1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. —Daniel 1:1-4

Daniel was taken captive in

and was approximately

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Daniel would remain in Babylon for the rest of his life…about

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The Book Daniel tells of the

that confronted Daniel as he interacted with the culture shift.

The Book of Daniel tells of

revealed to Daniel as he interacted with the culture shift.

The culture shift Daniel experienced would last the remainder of his life but because he

a godly way it led to a

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4 “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.” —Jeremiah 29:4-7
The primary theme of the Book of Daniel is the

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Living the Word Application: Culture Shift…

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by God’s

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When we begin to deal with culture shift we can become beleaguered by:

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