{"id":"1","user_id":1,"uid":"0746846b-a58a-4a53-9a39-0d18a4c47576","name":"Daniel 1: Christ the Guardian","description":"","sections":[{"uid":"6d911b3c-fde2-4a05-9aa3-7ea47e98bc65","title":"First section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"7cad6e60-b929-47f7-92e2-14f6d9e4cac9","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 1<br>BACKGROUND","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 1"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"BACKGROUND"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"69727e6e-a96d-4655-ba90-1e806aa9f749","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel, who became part of the Babylonian Court, wrote and compiled The Book of Daniel, centuries before Jesus Christ. Jesus, by affirming Daniel as a prophet, confirmed him as the author of this book, encouraging its study.<br><br>Matthew 24:15, \u201cWhen ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand).\u201d<br><br>Daniel starts out his book with the description of the besieging and invasion of Jerusalem while establishing the time period in which this took place.<br><br>Daniel 1:1, \u201cIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel, who became part of the Babylonian Court, wrote and compiled The Book of Daniel, centuries before Jesus Christ. Jesus, by affirming Daniel as a prophet, confirmed him as the author of this book, encouraging its study."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Matthew 24:15, \u201cWhen ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand).\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel starts out his book with the description of the besieging and invasion of Jerusalem while establishing the time period in which this took place."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:1, \u201cIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"885c38ee-f9c9-4d30-8dfc-a41abe31b097","title":"1. In what year of King Jehoiakim\u2019s reign did Nebuchadnezzar besiege Jerusalem?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"885c38ee-f9c9-4d30-8dfc-a41abe31b097","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"1. In what year of King Jehoiakim\u2019s reign did Nebuchadnezzar besiege Jerusalem?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"ba7b56e4-d9a3-4efc-b8e7-72a1bab769e4","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"This was the first siege and capture of Jerusalem. History teaches us that this initial siege of Jerusalem occurred in 605 BC. The prophet Jeremiah also records these tragic events through which he lived and the year in which it took place.<br><br>Jeremiah 25:1, \u201cThe word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.\u201d<br><br>Is the Bible wrong? How can the 4th year of King Jehoiakim be Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s 1st year if he had already captured Jerusalem in the 3rd year of King Jehoiakim?<br><br>Atheists and critics of the Bible use this passage to discredit the Bible. But, no, the Bible is not wrong. Daniel employs Babylonian inclusive reckoning in Daniel 1:1, where the king\u2019s first year is considered the ascension year to the throne. The following year is then counted as the first year.<br><br>Daniel is a trustworthy book of Holy Scripture, and as its pages are studied, all the attacks against it disappear as mist before the sun, for its pages are filled with precious prophecies, many of which have been perfectly fulfilled.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"This was the first siege and capture of Jerusalem. History teaches us that this initial siege of Jerusalem occurred in 605 BC. The prophet Jeremiah also records these tragic events through which he lived and the year in which it took place."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Jeremiah 25:1, \u201cThe word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Is the Bible wrong? How can the 4th year of King Jehoiakim be Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s 1st year if he had already captured Jerusalem in the 3rd year of King Jehoiakim?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Atheists and critics of the Bible use this passage to discredit the Bible. But, no, the Bible is not wrong. Daniel employs Babylonian inclusive reckoning in Daniel 1:1, where the king\u2019s first year is considered the ascension year to the throne. The following year is then counted as the first year."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel is a trustworthy book of Holy Scripture, and as its pages are studied, all the attacks against it disappear as mist before the sun, for its pages are filled with precious prophecies, many of which have been perfectly fulfilled."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":0},{"uid":"a6de847c-3057-4198-95fd-0141e2990582","title":"Second section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"60f74622-24fc-4ae7-a758-b76341123548","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 2<br>THE COSMIC CONFLICT","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 2"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"THE COSMIC CONFLICT"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"ac14c9a1-5f0d-4b81-9f8c-3239b66413a3","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The very first words in this prophetic book depicts war.<br><br>Daniel 1:1, \u201cIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.\u201d<br><br>The aggressor in this war is Babylon, born out of rebellion against the God of heaven (Genesis 11). While the besieged is Jerusalem, the city of God\u2019s people, established by the man after God\u2019s own heart, David.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The very first words in this prophetic book depicts war."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:1, \u201cIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The aggressor in this war is Babylon, born out of rebellion against the God of heaven (Genesis 11). While the besieged is Jerusalem, the city of God\u2019s people, established by the man after God\u2019s own heart, David."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"9ed470a3-3fdb-4131-9717-d1d09f4d98e5","title":"2. What is Babylon and Jerusalem a type of?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"9ed470a3-3fdb-4131-9717-d1d09f4d98e5","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"2. What is Babylon and Jerusalem a type of?