Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego - The Kings Food (Discussion Questions)
Categories: Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Read Daniel 1
- Who are the major characters in this chapter?
- Who is Ashpenaz? [chief of the eunuchs]
- Melzar? [the steward to Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego]
- Belteshazzar? [the name means “protect his life.” The chief eunuch named Daniel, Belteshazzar.]s
- Shadrach? [name given to Hananiah]
- Meshach? [name given to Mishael]
- Abed-nego? [name given to Azariah]
- Jehoiakim? [king of Judah]
- Nebuchadnezzar? [king of Babylon]
- What kind of food did the King want the Children of Israel to eat?
- Why wouldn’t Daniel and his friends eat the king’s food?
- Would you have rejected eating the food fit for a king?
- What food did they want to eat?
- What is pulse? [Some Bible dictionaries claim it is vegetables; beans and legumes; or meal and legumes (peas, beans and lentils). The Hebrews were insistent about abiding by Jewish dietary laws.]
- Would that mean Daniel and his friends were vegetarians?
- Why was pulse better than the king’s meat?
- What is the purpose of a diet?
- Think about what God supplied people with when they needed to be fed.
- What does that say about what we all eat today?
- How many foods are in the Bible?
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