Daniel was from the tribe of Judah, so he was a prince. He was taken into captivity in the first seige by Babylon around 606 B.C.
Not only is Daniel and his buddies' faith a great example to us, but this book is vital in order to understand Revelation and the New Testament!
Daniel 1
(v.4) King Nebuchadnezzar (Nebby) conquered Jerusalem and took the young and bright ones for his purposes. He wanted to train them in the Babylonian ways, and have them teach the other Jews their ways. Daniel and the others were upstanding and honorable.
(v.8) Daniel could have easily ate the King's food, but he desired to obey God more than to obey man. He put himself in great danger, but stuck to his faith. We can all learn from this! Daniel refused to compromise.
(v.9) Like Joseph before him, Daniel befriended the man in charge of the prison. Also like Joseph, Daniel was gifted by God to interpret dreams...we will see the significance of this later!
(v.12) Although God allowed man to eat meat in Gen 9:3, Daniel wanted to stick to the Levitical Law and eat vegetables. It also may have been that the meat that Nebby ate was laden with fat and grease.
(v.15) God proved to the man in charge of the prison that Daniel was wise...God's wisdom does that for us!
(v.17) God blessed Daniel and his friends, and they would not only teach us about God and faith, but they would eventually win over Nebby himself!
(v.20) God's wisdom is at least ten times greater than man's wisdom...I suspect it's way more than that!!!
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