And whoever falls not down and worships - The command in this verse seems to be tyrannical, and it is contrary to all our notions of freedom…

Shall be cast ...—This punishment was not uncommon among the Babylonians. One instance of it is mentioned by Jeremiah ([Reference …

We see how Nebuchadnezzar wished to establish among all the nations under his rule a religion in which there should be no mixture of foreign novelt…

And whoever does not fall down and worships
Who refuses to worship it, or wilfully neglects it; which would be inter…

The height of the image, about thirty yards, probably included a pedestal, and it was most likely covered only with plates of gold, not made of a s…