by Dr. Grant C. Richison
Daniel 1: 1 “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.”
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah,
Pharaoh Necho put Jehoiakim on the throne of Judah to succeed his brother, Jehoahaz. Jehoiakim and Jehoahaz were the sons […]
Daniel 1: 1 “In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.”
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar assaulted Jerusalem in about 605 B.C. He took the city and carried captives to Babylon. Daniel and his […]
Daniel 1: 2 “And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the articles of the house of God, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the articles into the treasure house of his god.”
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king […]
Daniel 1: “Then the king instructed Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, to bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles, 4 young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability […]
Daniel 1: 5 “And the king appointed for them a daily provision of the king’s delicacies and of the wine which he drank, and three years of training for them, so that at the end of that time they might serve before the king.” 6 Now from among those of the sons of Judah were […]
Daniel 1: 8 “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile […]
Daniel 1: 8 “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”
8 therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he […]
Daniel 1: 9 “Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. 10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking worse than the young men […]
Daniel 1: 11 “So Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 ‘Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance […]
Daniel 1:17 “As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 18 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in […]
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