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AND AT THE END OF TEN DAYS THEIR COUNTENANCES APPEARED FAIRER -
Hebrew, “good;” that is, they appeared more beautiful and
healthful. The experiment was successful. There was no diminution of
beauty, o...
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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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AT THE END OF TEN DAYS THEIR COUNTENANCES APPEARED FAIRER.
At the end of the ten days they were fairer, more beautiful and
healthful than before. The experiment had been successful. It is not
needful...
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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 COUNTE...
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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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APPEARED FAIRER. — Thus was God beginning to assert His power among
the Babylonians. This change in the appearance of Daniel was the
effect of his free grace, not of the meat that came from the king’s...
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וּ מִ קְצָת֙ יָמִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה
נִרְאָ֤ה מַרְאֵיהֶם֙ טֹ֔וב וּ
בְרִיאֵ֖י בָּשָׂ֑ר מִן ־כָּל ־הַ...
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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 possibl...
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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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And at the end of ten days their (q) countenances appeared fairer and
fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the
king's meat.
(q) This bare feeding and that also of Moses,...
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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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Now this surprising event took place, — Daniel contracted neither
leanness nor debility from that mean food, but his face was as
shirting as if he had continued to feed most delicately; hence we
gathe...
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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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AND AT THE END OF TEN DAYS THEIR COUNTENANCES APPEARED FAIRER, AND
FATTER IN FLESH,.... At the time fixed for the trial of them, when
they came to be examined, they appeared to be of a better complexi...
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And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and
fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the
king's meat.
Ver. 15. _Their countenances appeared fairer._] T...
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_At the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer_, &c. The
poor pulse, seeds, and roots, nourished and strengthened Daniel and
his companions more than the rich food which the others ate fro...
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DANIEL FAITHFUL TO HIS RELIGIOUS CONVICTIONS...
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There be three things here to be observed.
1. The hand of God, in persuading Melzar to incline to Daniel's
request.
2. The goodness of God, to make good Daniel's words.
3. That the blessing of God...
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Daniel 1:15 end H7117 ten H6235 days H3117 features H4758 appeared
H7200 (H8738) better H2896 fatter H1277 flesh H1320 men H3206 ate H398
(H8802) portion H6598 kings H4428 delicacies H6598
their - Ex...
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‘So he took notice of what they said and put them to the test for
ten days. And at the end of ten days their faces appeared fresher, and
they were fatter in the flesh, than all the youths who ate of t...
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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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_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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2 Kings 4:42; Deuteronomy 28:1; Exodus 23:25; Haggai 1:6; Haggai 1:9;
Malachi 2:2; Mark 6:41; Mark 6:42; Matthew 4:4; Proverbs 10:22;...
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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 Isr...
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Fairer and fatter — The blessing of God upon homely fare, affords
often more health and strength, than more costly fare to them that eat
the fat, and drink the sweet....