DANIEL CHAPTER ONE

Here we get a different story : the Jews go into exile.
According to Daniel 1:3-5, the Babylonian king wants young Jews to come to Babylon, they must be « of the king’s seed, and of the princes...Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace ». They will be taught « the tongue of the Chaldeans ».
So they are chosen by human beings and they are wise according to human standards. They will get Babylonian food and be trained for three years before entering the king’s service. Verse 6 mentions four names and in particular Daniel.
They receive Babylonian names. But Daniel doesn’t want to eat and drink like the babylonians.

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« While the king's table might have consisted of daily rations of meat, fish, lamb, fowl, honey, barley, dates, wheat, lentils, peas, beans, olives, pomegranates, grapes and pistachios, poorer people subsisted mostly on bread and onions. It seems that Daniel and his friends ate the vegetables, but refused the meat and wine. »

But the man responsible for them is afraid that they would look worse than the other youngsters meaning he would have problems with the king. So Daniel asks for ten days to see if it’s the case. So they get better and healthier. And they also receive knowledge and wisdom from God and additionally daniel receives the ability to understand visions and dreams. When they finally pass a test in front of the Babylonian king, the four Jews appear to be the best. They are ten times better. So Daniel and his comapanions are blessed by God and this in a big extent. So they have everything to be happy and proud of. We are told about their history starting from their youth whereas with Job when he is older.

Here we get a different story : the Jews go into exile.
According to Daniel 1:3-5, the Babylonian king wants young Jews to come to Babylon, they must be « of the king’s seed, and of the princes...Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace ». They will be taught « the tongue of the Chaldeans ».
So they are chosen by human beings and they are wise according to human standards. They will get Babylonian food and be trained for three years before entering the king’s service. Verse 6 mentions four names and in particular Daniel.
They receive Babylonian names. But Daniel doesn’t want to eat and drink like the babylonians.

https://www.biblewise.com/bible_study/questions/what-were-kings-food.php
« While the king's table might have consisted of daily rations of meat, fish, lamb, fowl, honey, barley, dates, wheat, lentils, peas, beans, olives, pomegranates, grapes and pistachios, poorer people subsisted mostly on bread and onions. It seems that Daniel and his friends ate the vegetables, but refused the meat and wine. »

But the man responsible for them is afraid that they would look worse than the other youngsters meaning he would have problems with the king. So Daniel asks for ten days to see if it’s the case. So they get better and healthier. And they also receive knowledge and wisdom from God and additionally daniel receives the ability to understand visions and dreams. When they finally pass a test in front of the Babylonian king, the four Jews appear to be the best. They are ten times better. So Daniel and his comapanions are blessed by God and this in a big extent. So they have everything to be happy and proud of. We are told about their history starting from their youth whereas with Job when he is older.

Romans 14:17 (KJV) For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Yes, but the examples of faithfulness in the so called "Old Testament" are so powerful that not looking at them is a huge loss! That's the difference between speeches of words and speeches of living examples! The fantastic examples of faithfulness of the past will always be alive for those who keep thinking of them to lighten their lives! Faithfulness is something rare in our modern society! But that's what we are told in the Bible and that's what we see today! That's also why such examples are so precious!

We are living in Babylon. Our food is the food of Babylon, both in a material and spiritual sense.

There are few foods available to us that are not "improved" by man--our milk and food is homogenized, our meat is not fed natural food, our grains are all changed. Our hormone and immune system is impaired and our spiritual understanding is worldly.

In our news we read of the mansions of the wealthy, not the mansions of the heavens.

Romans 14:17 (KJV) For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

AS this scripture points out, we are living in the days of the new covenant where God speaks to our hearts directly, not through the earthly commands. We are to see the spiritual in what God gives us in our earth through the eyes of the new covenant.