... the exiles in situation that only escaping their values seemed ideal, the king created a natural desire to conform to what they were newly introduced to for survival and god created 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 ... 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 ...

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