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"f92039f1-bdef-44bc-bb01-2b89efbdda5b","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The opening verse of Daniel vividly portrays a narrative of two kings, two cities, two sides, two religions, and two cosmic powers, unraveling the cosmic conflict between Christ and Satan.<br><br>Revelation 12:7-9, \u201cAnd there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan...\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The opening verse of Daniel vividly portrays a narrative of two kings, two cities, two sides, two religions, and two cosmic powers, unraveling the cosmic conflict between Christ and Satan."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Revelation 12:7-9, \u201cAnd there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan...\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"5dc04def-1354-4371-b2db-44f6e0f00a08","title":"3. From where did this cosmic battle between Christ and Satan originate?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"5dc04def-1354-4371-b2db-44f6e0f00a08","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"3. From where did this cosmic battle between Christ and Satan originate?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"19b9398c-8d0d-4491-9817-5d438c8c7148","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"God did not create Satan but Lucifer, who was at the very throne of God, serving God with his whole heart. However, something happened in his heart that caused him to rebel and fight against God for His position.<br><br>Ezekiel 28:15,17, \u201cThou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee... Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground...\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"God did not create Satan but Lucifer, who was at the very throne of God, serving God with his whole heart. However, something happened in his heart that caused him to rebel and fight against God for His position."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Ezekiel 28:15,17, \u201cThou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee... Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground...\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"2c227ffa-832e-47d5-be3c-40b62c5258a1","title":"4. What transpired in the heart of Lucifer?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"2c227ffa-832e-47d5-be3c-40b62c5258a1","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"4. What transpired in the heart of Lucifer?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"e272c758-e3ee-4c29-acb3-8357d1ce060d","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"At the core of service to God and others is humility, acknowledging that God is Everything, and we are utterly dependent on Him, unable to exist or live without Him. Lucifer departed from this humble position of dependence on his Maker and exchanged it for the deception that he is his own god. Thus, Lucifer became Satan, the opposer of God by his own choice, leading to the consequence that war ensued in heaven, and he and the angels that supported him were cast out.<br><br>Isaiah 14:12\u201314, \u201cHow art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"At the core of service to God and others is humility, acknowledging that God is Everything, and we are utterly dependent on Him, unable to exist or live without Him. Lucifer departed from this humble position of dependence on his Maker and exchanged it for the deception that he is his own god. Thus, Lucifer became Satan, the opposer of God by his own choice, leading to the consequence that war ensued in heaven, and he and the angels that supported him were cast out."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Isaiah 14:12\u201314, \u201cHow art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"40d4c761-f3e6-4c4b-9357-5ca6c010016c","title":"5. What is Satan\u2019s goal with this war against God? ","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"40d4c761-f3e6-4c4b-9357-5ca6c010016c","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"5. What is Satan\u2019s goal with this war against God? "}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"a60e0290-2a86-45fa-b697-befc2e3bd72d","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Satan literally believes he can be God, firmly convinced that he can overthrow God and His kingdom, claiming His throne as his own. This is why this war is real and rages every moment of every day.<br><br>Revelation 12:12, \u201cTherefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.\u201d<br><br>Satan knows his time is running out, and he is, therefore, making war against those who love God and are faithful. Throughout the ages, up to our time, Satan has waged war with God\u2019s people. This was also true in Daniel\u2019s time.<br><br>Daniel 1:2, \u201cAnd the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.\u201d<br><br>The Babylonian king seized Jerusalem, capturing its treasures and most skilled and knowledgeable young men. He compelled them to endure a grueling journey of 750 miles across the scorching Middle Eastern terrain, walking across deserts and canyons, in order to assert dominance over them. Stripped of everything, they were now subjects under his rule. The question in every mind was, why did this happen? God did warn His people that this would happen through His prophet Jeremiah. However, the prophet\u2019s warnings were mostly ignored and officially rejected by the King and Jerusalem\u2019s leaders.<br><br>Jeremiah 11:10\u201311, \u201cThey are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape...\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Satan literally believes he can be God, firmly convinced that he can overthrow God and His kingdom, claiming His throne as his own. This is why this war is real and rages every moment of every day."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Revelation 12:12, \u201cTherefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Satan knows his time is running out, and he is, therefore, making war against those who love God and are faithful. Throughout the ages, up to our time, Satan has waged war with God\u2019s people. This was also true in Daniel\u2019s time."