What does the Bible present as the object of signing or sealing a document?

Answer

"Now, 0 king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed." Dan. 6: 8.
NOTE - That is, affix the signature of royalty, that it may have the proper authority, and thus be of
force. Anciently it was customary for kings to use a ring, containing their name, initials, or monogram, for
this purpose. Jezebel, the wife of Ahab, "wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal." i
Kings 21: 8. Of the decree issued under Ahasuerus for the slaying of all the Jews throughout the Persian
Empire, it is said that "in the name of King Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring."
Esther 3:12.

After He had prayed this remarkable prayer three times, what occurred?
4. After Daniel and his fellows had sought God earnest1y, how were the dream and its interpretation revealed to Daniel?
How had they done this?
What did they have in the law?
When the church had received help from the state to this extent, what more did she demand?
What were these martyrs represented as doing?
What does the Psalmist say about the dead praising God?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle