The Book Of Daniel

The Book of Daniel speaks about the Persians only in the fifth chapter. The passage begins with writing appearing on the wall of a party that is undecipherable for any of the King of Babylon’s men. In an attempt to decipher it he brings in Daniel who says that the written foretells the coming end of Babylon at the hands of Persia and Media. Though no one specific was mentioned in this message it is clear that Persia and Media are portrayed as strong, as they would need to be if they were to conquer Babylon. The inclusion of Media is interesting in this case as it was the spearhead of the conquering alliance, which in turn would be conquered by Persia. When a Persian ruler is mentioned he is called Darius the Mede. Some believe this may be the Darius who succeeded Bardiyas; while others believe that Darius is a stand in name for the king. Regardless this Darius is depicted as merciful and fearing of the G-d of Daniel as he fasts and signs a letter with the King’s seal that Daniel may not die in the lion’s pit. After Daniel is saved from the pit Darius goes on to punish those who slandered Daniel by placing them and their families into the lions pit and issues a proclamation that praises the G-d of Daniel and that the reign of that G-d is eternal. This book continues the tradition that Persian kings were kind to the Jews and would intercede on their behalf, similar to Cyrus. Though like Ahasuerus, Darius the Mede was unaware of the slander presented to the

Daniel's story was the story of a young man who based his life's principles and convention on the Word of God. He was brought in, as a slave in a very harsh environment. So, when it was time to eat the evil meal of the king, he and his friends refused. He has purposed in his heart through determination and knowledge of the Word of God, that he, "Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king" Daniel 1:8 (NLT). Daniel should serve as an inspiration to every believer in this day and age. To be like this Bible character, you have to have a strong conviction that God is

“8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. 9 Now God had caused the official to show favor and compassion to Daniel, 10 but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[c] food and drink. Why should he see people looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”” (Daniel 1:8-10)

Some other biblical characters that Daniel was known to associate with were his three friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah well known as Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were famous for being thrown into the fiery furnace for their faith. He associated with King Nebuchadnezzar, Darius the “Mede”, Cyrus founder of the Persian Empire, and Jehoiakim King of Judah, the “vassal of Babylon.”

Daniel and his friends Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego honor God by not eating the Kings food of choices and wine. But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice of food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself (Daniel 1: 8, NASB). However, Daniels was in God’s favor so the Commander them vegetables and water for the next ten days. Please test our servant for the ten days, and let us be given some vegetables to eat and water to drink (Daniel 1: 12, NASB). He honor God and King by not defiling himself and his belief. He stood only for His God and Not

Daniel received also a Babylonian’s name so he was called Belteshazzar (or Belshazzar) that possibly means “Bel, protect his life.” Daniel’s character was tested when he decided not to eat the king’s food and proposed to the commander of the officials to eat something different to see they would be healthier and better looking than the ones eating from the king’s chosen food. After a week eating vegetables, Daniel was healthier and better looking than the other youth. By choosing not to eat the food from the king’s table Daniel was being obedient to God’s word because the food chosen by the king was dedicated to the Babylonian’s gods, probably were from unclean animals and the blood was not taken out. Daniel received the name Belteshazzar because of the Babylonian’s gods either Marduk, or Nebo conceivably to incorporate the culture of the Babylonians and their pagan’s gods.

The book of Daniel chronicles the rise and fall of Babylon and the rise of 2 rulers in Persia. As a young man, Daniel is called up to serve the King of Babylon. He interprets his dreams and advises him. He watches the king's descent to madness. Daniel serves Nebuchadnezzar until his death. He doesn’t serve Nebuchadnezzar’s

First, Daniel understood that due to Israel’s violation of God’s law, He set the length of captivity in accordance to the Sabbath year of rest for the land (Lev. 25:1-7). “According to 2 Chr 36:21 the Jews had been removed from the land so that it might rest for 70 years, this is evident that the regulation governing the Sabbath year had been violated for 490 years altogether. Which calculates to a total of 70 years owed the land” . Many scholars believe that the

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Then the king commanded his palace master Ashpenaz to bring in some Israelites of the royal family and of nobility, young men without physical defect and handsome, versed in every branch of wisdom, endowed with knowledge and insight, and competent to serve in the king’s palace. They were to be educated for three years, so that at the end of that time they could be put in the king’s court. Among them were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, from the tribe of Judah. The palace master gave them different names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach , and Azariah he called Abednego. To these four young men God gave knowledge and skill in every aspect of literature and wisdom; Daniel also had insight into all visions and dreams.