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:2, \u201cAnd the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The Babylonian king seized Jerusalem, capturing its treasures and most skilled and knowledgeable young men. He compelled them to endure a grueling journey of 750 miles across the scorching Middle Eastern terrain, walking across deserts and canyons, in order to assert dominance over them. Stripped of everything, they were now subjects under his rule. The question in every mind was, why did this happen? God did warn His people that this would happen through His prophet Jeremiah. However, the prophet\u2019s warnings were mostly ignored and officially rejected by the King and Jerusalem\u2019s leaders."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Jeremiah 11:10\u201311, \u201cThey are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape...\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"91b273a2-dff0-4b50-8a07-e7a813222c4b","title":"6. Why would Christ deliver His people to the enemy in the midst of this struggle?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"91b273a2-dff0-4b50-8a07-e7a813222c4b","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"6. Why would Christ deliver His people to the enemy in the midst of this struggle?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"d246653c-193e-436b-a292-89e511b0b197","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Christ will never lose in this cosmic battle with Satan or lose one of His faithful children to the enemy, for He hedges them under His protection as they stay within the parameters of His law of eternal and divine principle. But the times when His people are continually rebellious, they are rejecting Christ as their Guardian who hedges them, and He cannot help but give them over to the enemy. This pains His heart deeply.<br><br>Hosea 11:8, \u201cHow shall I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver thee, Israel? ...Mine heart is turned within me...\u201d<br><br>This seemingly lost battle on Christ\u2019s part may inspire hopelessness, but the sovereignty of Christ is even seen here. Scripture reveals that in such cases, Christ is still in control as our Guardian, surrendering the current battle in order to win the next. To win back the same rebellious soul that has hopefully repented because of this.<br><br>1 Corinthians 5:5, \u201cTo deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.\u201d<br><br>Scripture teaches us that despite lost battles that Christ is still in control of human events and can work it for good if you turn back to God and love Him.<br><br>Romans 8:28, \u201cAnd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Christ will never lose in this cosmic battle with Satan or lose one of His faithful children to the enemy, for He hedges them under His protection as they stay within the parameters of His law of eternal and divine principle. But the times when His people are continually rebellious, they are rejecting Christ as their Guardian who hedges them, and He cannot help but give them over to the enemy. This pains His heart deeply."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Hosea 11:8, \u201cHow shall I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver thee, Israel? ...Mine heart is turned within me...\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"This seemingly lost battle on Christ\u2019s part may inspire hopelessness, but the sovereignty of Christ is even seen here. Scripture reveals that in such cases, Christ is still in control as our Guardian, surrendering the current battle in order to win the next. To win back the same rebellious soul that has hopefully repented because of this."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"1 Corinthians 5:5, \u201cTo deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Scripture teaches us that despite lost battles that Christ is still in control of human events and can work it for good if you turn back to God and love Him."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Romans 8:28, \u201cAnd we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"cce75fb8-d7c7-46bf-9b73-42fa6bf1e6c4","title":"7. Why can one trust Christ in the midst of any situation?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"cce75fb8-d7c7-46bf-9b73-42fa6bf1e6c4","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"7. Why can one trust Christ in the midst of any situation?"}]}],"translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":1},{"uid":"b634020c-e0ef-4402-a35b-f9650312127c","title":"Third section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"9775e31e-af31-414f-ad4c-7ae740964080","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 3<br>THE ONSLAUGHT ON IDENTITY","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 3"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"THE ONSLAUGHT ON IDENTITY"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"a563152e-a3e7-48d1-8661-02949a0b82fa","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"When the young captives from Jerusalem arrived in Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s goal was to incorporate them into the governing of his kingdom.<br><br>Daniel 1:3-4, \u201cAnd the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king\u2019s seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king\u2019s palace...\u201d<br><br>The challenge that he had was that these men were deeply religious with a strong sense of self-identity and a rich heritage of faith and culture. How would it be possible to assimilate them into the Babylonian culture?<br><br>Daniel 1:4, \u201c...and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"When the young captives from Jerusalem arrived in Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s goal was to incorporate them into the governing of his kingdom."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:3-4, \u201cAnd the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king\u2019s seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king\u2019s palace...\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The challenge that he had was that these men were deeply religious with a strong sense of self-identity and a rich heritage of faith and culture. How would it be possible to assimilate them into the Babylonian culture?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:4, \u201c...and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"2786f295-1ec3-4ac7-a959-d677d5e461e1","title":"8. How would the king win the hearts, minds, and loyalty of these religious youths?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"2786f295-1ec3-4ac7-a959-d677d5e461e1","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"8. How would the king win the hearts, minds, and loyalty of these religious youths?