Biblex: The Historical BooksMuestra

Daniel 1:1-15

1. In what ways do the Babylonians seek to seperate these boys from the lives they knew? How do the Israelite boys respond? What is the result for both the Babylonian and Israelite boys?

Daniel 3:1-18

1. What does Nebuchadnezzar command? How does this challenge all of the Jews in exile, as represented here by the three young Israelites?

2. Which do you think is more important to the story: confidence that God can deliver them, or faithfulness to God regardless of whether He delivers them or not? Why?

3. How do you think later generations of Israelites who read these stories, and lived outside of Israel, would be impacted by this account?