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THEN LET OUR COUNTENANCES BE LOOKED UPON - One of the “objects” to
be secured by this whole trial was to promote their personal beauty,
and their healthful appearance Daniel 1:4, and Daniel was willin...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. DANIEL IN BABYLON, NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM, AND HISTORICAL EVENTS
CHAPTER 1 Daniel and His Companions in Babylon
_ 1. The introduction (Daniel 1:1)_
2. The king's comman...
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DANIEL 1. DANIEL AT THE COURT OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR. This introductory
chapter describes the circumstances which brought Daniel to Babylon,
introduced him into the Court, and gained him favour with the ki...
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LET OUR COUNTENANCE BE LOOKED UPON BEFORE THEE.
One great object was to promote beauty. Only fair and unblemished
youths had been selected, and it was desired to develop handsome men.
"In all uncivili...
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_of the_ YOUTHS THAT EAT _the king's_ DELICACIES] as Daniel 1:5_;
Daniel 1:8_....
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From the answer given by the chief of the eunuchs, Daniel gathers that
he does not view his request unfavourably, though he declines the
responsibility of acceding to it himself. He therefore applies...
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The loyalty to their faith shewn by the four Jewish youths....
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II. PERSEVERANCE ACTUATED
TEXT: Daniel 1:8-16
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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with
the king's dainties, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he
requested...
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Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the
countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's
meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
THEN LET OUR COUNTEN...
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INTRODUCTORY. THE ABSTINENCE OF DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS FROM UNCLEAN
FOOD
Daniel is introduced as one of a band of Jews taken captive to Babylon
by Nebuchadnezzar in the third year of Jehoiakim (Daniel...
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THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD
DANIEL
_ROBERT BRYCE_
ABOUT THIS BOOK
The events in the first chapter of this book happened about 605 years
before Christ was born. God had told the *Jews that they...
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וְ יֵרָא֤וּ לְ פָנֶ֨יךָ֙ מַרְאֵ֔ינוּ
וּ מַרְא
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THE PRELUDE
"His loyalty he kept, his faith, his love."-MILTON
THE first chapter of the Book of Daniel serves as a beautiful
introduction to the whole, and strikes the keynote of faithfulness to
the...
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MORAL COURAGE REWARDED
Daniel 1:1-21
These young men of noble Jewish families were brought to Babylon to
receive education for the civil service. Their names were altered to
break, so far as possible...
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During the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel came into favor and power.
The king seems to have been impressed by the people he had conquered.
He desired that some of the choicest of their young men be in...
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Mark the grace and watchful eye of the Lord in this instance over his
people, or we shall lose the chief beauty of the history. Surely,
nothing but grace could have prompted young men, like Daniel and...
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Chapter 1 sets before us the royalty of Judah, formerly established by
God over His people in the person of David, falling under the power of
Nebuchadnezzar; and the king, Jehovah's anointed, given up...
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THEN LET OUR COUNTENANCES BE LOOKED UPON BEFORE THEE,.... And be
thoroughly examined, whether any alteration is made therein for the
worse:
AND THE COUNTENANCE OF THE CHILDREN THAT EAT OF THE PORTION...
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Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the
countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's
meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
Ver. 13. _Then let our...
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DANIEL FAITHFUL TO HIS RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS...
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Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, in a careful
examination of their physical condition, AND THE COUNTENANCE OF THE
CHILDREN THAT EAT OF THE PORTION OF THE KING'S MEAT, making a
com...
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By these words Daniel secures Melzar against fear and danger, only by
ten days trial; which was a fair and reasonable proffer. Thus the
servants of God must carefully do, when they have good offices d...
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Daniel 1:13 appearance H4758 examined H7200 (H8735) before H6440
appearance H4758 men H3206 eat H398 (H8802) portion...
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‘The Daniel said to the steward whom the prince of the chief
officers had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah
“Put your servants to the test, I pray you, for ten days, and let
them gi...
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Daniel 1:1
I. We see here how national sins are ever followed by Divine
retribution.
II. We see here most admirably illustrated the duty of adhering in all
circumstances to that course of conduct wh...
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Daniel 1:1. _In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah
came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it._
Sin always brings its punishment. King Jehoiakim did evil...
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CONTENTS: Personal history of Daniel. Reason for appearance of Daniel
and his friends before Nebuchadnezzar.
CHARACTERS: Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, Hananiah, Judah, Mishael, Azariah,
Ashpenaz, Cyrus, Je...
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Daniel 1:1. _In the third year of Jehoiakim Nebuchadnezzar besieged
Jerusalem._ Some think that Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiakim the third
year, but that while on his way to Babylon he made submission, a...
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:1 Daniel and the Three Friends at the
Babylonian Court. The Hebrew exiles live faithfully to the Lord while
serving in the court of Nebuchadnezzar and his successors, from 605...
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 1:8 Daniel and his three friends kept their
original names and RESOLVED not to DEFILE themselves with THE KING’S
FOOD and drink (v....
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_HOMILETICS_
SECT. IV.—THE TRIAL (_Chap_. Daniel 1:11).
God works by means, and in doing so deals with men’s minds as well
as their bodies. Daniel was delivered out of his difficulty in regard
to the...
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EXPOSITION
DANIEL 1:1-27
OCCASION OF DANIEL BEING IN BABYLON.
DANIEL 1:1
IN THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REIGN OF JEHOIAKIM KING OF JUDAH. After the
defeat and death of Josiah, the people of the land put...
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There are men who spend their lifetimes seeking to prove that the
Bible is not all that it purports to be. Their whole premise for their
doctorates are trying to take some aspect of the Bible and show...
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DANIEL, THE SEER
Daniel 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
As we enter the study of Daniel, the Seer, it is well to note the
conditions under which Daniel was found in the city of Babylon. The
captivity of Isra...