DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:1 Daniel and the Three Friends at the Babylonian Court. The Hebrew exiles live faithfully to the Lord while serving in the court of Nebuchadnezzar and his successors, from 605 B.C. to the fall of Babylon (539) and into the early years of Persian rule. Their service brings ble... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:3 SOME of THE ROYAL FAMILY and NOBILITY were also exiled. Their exile fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy to King Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:1 and Isaiah 39:1, a century earlier. Hezekiah had shown the representatives of Babylon around his treasuries, hoping to win a political partner ag... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:5 Nebuchadnezzar forced the exiles into adopting Babylonian culture by depriving them of their religious and cultural identity and creating dependence on the royal court. They were given names linked with Babylonian deities in place of Israelite names linked with their God.... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:8 Daniel and his three friends kept their original names and RESOLVED not to DEFILE themselves with THE KING’S FOOD and drink (v. Daniel 1:8). They avoided the rich diet as a way of protecting themselves from being tempted by Babylonian culture. Their restricted diet continua... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:17 God also gave Daniel and his friends exceptional knowledge of Babylonian LITERATURE AND WISDOM. In addition, he gave Daniel the ability to understand ALL VISIONS AND DREAMS. God’s favor enabled Daniel and his friends to answer all of Nebuchadnezzar’s questions, so that he... [ Continue Reading ]
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:21 UNTIL THE FIRST YEAR OF KING CYRUS. That is, 539 B.C., when Cyrus conquered Babylon. God provided for Daniel throughout 70 years of exile. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]