DANIEL’S TRAINING IN BABYLON - Bible Activities

1 STORY GUIDE daniel 1. D A N I E L' S T R A I N I N G I N B A B Y L O N. Old Testament Lesson #171. The young man daniel was among the first POINTS TO CONSIDER: It might be helpful to study the OT story about captives of the house of Judah to be deported to Nebuchadnezzar's Image in daniel 2. BABYLON . Nebuchadnezzar, king of BABYLON , had come to Jerusalem and besieged it. He took the daniel is presumed to have been about 17 years old vessels of the house of God to put into his treasury. when he was taken into BABYLON . This would indicate He also ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his officials, the time of his birth would have been during Josiah's to bring in some of the sons of Israel.

2 These young reformation (2 Chron. 34:8, 29-33). This would have men were to be good-looking, intelligent, and possess been a good foundation for daniel in preparation for understanding so they could be taught the literature the work before him in BABYLON . and language of the Chaldeans. The king gave the young men new names and wanted them to honor his These young men were pressured to be more like the god, Bel. Nebuchadnezzar provided royal food and Babylonians but chose to obey God rather than men. wine for them. At the end of three years ( ), these young men were to enter into the king's personal ANSWER KEY: service. daniel , trained, But daniel had made up his mind to not defile table, God, defile, himself with the king's choice food and drink.

3 He ten, nourished, asked permission from Ashpenaz that he and his better, No companions be given vegetables to eat and water to drink, and at the end of ten days, compare them to the 1 2 3. youths eating the king's choice food. 4. And at the end of ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food ( daniel 1:15-16). So the guard took 5. away the king's choice food, and they were allowed to 6. eat what they'd requested. 7 8. God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and 9. learning ( ). At the end of the time specified, the commander of the officials presented them to King Nebuchadnezzar.

4 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to daniel , Hananiah, NO: choice food, fear, wine, wrong Mishael and Azariah (v. 19). So they entered the YES: right, water, vegetables, God's law king's personal service. But daniel resolved not to defile himself. Upon entering his service, these men were found to be ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his realm. 2005 CRI Box 36269 Canton, Ohio 44735 330 493-7884