Daniel
“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine that he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” Daniel 1:8 Did it ever occur to you, my youthful reader, what it means to be as wise as a serpent, and to be as harmless as a dove? What the significance of such conduct is in the midst of an evil world? What is implied to be such when one is thrown as sheep amongst...