ch.1:5-16 There are two ways to see the situation here. 1. The Jews are already God's chosen religious people. 2. Those who are Christians today may not have grown from a religious back ground. Even so, the people of both categories are the same. They are religious and will come to a certain standard.
The Hebrew Daniel and three boys were followers of a Mosaic standard. I want you to see that the Babylonian world standard people wanted to squeeze them into their mold. The bottom line was slavery.
They would speak and do all they were told. They were trained to think and act just like the king ordered.
Even the eating of their diet of food. We don't know just what they were thinking, but they were going to be faithful to Yahweh.
We the Christians who live by righteous standards, face more and more conflict with the world because we like Daniel and co. belong to Jesus Christ and live by righteous standards. Babylonians will not live by Daniel's God. The time for change is where ethics just get in the way for those who don't think they answer to God one day. I am not militant, I pray for my leaders and God does the rest.
In Daniel, in v. 5 we have Daniel living in favor with the authority over food diet. He wants to show that God's way is better and gets the chance. Look what he is doing from Paul's point of view. 1Cor.10:20-21. the cup of drink and table of devils. He is also showing that there is a proper way of obeying God without offense. In our time many don't care about who they offend. Still we righteous don't try to offend.
This starts us in another direction.
How to deal with the world. By not giving offenses. We are peace giving and loving Christians. Those who live by grace only, care not for instructions of the word, They can live anyway they please and go to heaven.
Daniel was of another Spirit. The people of Babylon saw this. Daniel was a end-time over comer.
The book of Daniel was sealed up for the time of the end, yet he was also the example. ( a Prophet).
In these 12 chapters we'll be unsealing this book. each chapter will have a conclusion.
Back to the dealing with the world.
Ex. 3:21 While in Egypt, God gave the people favor with the Egyptians. God even blessed the houses of the mid-wives. Note that with Abraham , God closed the wombs of the people who wouldn't help him. He was protecting his half sister--wife Sarah. Yahweh was serious about seed of Abraham. Out of him God would bless the nations.
A similar thing with Isaac Gen. 26:25-24 God did it again.
Ps. 106:45--48 God made the people pity Israel.
Here's faith--- Prov. 16:7 when one's ways please the Lord he makes enemies be at peace with them.
Back to Gen. 26:24-25. Here is a big picture of this principle.
The enemies steal the wells of Isaac. He sees they hate him. They are aware that God could deal with them
They make peace with Isaac. They celebrate with a big feast after a covenant of peace between them.
God blesses with a well of water.
It is all about faith in God. It is all about pleasing him and abiding in his word of truth.
Jesus said--man does not live by bread alone (even pulse) but by every word from God's bible. We shall drink from the wells of salvation to Isa. 12:3.
Did you see what was in ch. 1: of Daniel? a supernatural experience. The pulse and water was greater
than the king's food. key---Daniel prayed to his God. The three boys also. They obeyed God also.
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