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.
