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Under Pressure: The Life of Daniel
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During the third year of King Jehoiakim’s reign in Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. The Lord gave him victory over King Jehoiakim of Judah and permitted him to take some of the sacred objects from the Temple of God. So Nebuchadnezzar took them back to the land of Babylonia and placed them in the treasure-house of his god.
Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring to the palace some of the young men of Judah’s royal family and other noble families, who had been brought to Babylon as captives. “Select only strong, healthy, and good-looking young men,” he said. “Make sure they are well versed in every branch of learning, are gifted with knowledge and good judgment, and are suited to serve in the royal palace. Train these young men in the language and literature of Babylon.” The king assigned them a daily ration of food and wine from his own kitchens. They were to be trained for three years, and then they would enter the royal service. —Daniel 1:1-6 NLT
If we’re not being intentionally formed by Jesus himself, then it’s highly likely we are being unintentionally formed by someone or something else. —John Mark Comer
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah. The chief of staff renamed them with these Babylonian names:
Daniel was called Belteshazzar.
Hananiah was called Shadrach.
Mishael was called Meshach.
Azariah was called Abednego. —Daniel 1:6-7
will always try to confuse our
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself —Daniel 1:8 NKJV
Purpose in your heart
1. Daniel knew
2. Daniel knew
Choose today whom you will serve…But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.” —Joshua 24:15 NLT
Pressure reveals your
At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young me who had been eating the food assigned by the king. —Daniel 1:15 NLT
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