... be the best gift anybody ever gave me." So I got into the manger, and then Jesus looked at me and he told me I could stay with him, for always." As little Misha finished his story, his eyes brimmed full of tears that splashed down his little cheeks. Putting his hand over his face, his head dropped to the table and his shoulders shook as he ... , P.O. Box 8, Platteville, CO, 80651; 970-785-2990), December 2000 2. Dan & Barb Stephens, Fort Collins, Colorado 3. King Duncan, Collected Sermons, www.Sermons.com
... the middle of Belteshazzar, making shar “king” less likely. Therefore, it seems more plausible that Belteshazzar exhibits a popular etymology—people thought it had the divine name “Bel” in it. The name Meshach might have the element Misha in it, which is another form of Mithras, a Persian deity (Collins, Daniel, p. 141). If so, this might indicate a Persian date for the first half of the book, or at least for chapter 1. 1:8 Smith-Christopher supports an idea that was suggested (though rejected) by ...
