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74 The Magi And Christ’s Birthin The Days of The King of Babylon? The King discoveredthat Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah(who stood before him) were extremely wise. “And inall matters of wisdom and understanding, that the kingenquired [vetted, tested] of them, he found them tentimes better than all the magicians and astrologers thatwere in all his realm” (Daniel 1:20).What did Nebuchadnezzar think about these Astrologersand Magicians? The King asked if these mencould disclose the meaning of his dream. But, theycouldn’t do it. So, Daniel took charge, “ThereforeDaniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had ordainedto destroy the wise men of Babylon; bring me in beforethe king and I will show to the king the interpretation”(Daniel 2:24). The King was going to put hisadvisers to death, but Daniel interpreted the dreamand saved their lives. Then, Daniel and his friendswere put in charge of the affairs of The Province ofBabylon, “Then Daniel requested of the king and heset Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, over the affairsof the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gateof the king” (Daniel 2:49). The Gate was The Place ofJudgment for the citizens of Babylon. This is reminiscentof the incident with Joseph and The Pharaoh ofEgypt.What have you learned so far? Just as at The Towerof Babel, there was a contest between The Wise Men,The Astrologers, The Magicians and God’s Prophets(Joseph with Pharaoh). In The New Babylon, the samesystem existed. The King’s Counsel (cabinet) was composedof both false prophets and The True Prophets