43

The Adoration of the Magi

By Clay Lane

Persian star-gazers hasten to Israel for the birth of a royal heir, but find that King Herod has had his fill of them.

44

David and Bathsheba

By Clay Lane

David’s scheme to steal another man’s wife succeeded, but he could not keep his secret from everyone.

45

Belshazzar’s Feast

By Clay Lane

Prince Belshazzar’s disrespectful behaviour left him facing the original ‘writing on the wall’.

46

Cain and Abel

By Clay Lane

Smarting for his outraged ‘rights’, Cain lost his reason — but not God’s pity and love.

47

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

By Clay Lane

The King who condemned him to the den of lions felt far worse about it than Daniel did.