- exercise dominion:
- "For² this² causeª¹¹ the kingª was angryª° and veryª furious,ª° and commandedª° to destroyª° allª the wiseª [men] of Babylon.ª ... And the decreeª went forthª° that the wiseª [men] should be slain;ª° and they soughtª° Danielª and his fellowsª to be slain.ª°" {Dan 2:12-13} + "Thou,ª O king,ª [art] a kingª of kings:ª for¹ the Godª of heavenª hath givenª° thee a kingdom,ª power,ª and strength,ª and glory.ª ... Forasmuch asªª¹ thou sawestª° that¹ the stoneª was cut outª° of the mountainª¹ withoutª¹ hands,ª and that it brake in piecesª° the iron,ª the brass,ª the clay,ª the silver,ª and the gold;ª the greatª Godª hath made knownª° to the kingª whatª¹ shall come to passª° hereafter:ªª and the dreamª [is] certain,ª and the interpretationª thereof sure.ª°" {Dan 2:37-45} + "Then Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª sentª° to gather togetherª° the princes,ª the governors,ª and the captains,ª the judges,ª the treasurers,ª the counsellors,ª the sheriffs,ª and allª the rulersª of the provinces,ª to comeª° to the dedicationª of the imageª which¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª had set up.ª° ... Thereforeªª¹ at that time,ª whenª allª the peopleª heardª° the soundª of the cornet,ª flute,ª harp,ª° sackbut,ª psaltery,ª and allª kindsª of musick,ª allª the people,ª the nations,ª and the languages,ª fell downª° [and] worshippedª° the goldenª imageª that¹ Nebuchadnezzarª the kingª had set up.ª°" {Dan 3:2-7} + "Nowª ifª ye beª readyª that¹ at what¹ timeª ye hearª° the soundª of the cornet,ª flute,ª harp,ª° sackbut,ª psaltery,ª and dulcimer,ª and allª kindsª of musick,ª ye fall downª° and worshipª° the imageª which¹ I have made;ª° [well]: but ifª ye worshipª° not,ª ye shall be castª° the same hourª into the midstª of a burningª° fieryª furnace;ª and whoª [is] that¹ Godª that¹ shall deliverª° you out ofª my hands?ª" {Dan 3:15} + "Thenª was Nebuchadnezzarª fullª° of fury,ª and the formª of his visageª was changedª° againstª Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego:ª [therefore] he spake,ª° and commandedª° that they should heatª° the furnaceª oneª seven timesª moreª thanª it was wontª° to be heated.ª° ... Thereforeªª¹ becauseª²¹ the king'sª commandmentª was urgent,ª° and the furnaceª exceeding²¹ hot,ª° the flameª of¹ the fireª slewª° thoseª menª² that¹ took upª° Shadrach,ª Meshach,ª and Abednego.ª" {Dan 3:19-22} + "And forª the majestyª that¹ he gaveª° him, allª people,ª nations,ª and languages,ª trembledªª° and fearedª° beforeª¹ him:² whom¹ he wouldªª°° he slew;ªª°° and whom¹ he wouldªª°° he kept alive;ªª°° and whom¹ he wouldªª°° he set up;ªª°° and whom¹ he wouldªª°° he put down.ªª°°" {Dan 5:19}
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