Lux Domini
Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

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Interpretation

To forbid prayer for thirty days, is, for so long, to rob God of all the tribute he has from man, and to rob man of all the comfort he has in God. Does not every man's heart direct him, when in want or distress, to call upon God?

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This thought runs through Daniel 6:6-9.

Glossary

Darius Person
The holder or supporter, the name of several Persian kings. (1. ) Darius the Mede ( Dan. 11:1 ), “the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes” (9:1).