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DANIEL 1::8-21

IN THIS EXPOSITION WE EXAMINE HOW DANIEL AND HIS COMPANIONS SET THEMSELVES APART BY LISTENING TO "THE VOICE",THAT IS THE VOICE OF GOD. INSPITE OF THE BABYLONIANS ATTEMPT TO ASSIMILATE DANIEL, HANANIAH, MISHAEL AND AZARIAH INTO THEIR CULTURE, DANIEL MAKES THE DECISION TO DEVIATE FROM THAT WHICH WAS CUSTOMARY. HE AND HIS FRIENDS CONVINCE ASHPENAZ TO ALLOW THEM TO STICK WITH THEIR GOD ORDAINED DIETARY RESTRICTIONS. IN THE END THEY WERE IN MUCH BETTER PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY THAN THERE COUNTERPARTS.