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Bold text Daniel chapter 1 MY NOTES

Daniel ch1:1-21

In this chapter Daniel was among other men chosen from Judah to be trained for three years to enter the royal service. Daniel is supposed to be fed on King Nebuchadnezzar's food and wine but Daniel is determined to follow God. He asks for him and his friends (Hananiah, Mishael nad Azariah) to be fed only on vegetables and water for ten days. This is done and Daniel and co are much healthier and stronger than the others on The king's food and wine. God gives Daniel and his friends wisdom and his gives Daniel the ability to interpret dreams. The King sees that Daniel and his friends are healthier, wiser and stronger than the others so they are chosen. Daniel learns a lot about his new culture but remains faithful to God. - I apologise for the crudeness of this paragraph but you get the jist of the chapter and the story.

Here are some of my notes on this chapter. I will endeavour to add some more when I can.

- Daniel had made up his mind to be faithful to God even before the King's temptation. This suggests that if we make the decision to be faithful to God's law BEFORE we get tempted it will help us deny the temptation and continue to be faithful to God.

- Daniel and his friends tried a diet different to others. The others were following the King while Daniel was following God. His choice about food may have seemed strange and the King's offer was the east one just as our choice to follow God may seem strange to others as to follow our own ways is easier.

- Daniel learned all he could about his new culture but still remained faithful to God. This shows that we can still be part of our culture BUT have God as the first thing in our lives. Many christians believe that if you accept God in your life you must rubbish everything in our modern culture but if we keep God as the centre of that then he will show you which things to accept and which things not to.

- Daniel and his friends were healthier and stronger on their diet than those on the king's. This shows that if we accept and follow God we will be stronger than those who follow man.