What do you do when your life is turned upside down because of the choices of other people? After a succession of Judean kings who did evil in the sight of the Lord, God sent the people of Judah into exile as punishment for its continued covenant unfaithfulness (2 Chronicles 36). But not everyone who got carried off did evil in the sight of the Lord. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were faithful young men who had to grapple with the question of honoring God in a culture that doesn't acknowledge Him, while personally dealing with the loss of their loved ones and their homeland.
