The Confinement of Judah Daniel 1:1-2 We live in a time of rank immorality, wickedness, injustice, oppression, and greed, a time when few individuals step forth to take a stand for justice and righteousness. Daniel was born into such an environment, an age of terrible immorality, lawlessness, and violence when there was little justice or righteousness on earth. Yet he rose above it all. Despite the temptations and the enticements of a vastly different culture, Daniel stood strong for the LORD, even in the face of death. Daniel opens with the dramatic scene of war, with King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon besieging Jerusalem and taking her people captive. It was in this war that Daniel was taken captive and deported to Babylon where he would be educated. In just a few verses, Scripture shows how Daniel was deported to Babylon and immediately tempted to compromise his loyalty to the LORD and the promised land. The LORD warned the people that His mercy could not continue forever, that a day would come when justice would have to be executed. Still, the people continued to shut their ears to the prophets. They never genuinely repented nor did they ever truly live for the LORD. As a result, a day came when the people were beyond repentance, no matter how much compassion the LORD showed nor how many appeals He made to them. Consequently, justice had to be executed. The Wrongs had to be dealt with. The time for judgment to fall had arrived.
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...
