DANIEL 1: THE KINGS FOOD

A CONFLICT IN LIFESTYLE
QUESTION 1 WHAT ARE THE KEY THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN
DANIEL 1:1-4? WHAT MADE THESE THINGS SIGNIFICANT?
Daniel was captured from Jerusalem. He is taken to a new city called Babylon. Daniels
training in Babylon in order to become a prophet for the King.

QUESTION 2 WHAT ISSUES WOULD A TEENAGER, KIDNAPPED & TAKEN

TO A COMPLETELY FOREIGN CULTURE, BE FACED WITH?

Religion

Language

Culture

QUESTION 3 DANIEL 1:4 SAYS TEACH THESE YOUNG MEN THE

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE BABYLONIANS. WHY DID
THE KING DO THIS?
In order to have them serve the King.

QUESTION 4 WHAT FOOD AND DRINK DO YOU THINK WAS AVALIABLE

FROM THE KINGS TABLE?
Alcohol, unclean food.

QUESTION 5 FROM THE TEXT, HOW MANY TEENS FROM

JERUSALEM ATE FROM THE KINGS TABLE?
5 people

QUESTION 6 WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM WITH EATING RICH FOOD,

CLEARLY FOOD FIT FOR THE KING?

QUESTION 7 EXPLORE THE CONCEPT OF RATIONALISATION.

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS THEY
COULD HAVE TOLD THEMSELVES TO MAKE IT OK TO GO WITH THE
FLOW? (AFTER ALL, WE CAN JUSTIFY ANYTHING IF WE TRY HARD
ENOUGH)
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Why do we then to rationalise things?

Which one could you rationalise the most?

QUESTION 8 IN WHICH WAY DID THIS TEST OF LOYALTY PREPARE

DANIEL?

QUESTION 9 IN DANIEL 1:8 SAYS THAT DANIEL MADE UP HIS

MIND. WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU ABOUT DANIEL?

QUESTION 10 WHY DO YOU THINK THAT DANIEL REJECTED THE KINGS

FOOD AND NOT THE KINGS LEARNING, WHICH COULD HAVE INVOLVED
ASTROLOGY AND MAGIC?

QUESTION 11 WHY DOES DANIEL END UP PASSING HIS EXAM

WITH FLYING COLOURS? DANIEL 1:18-20

QUESTION 12 HOW WOULD YOU SUMMARISE WHAT THIS CHAPTER IS

ALL ABOUT? GIVE EVIDENCE