Daniel’s first accomplishment is denying sharing the king’s food. Feeling he would defile his body if he ate the king’s food or drank his wine, he was permitted to drink water and eat vegetables. Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s first dream of a statue made of four metals (Dan 2:1-49). When Daniel was finished, King Nebuchadnezzar fell down before him and said, "Of a truth ... your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets" (Dan 2:46, 47). He then interpreted a second dream of Nebuchadnezzar, (Dan 4:8-27) about a great tree, which was a sign of the king becoming insane. The fulfillment of this dream is what converted the king to worship God. He was called upon to explain the handwriting on the wall that disturbed the feast of Belshazzar (Dan 5:10-28). This foretold the end of the Babylonian empire and the coming of the Medes. For his service, he was awarded a purple robe and appointed as one of three governors over the kingdom (Dan 6:1-2). While in the service of the new king Darius, he was thrown into the lions den for praying to any god except Darius (Dan 6:10-23). Daniel was delivered from the lions den and Darius made a proclamation for all to magnify Daniel’s God. He prospered in the reign of Darius. He had a series of prophetic visions, which opened up the prospect of a

In the beginning of the book, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon goes to Jerusalem to overtake the city (1:1). Nebuchadnezzar has some of the children of Israel, along with the Nobles brought to him to select the best ones to work for him. Only the best looking and most intelligent young men were chosen. Daniel and his three friends were chosen to be trained for three years and were appointed a daily provision of the king’s food and wine. But Daniel did not want to defile himself with the king’s provisions (1:8). Daniel, wanting to remain faithful to God, proposed a test to the chief of the eunuchs to let himself, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah be on a diet of vegetables and water for

Daniel the servant of the living god was cast into a den of lions. A stone was laid over the mouth of the pit, and then the king ordered to close it. No one can change his purpose. But that night, it was a very long night for Darius the king, for he cannot eat well, sleep well and hardly to listen to the music. The second day, he got up very early in the morning. He went to the den of the lions and with a very sorrowful voice cried. He asked toward to the den if he was alive. He did not know if he can live under mouths of

Daniel then stepped up to make an attempt at the interpritation. He successfully interprited it which then had Nebuchadnezzar promote him to a main advisor. (Daniel 2:47) Later, Nebuchadnezzar created a gold statue of himself. People of the empire were ordered to bow down to this statue when the music played. People who failed to complete this task were killed by Nebuchadnezzar. The most known case of this was of Daniel’s friends Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego. They were thrown into a boiling furnace when they decided against bowing down. Surprisingly, these three men came back out alive. Nebuchadnezzar is quoted for saying this quote in the bible, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God. Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way” (Daniel 3:28–29).241In Daniel Chapter Four, Nebuchadnezzar was supposdly given another

There had been episodes like this before. Of course there had. This was not anything new to Daniel. Except to this, there had been an element that up until now he had not had the capacity to analyze the events of the evening in order to place it. The element had been just how barbaric not only his father had been, but how barbaric all of his sickening attackers at school had been, and no doubt continue to be. How unforgiving he had been. The punishment had been made worse by his father finding his self inflicted wounds as he beat Daniel mercilessly. Much worse. "They 're just trying to help me, make me a better person, correct me...", Daniel told himself in his lonely, empty mind. He had nothing left. His entire life revolved around school and his home life. School. Unbearable. Home. Unbearable.