Wise man daniel biography for kids
Wise man daniel biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders.
Daniel
By Mary Jane Chaignot
Categories: Men in the Old Testament
- The name Daniel means, &#;God has judged.&#;
- Daniel&#;s name was changed to the Babylonian name, Belteshazzar, meaning &#;May he protect his life.&#; The &#;he&#; was probably the Babylonian god, Bel.
- Daniel&#;s three friends&#; names were also changed.
- Daniel refused the king&#;s food because he wanted to remain faithful to God and he couldn&#;t know for sure whether the foods were ritually unclean.
What does this mean? It sounds funny.
- He must have been on good terms with his guard in order to ask him for such a favor.
- Daniel&#;s strict adherence to Judaic laws did not interfere with his being promoted.
- This provided incentive to all Jews that God would look after them if they were faithful.
- Daniel&#;s faithfulness was rewarded by God giving him the gift of understanding and the ability to interpret dreams.
- Daniel was known as &#;a wise man.&#; He had special insights into the divine purpose along with