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"5321032c-b9b4-4229-90eb-00b7a5df3f2f","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Everything that defined these young men of Jerusalem had to be stripped away and replaced by that which was truly Babylonian.<br><br>Daniel 1:4\u20137, \u201c...and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king\u2019s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.\u201d<br><br>They had to undergo a total identity change by king Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s command.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Everything that defined these young men of Jerusalem had to be stripped away and replaced by that which was truly Babylonian."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:4\u20137, \u201c...and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king\u2019s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"They had to undergo a total identity change by king Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s command."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"6b093362-acff-46cb-b671-1977c930827f","title":"9. Change their:","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"6b093362-acff-46cb-b671-1977c930827f","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"9. 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He had even changed their names to those of his gods: Daniel, whose name meant \u201cGod my Judge,\u201d was renamed Belshazzar, signifying \u201cKeeper of Bel\u2019s treasures.\u201d Hananiah, originally \u201cYahweh is God,\u201d was changed to Shadrach, denoting \u201cInspiration of the Sun.\u201d Mishael, once \u201cWho belongs to God,\u201d took on the name Meshach, representing \u201cBelonging to the goddess Shaca (Venus).\u201d Azariah, meaning \u201cYahweh helps,\u201d underwent a name change to Abednego, meaning \u201cServant of the shining fire.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"King Nebuchadnezzar was certain that he had won the battle for the soul of these young men, believing that they were now transformed into true Babylonians, particularly the four young princes who stood out in stature. He had even changed their names to those of his gods: Daniel, whose name meant \u201cGod my Judge,\u201d was renamed Belshazzar, signifying \u201cKeeper of Bel\u2019s treasures.\u201d Hananiah, originally \u201cYahweh is God,\u201d was changed to Shadrach, denoting \u201cInspiration of the Sun.\u201d Mishael, once \u201cWho belongs to God,\u201d took on the name Meshach, representing \u201cBelonging to the goddess Shaca (Venus).\u201d Azariah, meaning \u201cYahweh helps,\u201d underwent a name change to Abednego, meaning \u201cServant of the shining fire.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":2},{"uid":"bf5af8c1-ebc7-4549-9240-dcb57fa5f1ce","title":"Fourth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"9ad3b2b3-8ec4-4281-ae89-669ebdcca81f","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 4<br>STANDING ON PRINCIPLE","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 4"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"STANDING ON PRINCIPLE"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"031224e8-dcd9-4286-8b62-e0fd5b14100d","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel and his three close friends, along with all the other young men from Jerusalem, were confronted with the choice to go along with having their identities changed. While they had no control over all the exterior changes, they still had a choice regarding whether Christ would be their God and the Guardian of their identity. They were under immense pressure, as the king\u2019s command was to become totally Babylonian, with the allurement of honor, riches, and status. Would they change?<br><br>Daniel 1:8, \u201cBut Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king\u2019s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel and his three close friends, along with all the other young men from Jerusalem, were confronted with the choice to go along with having their identities changed. While they had no control over all the exterior changes, they still had a choice regarding whether Christ would be their God and the Guardian of their identity. They were under immense pressure, as the king\u2019s command was to become totally Babylonian, with the allurement of honor, riches, and status. Would they change?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:8, \u201cBut Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king\u2019s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"ddc9298d-2d45-43c5-b532-38fbb267e6c8","title":"<br>10. How did Daniel and his friends resist the pressure to change?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"ddc9298d-2d45-43c5-b532-38fbb267e6c8","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"10. How did Daniel and his friends resist the pressure to change?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"4a0b495d-e704-4944-982e-1d37447b8005","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Standing on principle with firm trust in Christ is the only way to resist control and being transformed by the world. Steadfastness cannot be born in a crisis. It is forged daily. Were Daniel and his friends steadfast?<br><br>Daniel 1:9\u201313, \u201cNow God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king\u2019s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Standing on principle with firm trust in Christ is the only way to resist control and being transformed by the world. Steadfastness cannot be born in a crisis. It is forged daily. Were Daniel and his friends steadfast?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:9\u201313, \u201cNow God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king\u2019s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"07479251-2b92-4cf9-948e-1e34dd6efc7e","title":"11. How could Daniel and his friends maintain their principles in Babylon?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"07479251-2b92-4cf9-948e-1e34dd6efc7e","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"11. How could Daniel and his friends maintain their principles in Babylon?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"c7090a95-351c-4116-b9f7-28adb19ea382","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Obedience to Christ under pressure from society, peers, your employer, and the government is not easy. But God will bless you with courage as you place your faith in Christ as your Guardian.