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Study 1 From the Book of Daniel is: Daniel 1

   

1-     What were the motives which lay behind the resolve of Daniel and his three friends to avoid defilement? Cf. Lv. 3:17; 20:24-26. How did they set about achieving their aim? What Christian qualities did they display in their approach to authority? With what gifts did God reward them?

      2-     What light does the story throw upon what it means to be ‘in the world’ (Jn. 17:11), but not of the world’ (Jn. 17:16)?  Notice how firmness of conviction in youth laid the foundation for later steadfastness.

Notes

       1-     Verse 1. The year is probably 605 BC, and the reference is to a Babylonian foray immediately after their victory at Carchemish.

       2-     Verse 2. ‘Shinar’: an ancient name for Babylon.

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