granted everlasting life? Certainly;
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| − | beeause God had so promised, and he always keeps
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| − | his promises. (Isa. 46:11) If there was any doubt
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| − | in any mind, the words of Jesus make the matter
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| − | elear. ‘‘And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and
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| − | tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to in-
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| − | herit eternal life? He said unto him, What is written
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| − | in the law? how readest thou? And he answering
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| − | said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
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| − | heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength,
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| − | and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
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| − | And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right:
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| − | this do, and thou shalt live.’’—Luke 10; 25-28,
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| − | When Jesus came, did he keep the law perfectly?
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| − | He did; and that proves that the law could be kept
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| − | by a perfect man and that no one else could keep it.
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| − | As Paul states, he who would keep the law would be
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| − | righteous, and every righteous ereature is entitled to
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| − | lite. Therefore, had the Jews kept the law it would
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| − | have proved their rightcousness, which would entitle
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| − | ihem to life. The reason the Jews could not keep the
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| − | law was because of imperfection, the result of sin.
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| − | Sin entered the world by reason of Adam’s disobedi-
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| − | ence; and all, including the Jews, were born sinners,
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| − | (Rom. 5:12) No sinner has the right to life, (Rom.
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| − | 6: 23) The law therefore proved to the Jews and to
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| − | all men that if the human family is ever to reecive
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| − | the blessing of life, as promised by the Abrahamic
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| − | covenant, something must be done to remove the sin
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| − | or make atonement for sin. The basis for reconcilia-
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| − | vion must first be laid by the perfect sacrifice,
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| − | God, forcknowing the scheme of the Devil to bring
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| − | forth amongst men a crop of evolutionists who would
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| − | declare that men do not need a Redeemer, demonstrat-
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| − | ed the falsity and foolishness of that position by the
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| − | operation of the law covenant. No man can ever be
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| − | heard to truthfully say: ‘If I had an opportunit:;
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