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The Book of Daniel Chapter 1 Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. Copyright © 1984-2001 by Richard Wayne Fry, Overseer Published by POLITIC. Printed in the United States Of America. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or database, or translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, photocopying, recording, manual, or otherwise, or disclosed to third parties without the express written consent of the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Making copies of any part of this publication for any purpose other than your own personal use is a violation of United States copyright laws.
Verse 1 Jehoiakim was an evil king who ruled 11 years beginning in 609 B.C. After ruling 3 years, Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem and made Jehoiachin a vassal for 8 years before finally killing Jehoiakim.
SHINAR: Also Babylonish (Joshua 7:21) According to biblical tradition, the land of Nimrod, including Babel, Erech, Accad, and “Calneh”. The House Of His God: His god was known as Bel, also known as Marduk, the chief god of the Babylonian pantheon. Bel had the head and neck of a serpent,
the body of a lion and the hind feet were eagle's talons. Obviously man was not
made in his image. Verse 3 Ashpenaz: Lit., “nose of a horse” Because Aspenaz was the chief or prince of the eunuchs, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah were all castrated. This is made clear in this verse, as well as in verse 4 (see note), in Isaiah 39:7 and in Josephus, page 222. The King's Seed: The King was Zedekiah Verse 4 No Blemish: No blemish of body.
Well Favored: Beautifully formed and featured.
Skillful In All Wisdom: Disciplined by the application of wisdom.
Gifted In Knowledge: Knowledgeable in many key areas.
Understanding Science: Actually they did not understand science yet. They simply had an aptitude for science making it easier for them to learn science.
Such As Had Ability In Them To Stand In The King's Palace: A Eunuch;Guards in bedchambers of females
eunuch was ideally suited to stand guard in the bedchambers of females. Because
Daniel, Hanahiah, Mishael and Azariah had been castrated, they were used to
“stand guard” in the king's palace. Verse 5 Appointed: Assigned Verse 6 Daniel:
Hananiah:
Mishael:
Azariah:
Verse 7 Unto Whom The Prince Of The Eunuchs Gave Names: The brain washing begins. They were not given just any name, they were given a Babylonian counterpart to their Hebrew names.
Verse 8 The Portion Of The King's Food: The king's food included unclean beasts and beasts previously
sacrificed to the gods of Babylon.
Verse 9 God Brought Daniel Into Favor: The impact which we think we make for ourselves we must acknowledge to be God's gift. We must give God the glory for it. Verse 12 Ten Days: Ten is the number of testing and trial in scripture. Genesis 31:7; Numbers 14:22; Nehemiah 4:12; Job 19:3 to note a few.
Pulse: The word zeriom denotes all leguminous
plants, which are not reaped, but pulled or plucked. Verse 17 God Gave Them Knowledge And Skill: Although they applied
themselves most diligently to learning, and doubtless their tutors, finding them
of uncommon capacity, took a great deal of pains with them, but, in the end, all
of their achievements are ascribed to God only. It was God who gave them, “...knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights.”
There are two reasons that spring to mind with regard to the
favor God show these four young men:
Verse 21 Daniel Continued: Daniel lived to see the return of his people from Babylonian captivity, though he did not die then. |
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