The next prophet we meet on our journey through the Bible is Daniel, whose name means “God is my judge.” Daniel is perhaps the best known of all the prophets. He and many other young people were carried captive out of the land of Judah into the land of Babylon. They were made slaves of the king of this land. This was the result of the judgment of God upon the disobedient people of God.
Daniel, however, loved Jehovah, and his life of faith provides us with a wonderful example of how a person can, by faith, please the Lord, even in the worst of circumstances. In the very first chapter of Daniel we learn that he and his three friends were very intelligent young men. The king of Babylon wanted them to be raised in the customs of his idolatrous land so that they would, by their service to him, cause his godless kingdom to prosper.
Though faced with this pressure, Daniel trusted in Jehovah, the God of Israel, and he purposed in his heart that he would do nothing to dishonor God. His three friends, Hananiah, Azariah and Mishael, taking courage from his example, also stood firm for Jehovah. These four young friends were, in a very short time, to have their faith severely tested.
Before learning more of these young men of faith, we will stop for a while and rest while you find the following verses.
1. The Lord Jesus warned of a solemn judgment that was to fall on the disobedient Israelites. He said that they would be taken away ____________ into other countries. Luke 21:___
And
2. The Lord Jesus told us that at the day of ____________ every naughty (idle) word that men have spoken will be accounted for. Matthew 12:___
But
3. We are warned in Paul’s first letter to the believers in Corinth to run away from ____________ . 1 Corinthians 10:___
Wherefore
4. The Lord Jesus warned that those who ____________ in riches would have great difficulty entering into the kingdom of God. Mark 10:___
And
5. From a child Timothy had learned the Scriptures and in them learned that ____________ in the Lord Jesus Christ brings salvation. 2 Timothy 3:___
And