Daniel: King Nebuchadnezzar Of Babylon

When Daniel was a young man, he along with other young men from Judah were taken captive, by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in approximately 605 B.C. This captivity of citizens of Judah in Babylon lasted for 70 years, as God had foretold through the prophet Jeremiah. During this time, Daniel served in many high up positions in the governments of several rulers, including Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius and Cyrus.

Daniel was very loyal even at his own discomfort. The early chapters describe how he was put into a training program by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and offered the best training in math, political sciences, astronomy, and languages that was offered to the brightest of the land. This was a three year training program. Daniel and his friends feared that if they ate the foods offered from the king's table it may be disobeying to what the Law covenant allowed a faithful Jew to eat. So he and his friends asked if they could only have plain vegetables and water. This meant no wine, no meat, or other delicacies available. Although the chief was skeptically to let them do this, he decided to let Daniel and his friends eat this way for 10 days. These men were rewarded by God with learning skills, wisdom and Daniel could now understand all visions and dreams. After the 10 days, the four including Daniel, who only ate vegetables and drank water were presented to the king. When the king realized how intelligent these men were he was astounded. …show more content…
When Nebuchadnezzar’s wise men were going to lose their life because they could not tell the king what his dream was, Daniel stepped forward and asked the King for time to determine the meaning of the dream. Through prayer, Daniel was able to interpret the king’s