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DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
September 25, 2022
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
• Daniel: A Man Of
• Prayer
• Purpose
• Prophecy
• Character
• Courage
• Consecration
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
— 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah,
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 And the Lord
delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the
temple of God.
These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the
treasure house of his god. 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials,
to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4 young men
without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well
informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace.
He was to
teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians.
5 The king assigned them a
daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table.
They were to be trained for three
years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service.
6 Among these were some
from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
7 The chief official gave them new
names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach;
and to Azariah, Abednego.
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.
• Daniel 1:1–8 (NIV)
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
God’s Justice Enacted As He Punishes His People—1:1-2
• Daniel 1:1-2 (NIV) 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim
king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to
Jerusalem and besieged it.
2 And the Lord delivered
Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of
the articles from the temple of God.
These he carried off to
the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure
house of his god.
• God Is Merciful -- He Is Also Just and Must Punish Sin
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
God’s Warning To His People--Future Captivity If They Did Not Turn To Him
• See: Isaiah 39:5-7
•Jeremiah 25:8-11 (NIV) 8 Therefore the LORD Almighty says this: "Because you have not
listened to my words, 9 I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon," declares the LORD, "and I will bring them against this
land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations.
I will completely destroy
them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin.
10 I will banish
from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, the sound
of millstones and the light of the lamp.
11 This whole country will become a desolate
wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
Why Did The Lord Allow Babylonian Captivity?
•They Didn’t Listen To God’s Prophets
•They Neglected God’s Word
•They Didn’t Even Care About God
• “The Lord Delivered Jehoiakim Into Nebuchadnezzar's Hand."
• Nebuchadnezzar Was A Tool Of Judgment In The Lord’s Hand
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
• God Would Use Babylon To Sicken And Repulse Israel By Her
Own Sin
• Proverbs 13:15 (NIV) 15 Good understanding wins favor, but the
way of the unfaithful is hard.
• Galatians 6:7 (NIV) 7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be
mocked.
A man reaps what he sows.
• They Sowed The Seed Of Their Idolatry -- They Reaped The
Powerlessness Of The Worship Of A Lifeless God
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
The Enemy Wants The Best Young People—1:3-4
• Daniel 1:3-4 (NIV) 3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court
officials, to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the
nobility-- 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing
aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand,
and qualified to serve in the king's palace.
He was to teach them the
language and literature of the Babylonians.
• Daniel Was Near 15 yrs.
When He Was Taken Into Captivity
• Babylon Worked With The Youth -- Gaining Strongholds On The
Cultural And Societal Changes That They Wanted To Install
DANIEL: RESOLVED TO BE RIGHT
This Takeover By Babylon Was Prophesied
• Isaiah 39:7 (NIV) 7 And some of your descendants, your own flesh
and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they
will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
• 2 Kings 20:18 (NIV) .
18 And some of your descendants, your own
flesh and blood, that will be born to you, will be taken away, and
They Will Become Eunuchs In The Palace Of The King Of Babylon."
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