(1) In the third year of the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it. (2) The Lord delivered King Jehoiakim of Judah into his power, together with some of the vessels of the House of God, and he brought them to the land of Shinar to the house of his god; he deposited the vessels in the treasury of his god. (3) Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, his chief officer, to bring some Israelites of royal descent and of the nobility—
(6) Among them were the Judahites Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
Why might Daniel view the king's food and drink as something that would defile him?
How do you think the other Jewish youths felt about Daniel speaking for them in asking for only legumes?
Does this look familiar?
In some ways, this narrative parallels Joseph. There is at least one glaring difference. What is it?
Why would the king still honor Daniel and bestow gifts upon him when he has revealed that the meaning of the dream is something negative?
Another leitmotif we are familiar with.
What does a Divine Being look like?
Ok, so what even happened in Chapter 4?!