Chapter 1 Outline

 

Chapter 

1. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
1. King Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem during the 3rd year of Jehoiakim king of Judah
1. NOTE: Jehoiakim was 18th King of Judah from 609 to 598 BC sp the 3rd year of his reign would be 606 BC?
2. The Lord delivered Jehoiakim and some of the articles from the temple of God up to King Nebuchadnezzar. who took them to the treasure house of his god in Babylonia
3. King Nebuchadnessar ordered some of the Israelites to be brought into the king's service.
1. ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of court officials to bring them
1. Description:
1. young men with no physical defects
2. handsome
3. showing aptitude for learning
4. well informed
5. quick to understand
6. qualified to service in king's palace
2. He was to teach
1. the language 
2. the literature of the Babylonians
2. King Nebuchadnezzar assigned them daily food & wine from the king's table
3. Trained for 3 years and then enter king's service
4. Chosen included some from Judah - and given new names
1. Daniel - Belteshazzar
2. Hananiah - Shadrach
3. Mishael - Meshach
4. Azariah - Abendnego
2. Daniel
1. resolved not to defile himself w royal food & wine
1. asked chief official for permission not to partake
2. God caused official to show favor & compassion to Daniel
1. official told Daniel he was afraid of king who ordered the food & drink and would see them looking worse then the others.
3. Daniel proposed a test
1. 10 days  of vegetables and water
2. then compare appearance to others
4. At end of 10 days looked healthier & better nourished so guard let them continue.
3. The 4 young men
1. God gave knowledge & understanding of all kinds
2. Daniel could understand visions & dreams of all kinds
3. at the end of the time, they were presented to Nebuchadnezzar
4. The king talked w/them and found non equal - so they entered the king's service.
5. In every matter of wisdom & understanding they were 10 X better than all the magicians & enchanters in his whole kingdom
6. Daniel remained their until the first year of King Cyrus
1. Cyrus the Great was king of Babylon 539-530 BC - so this means Daniel was in Babylon until 539 BC?

My time notes - Daniel

606 BC is year taken captive

3 years of training and then chosen into kings service

539 BC is when he was no longer in Babylon - which I think means he died.

- google estimated Daniel lived 620 - 538 BC = 82 years

- so if born in 620 then he was about 14 when he was taken captive?

- finished training at age 17?

- lived in Babylon until he was 82?

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