<br><br>Daniel 1:14-16, \u201cSo he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king\u2019s meat. Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Obedience to Christ under pressure from society, peers, your employer, and the government is not easy. But God will bless you with courage as you place your faith in Christ as your Guardian."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:14-16, \u201cSo he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king\u2019s meat. Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"a99cee9c-031f-4645-b052-817e9486be4c","title":"12. What is the result of faithfulness to Christ?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"a99cee9c-031f-4645-b052-817e9486be4c","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"12. What is the result of faithfulness to Christ?"}]}],"translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":3},{"uid":"1023fa1b-d55c-4505-9f5c-5bccaf5f07c6","title":"Fifth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"51385a0e-db0a-4c8e-b2ff-acf0e64d27c8","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 5<br>CHRIST TRUMPS BABYLON","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 5"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"CHRIST TRUMPS BABYLON"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"615ba15d-6463-4043-bf67-b54de579ba62","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Satan thought he had outsmarted Christ when he destroyed Jerusalem and took the golden vesels of the temple to the temples of Bel and Marduk to be desecrated by their paganistic rituals. He even thought he was continually wounding Christ\u2019s heart by taking the best godly young men and transforming them into Babylonian idolaters. But can Christ the Guardian be outsmarted in this cosmic war?<br><br>Daniel 1:17\u201321, \u201cAs for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Satan thought he had outsmarted Christ when he destroyed Jerusalem and took the golden vesels of the temple to the temples of Bel and Marduk to be desecrated by their paganistic rituals. He even thought he was continually wounding Christ\u2019s heart by taking the best godly young men and transforming them into Babylonian idolaters. But can Christ the Guardian be outsmarted in this cosmic war?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 1:17\u201321, \u201cAs for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"aad57af3-5556-4853-8627-78055c07de8f","title":"13. How did Christ turn Satan\u2019s apparent victory against his own kingdom?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"aad57af3-5556-4853-8627-78055c07de8f","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"13. How did Christ turn Satan\u2019s apparent victory against his own kingdom?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"f4fcf49b-62e5-4346-9f8e-ffef4050a536","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"At all times and in all things, Christ stays in control. This means you can stay steadfast to His principles.<br><br>Ephesians 1:11, \u201c...him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.\u201d<br><br>Satan will always misjudge every battle and move of Christ, for their characters are diametrically opposed.<br><br>Matthew 11:29, \u201c...I am meek and lowly in heart...\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"At all times and in all things, Christ stays in control. This means you can stay steadfast to His principles."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Ephesians 1:11, \u201c...him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Satan will always misjudge every battle and move of Christ, for their characters are diametrically opposed."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Matthew 11:29, \u201c...I am meek and lowly in heart...\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"01155c2e-b402-44e1-bd8a-f2464fe61835","title":"14. Why will Christ always trump Satan?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"01155c2e-b402-44e1-bd8a-f2464fe61835","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"14. Why will Christ always trump Satan?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"04120689-950d-43e8-9752-3ca8eb333d35","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"God will not expect of us that which He Himself is not. Christ came and demonstrated that God is humble of heart and goes to the lowest low to save us.<br><br>Philippians 2:8\u201311, \u201cAnd being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"God will not expect of us that which He Himself is not. Christ came and demonstrated that God is humble of heart and goes to the lowest low to save us."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Philippians 2:8\u201311, \u201cAnd being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":4},{"uid":"71c82b0d-a906-4229-92bc-ff2f9059a120","title":"Sixth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"a47224c4-b5d2-402c-9e35-f1a7445acd9c","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 6<br>APPLICATION","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 6"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"APPLICATION"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"19c7d266-1df4-4945-86bf-d0a6b6d556d7","title":"15. Does God love me?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"19c7d266-1df4-4945-86bf-d0a6b6d556d7","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"15. Does God love me?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"6b77abdb-12f7-4cf5-bae8-44de474e354c","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"When we look at Christ, we witness the deep love of God for all, including those who do not know God.<br><br>Romans 5:6\u20138, \u201cFor when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.\u201d<br><br>God\u2019s love is demonstrated in Christ when He died your death on your cross. You are the sinner who should have died (Rom 3:23; Rom 6:23), but out of His deep love for you, He died for you before you chose Him. This love and gift of salvation, if accepted, will keep you safe in this Cosmic War.<br><br>Romans 8:38\u201339, \u201cFor I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"When we look at Christ, we witness the deep love of God for all, including those who do not know God."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Romans 5:6\u20138, \u201cFor when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 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