7-10-24 Lesson 2 Daniel 1-3-7

The first chapter of Daniel is a beautifully written, brief and concise description of Babylonian captivity. How difficult would it be to live in a culture that had been conquered and taken away into a culture that was pagan. How difficult would it be to be brought into a new culture and re-educated for the culture? This is basically what had happened and as you will see, men are selected to serve the king, learn their language, and be instructed to learn the culture. In our day we would call them re-education camps. Daniel and in Friends didn’t respond in a negative way but they also would not defile themselves against God. The Lord honored their commitment to Him and He protected them when they faced tremendous difficulties. God used Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azeriah in the kingdom of Babylon. Though they were carried off into a foreign land they honored God and God blessed them and protected them.