... a test to evaluate their strength. After the exiles were offered "the daily rations to them from the king's food(1:5)," Daniel denies to consume the food and even bluntly expresses that he wishes not be "defiled" with the new diet that was presented. Instead of refusing the meal, He chooses to use the word defile referring to the action of staining his purity which reveals the extent of the ... impact of the meal. Despite the pressure on Daniel to follow what has been given him so his life won't be in jeopardy, he ... a reward for his previous action god opens up the heart of the chief...

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