Getting to know Daniel

 I am thinking about the life of Daniel from the Bible.  He was a captive from the Judah in Babalon.  The Israelites were taught the local language and ate the best food locally.  After learning all that they needed to stay among the best. Learning about Daniel and his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.  Those four men were in a program where they were becoming the best to serve the King and make the local finances grow. King Nebuchadnezzar took notice of  Daniel and his friends.  Many readers will have heard about the story of Daniel.  If not, those men made it clear who their God is.  They wanted to eat vegetables and water for 10 days as a test. They did not want to eat the food fed to their local gods. These men are Jews and worshiped Yahweh alone. Those men were stronger and wiser than the others.  That should be something we all desire. Being the wisest and strongest we can. Becoming people that others want to spend time with helps our morale. Daniel and Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah spent time praying to Yahway daily.  Nebuchadnezzar had a dream he did not understand.  The King called the Magicians, Conjures, Sorcerers, and Chaldeans to tell the King what this dream meant and why it caused him to be so anxious.  The King wrote a decree to kill those who could not tell him anything about the dream or what it meant. If they couldn't they all would be killed. Daniel asked for a few more days and the time to pray and ask their God. Daniel asked Yahwah about the dream. Currently, most of us do not dream or remember what the dream was later in the day. Daniel could tell King Nebuchadnezzar what the dream was and why it mattered.  It was not what the king desired to know but knowing it helped him. During that time many kings were only for a few years.  A new King came into office later. That is similar to the Presidents in the United States. This is the beginning of the story of Daniel.  This is to be continued. Daniel became one who could interpret dreams and became well-known for that.