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RE: Did we just start an orchard?
Oh cool! Not a verse I'm very familiar with. Sounds like shortly before the lion's den?
Oh cool! Not a verse I'm very familiar with. Sounds like shortly before the lion's den?
Not long after the Babylonians besieged and took over Jerusalem.
Nebuchanezzar made habit of taking in the bright youth of whatever nation he overthrew, the, (not unlike your government;) trained them to BE Babylonian and made them babylonian officials over their "own" land. and people.
When the so this that I shared earlier was the start of Daniel getting in trouble for keeping his beliefs. Daniel, shadrach, meshack and abednego had all been captives in Jerusalem. Starved nearly to death. To the point of watching people eat their own family members to stay alive. Then once they're captured they're taken to the king and he says "give them the same food I eat"
And instead of eating the things they weren't supposed to, and drinking the kings "strong" drink Daniel said to give them pulse instead.
They indeed grew strong and wise... Holding to this type of behavior (doing God's will, rather than mans)
This behavior later led Daniel to the lions den, and Shadrach Meshack and abednego to the furnace.