Bible In A Year

Daniel 1 – Remaining Set-Apart in Babylon

• Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem and brings young Israelite nobles (including Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah) to Babylon.

• The king orders them trained in Babylonian language and customs for 3 years.

• Daniel resolves not to defile himself with the king’s food and wine, requesting vegetables and water instead.

• After 10 days, they appear healthier than the others, so they are allowed to continue their diet.

• God gives them knowledge and understanding, and Daniel gains the gift to interpret visions and dreams.

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📖 Proverbs 30 Summary — The Sayings of Agur

• Agur confesses his own limitations in wisdom and understanding Yah.

• Emphasizes the purity of Yah’s Word and warns against adding to it.

• Offers two prayers: Give me neither poverty nor riches and feed me with my portion—a desire for contentment and humility.

• Lists patterns of life in numerical sayings (e.g. things never satisfied, things too wonderful to understand).

• Describes various types of people to avoid: arrogant, disrespectful, greedy, and unjust.

📖 Proverbs 7 Summary — Warning Against the Seductress

• Solomon warns his son to treasure his commandments and keep wisdom close, like a sister.

• He recounts a parable of a young man lacking sense who is lured by a seductive woman.

• Her speech is smooth, her appearance alluring, but her path leads to death and Sheol.

• The chapter ends with a sobering reminder: many strong men have fallen because of this path.