whose name is changed. Joseph’s name was changed as an example (Genesis 41:45). The king of Egypt changed the name of Eliakim to Jehoiakim (2 Chronicles 36:4). Nebuchadnezzar changed Mattaniah to Zedekiah (2 Kings 24:17) when he made Zedekiah the vassal king of Judah. Today the woman changes her name to the husband when married which shows his authority over her. • The piety in the names. The new names of Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were related to the heathen deities just as the
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