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Daniel
Chapter 1
1 The captivity of Jehoiakim king of Judah.
4 The king chooseth certain young men of the Jews to learn his law.
5 They have the king’s ordinary appointed,
8 but they abstain from it.
In the [a]third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, came Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel unto Jerusalem and besieged it.
[a] Read 2 Kings 24:1 and Jer. 25:1.
2 Kings 24:1 – In his days came Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon up, and Jehoiakim became his servant
three years: afterward he turned, and rebelled against him.
Jeremiah 25:1 – The word that came to Jeremiah,
concerning all the people of Judah,
in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah,
that was in the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel:
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand with part of the vessels of the house of God, which he carried into the land of [b]Shinar, to the house of his god, and he brought the vessels into his god’s treasury.
[b] Which was a plain by Babylon,
where was the Temple of their great god,
and is here taken for Babylon.
3 And the King spake unto [c]Ashpenaz the master of his [d]Eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, of the [e]King’s seed, and of the princes:
[c]Who was as master of the wards.
[d] He calleth them Eunuchs whom the King
nourished and brought up to be rulers
of other countries afterward.
[e] His purpose was to keep them as hostages,
and that he might show himself victorious,
and also by their good entreaty and learning of his religion,
they might favor rather him than the Jews,
and so to be able to serve him as governors in their land:
moreover by this means the Jews might be better kept in subjection,
fearing otherwise to procure hurt to these noble men.
4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well [f]favored, and instruct in all wisdom, and well seen in knowledge, and able to utter knowledge, and such as were able to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might [g]teach the learning, and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
[f]The King required three things,
that they should be of noble birth,
that they should be witty and learned,
and that they should be of a strong and comely nature,
that they might do him better service:
this he did for his own commodity,
therefore it is not to praise his liberality:
yet in this he is worthy praise, that he esteemed learning,
and knew that it was a necessary means to govern by.
[g]That they might forget their own religion,
and country fashions to serve him the better to his purpose:
yet it is not to be thought that Daniel did learn any knowledge
that was not godly: in all points he refused
the abuse of things and superstition,
insomuch that he would not eat the meat
which the King appointed him,
but was content to learn the knowledge of natural things.
5 And the king appointed them provision every day of a [h]portion of the king’s meat, and of the wine, which he drank, so nourishing them [i]three years, that at the end thereof, they might stand [j]before the king.
[h]That by their good entertainment
they might learn to forget
the mediocrity of their own people.
[i] To the intent that in this time
they might both learn the manners of the Chaldeans,
and also their tongue.
[j]As well to serve at the table, as in other offices.
6 Now among these were certain of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
7 Unto whom the chief of the Eunuchs [k]gave other names: for he called Daniel, Belteshazzar, and Hananiah, Shadrach, and Mishael, Meshach, and Azariah, Abednego.
[k] That they might altogether forget their religion:
for the Jews gave their children names,
which might ever put them in remembrance
of some point of religion:
therefore this was a great tentation
and a sign of servitude, which they were not able to resist.
8 But Daniel had determined in his heart, that he would not [l]defile himself with the portion of the King’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he required the chief of the Eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
[l]Not that he thought any religion
to be in the meat or drink,
(for afterward he did eat)
but because the king should not entice him
by this sweet poison to forget his religion
and accustomed sobriety, and that in his meat and drink
he might daily remember of what people he was:
and Daniel bringeth this in to show how God
from the beginning assisted him with his Spirit,
and at length called him to be a Prophet.
9 (Now God had brought Daniel into favor, and tender love with the chief of the Eunuchs.)
10 And the chief of the Eunuchs said unto Daniel, [m]I fear my lord the King, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: therefore if he see your faces worse liking than the other children which are of your sort, then shall you make me lose mine head unto the King.
[m] He supposed they did this for their religion,
which was contrary to the Babylonians,
and therefore herein he representeth them,
which are of no religion:
for neither he would condemn theirs,
nor maintain his own.
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the chief of the Eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, [n]ten days, and let them give us [o]pulse to eat, and water to drink.
[n]Meaning, that within this space
he might have the trial,
and that no man should be able
to discern it: and thus he spake,
being moved by the Spirit of God.
[o] Not that it was a thing abominable
to eat dainty meats, and to drink wine,
as both before and after they did,
but if they should have hereby been won
to the King, and have refused their own religion,
that meat and drink had been accursed.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenances of the children that eat of the portion of the King’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
14 So he consented to them in this matter, an proved them ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days, their [p]countenances appeared fairer, and in [q]better liking than all the children’s, which did eat the portion of the King’s meat.
[p]This bare feeding and that also of Moses,
when he fled from the court of Egypt,
declareth that we must live in such sobriety
as God doth call us unto, seeing he will make it
more profitable unto us than all dainties:
for his blessing only sufficeth.
[q] Hebrew, fatter in flesh.
16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge, and understanding in all learning [r]and wisdom: also he gave Daniel understanding of all [s]visions and dreams.
[r] Meaning, in the liberal sciences,
and natural knowledge,
and not in the magical arts
which are forbidden,
[s]So that he only was a Prophet
and none of the others: for by dreams and visions
God appeared to his Prophets
18 Now when the time [t]was expired, that the King had appointed to bring them in, the chief of the Eunuchs brought them before Nebuchadnezzar.
[t] Of the three years above mentioned, verse 5.
19 And the King communed with them: and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
20 And in all matters of wisdom, and understanding that the King enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the enchanters and astrologians that were in all his realm.
21 And Daniel was unto [u]the first year of king Cyrus.
[u] That is, he was esteemed
in Babylon as a Prophet
so long as that commonwealth stood.
…I almost took the footnotes out, but figured it was better to leave them in. I know it makes for a little longer read, but I think it’s worth it, especially for those that don’t know the Bible that well. If the passage is an exceptionally long read I will either note it at the top, or break it into sections – depending on what I think is appropriate.
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