13<\/strong>. of the<\/em> youths that eat<\/strong> the king’s<\/em> delicacies<\/strong> ] as Dan 1:5<\/em><\/span> ; Dan 1:8<\/em><\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n Then let our countenances be looked upon – <\/B>One of the objects to be secured by this whole trial was to promote their personal beauty, and their healthful appearance Dan 1:4-5<\/span>, and Daniel was willing that the trial should be made with reference to that, and that a judgment should be formed from the observed effect of their temperate mode of life. The Hebrew word rendered countenance (<\/span> mar’eh<\/I>) is not limited to the face, as the word countenance is with us. It refers to the whole appearance, the form, the looks; and the expression here is equivalent to, Then look on us, and see what the result has been, and deal with us accordingly The Greek is, <\/SPAN><\/span> hai<\/I> ideai<\/I> hemon<\/I> – our appearance.<\/P> Of the children – <\/B>Youths; young men. Notes, Dan 1:4<\/span>. The reference is, probably, to the Chaldean youths who were trained up amidst the luxuries of the court. It is possible, however, that the reference is to Hebrew youths who were less scrupulous than Daniel and his companions.<\/P> And as thou seest, deal with thy servants – <\/B>As the result shall be. That is, let us be presented at court, and promoted or not, as the result of our mode of living shall be. What the effect would have been if there had been a failure, we are not informed. Whether it would have endangered their lives, or whether it would have been merely a forfeiture of the proffered honors and advantages, we have no means of determining. It is evident that Daniel had no apprehension as to the issue.<\/P><\/p>\n By these words Daniel secures Melzar against fear and danger, only by ten days trial; which was a fair and reasonable proffer. Thus the servants of God must carefully do, when they have good offices done them by the servants of princes, as Elijah was careful of good Obadiah, 1Ki 18:11<\/span>,12<\/span>, to secure him from death. <\/P> <\/p>\n 13-15.<\/B> Illustrating De8:3<\/span>, “Man doth not live by bread only, but by every wordthat proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord.”<\/P><\/p>\n Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee<\/strong>,…. And be thoroughly examined, whether any alteration is made therein for the worse:<\/p>\n and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat<\/strong>; who were either Chaldean youths brought up in this manner; or rather young men of the Jews, who were not so scrupulous as Daniel and his companions, and made no objection to eating the king’s food; let their countenances and ours be compared together:<\/p>\n and as thou seest deal with thy servants<\/strong>: if there is no difference, or we are not the worse for abstaining from the king’s meat, then grant us our request, and continue to indulge us in this manner; but, if otherwise, do as thou wilt. Daniel, no doubt, in putting the matter on this issue, as it should turn out at the end of ten days, had a revelation or assurance from God how it would be, or he would never have ventured to put it to such a trial.<\/p>\n Dan 1:15<\/strong><\/span> 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’s meat.<\/p>\n Dan 1:15<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> <\/strong> Comments <\/em><\/strong> The fair countenances of the Jewish children after ten days may have been a miracle in such a short period of time, but it is certainly true that abstinence from rich, fatty foods and partaking of healthy fruits and vegetables helps clear the skin.<\/p>\n Dan 1:17<\/strong><\/span> As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.<\/p>\n Dan 1:17<\/span><\/strong> Scripture References – <\/em><\/strong> Note:<\/p>\n Pro 14:35<\/span>, “The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.”<\/p>\n Dan 1:18<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n Dan 1:18<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> <\/strong> Comments – <\/em><\/strong> According to Dan 1:5<\/span> these young men were trained for three years before standing before the king.<\/p>\n Dan 1:19<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n Dan 1:20<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.<\/p>\n Dan 1:20<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> “he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm” <\/strong> Comments – Dan 1:20<\/span><\/em><\/strong> describes Daniel and his three friends “ten times better in wisdom and understanding than the king’s magicians and astrologers. Although the literal translation is, “ten times,” some scholars translate this phrase as an idiom to mean a rounded number, which is equivalent to “time after time,” thus “numerous times.” This is how the NAB<\/em> translates this phrase.<\/p>\n NAB<\/em>, “yet your father cheated me and changed my wages time after time . God, however, did not let him do me any harm.”<\/p>\n We can see this same phrase used as an idiom in other passages in the Scriptures:<\/p>\n Num 14:22<\/span>, “Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times , and have not hearkened to my voice;”<\/p>\n Neh 4:12<\/span>, “And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times , From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.”<\/p>\n The number ten represents a counting system that is based on ten units. Thus, the number ten can also represent the numerical system, as well as the concept of many times. <\/p>\n Illustration: Jesus told Peter that we are to forgive seventy seven times. <\/p>\n Mat 18:22<\/span>, “Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.”<\/p>\n In this passage, Jesus did not literally mean that we were to forgive only seventy seven times, but that we were to forgive as often as was necessary to forgive, which is many times.<\/p>\n Illustration: A children’s book on the characters in the Sesame Street children’s program had a photo with these actors and puppets standing in a group. Mixed with this crowd were the letters of the alphabet and one number. It was interesting to note that the number 10 was chosen to be used in this photo in order to represent all of the numbers used in the Sesame Street program because of the same reasons listed above. <\/p>\n Dan 1:21<\/strong><\/span> And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.<\/p>\n Dan 1:21<\/span><\/strong> Comments – Dan 1:21<\/span><\/em><\/strong> says that he continued until the first year of King Cyrus. The importance of this date is that it was the official end of Israel’s Babylonian Captivity; for in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, the proclamation went forth that officially ended the seventy-year period of the Babylonian Captivity (See 2Ch 36:22-23<\/span>). Daniel would have been in his 80’s or 90’s at this time, having been a teenager when carried into captivity. Note that Daniel continued to have visions after this time, because a great vision was revealed to Daniel in the third year of King Cyrus (Dan 10:1<\/span>). Thus, this date seems to be a reference to the end of his public ministry to the Gentiles.<\/p>\n 2Ch 36:22-23<\/span>, “Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.”<\/p>\n Dan 1:13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.<\/p>\n Ver. 13. Then let our countenances be looked upon.<\/strong> ] See Trapp on “<\/em> Dan 1:12 “<\/em> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And as thou seest, deal with thy servants.<\/strong> ] Thus humbly they bespeak the butler, or purveyor, though themselves were nobly descended. God had made them captives, and they now carry their sails accordingly.<\/p>\n Dan 1:13. Daniel was willing to leave the decision to the steward. At the end of the tenday period he was to compare the countenances (from same word as favoured in verse 4) of him and his three companions with those who ate of the king’s food.<\/p>\n Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 13. of the youths that eat the king’s delicacies ] as Dan 1:5 ; Dan 1:8. 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