| Sixth Day: Review Daniel 1, concentrating on verses 18-21.
1. Look back at Daniel 1:5b and then read Daniel 1:18. How much time passed before the Israelite young men were presented to the king?
2. As the king observed and talked with all the young men who had finished the training period, who among them impressed him the most? (Daniel 1:19)
3. What do you discover about these four men in Daniel 1:20?
4. a. Read Jeremiah 8:9. What is the true value of worldly wisdom—human wisdom that does not come from God?
b. How can we receive godly wisdom and understanding?
Psalm 119:99
James 1:5
5. How long did Daniel remain in service to the Babylonian empire according to Daniel 1:21?
6. Personal: Do you wish to have wisdom and understanding from God? One way to receive this is to meditate on His Word. Which verse from this lesson did you choose to memorize? Memorizing Scripture is a good way to spend time meditating on (thinking about) it. The verses you memorize will always be with you, even if you are not carrying a Bible.
Daniel Chapters 1-6 — Lesson 2
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Matthew Henry, the well-known eighteenth-century writer of a commentary on the whole Bible, points out that chapter 1 of the book of Daniel tells us more about the beginning of Daniel’s life, his origin and education, than we learn about any of the other Old Testament prophets. The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel begin immediately with divine visions given to these prophets. Daniel begins with the study of human learning, and afterwards is honored with divine visions. By this we see that there is a variety of methods that God uses to train people for service to Him.7
Just because someone else has a different experience in serving the Lord from you, a different educational background from yours, a different cultural background from yours, or other differences, these need not make you feel that God cannot use you! Variety originated with God. In fact we can see it as we look around us. There is not one human being in this world that has an exact duplicate, nor has there ever been someone exactly like you. Even identical twins have some differences. Yes indeed, God enjoys variety!
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