In their daily training and education in the Babylonian palace, they were faced with the challenge of being forced to learn a few subjects which were forbidden by the Torah, namely astrology and sorcery. They knew that they could not control the education syllabus being taught to them, thus they tactfully obeyed the king's orders but refused to commit anything forbidden by the Torah. Instead of risking the king and palace officials' displeasure they practiced a life of leaning to God and trusting when things get beyond their control.
Chapter 2 recorded the most amazing thing that happened in that pagan kingdom. All the wise men of the kingdom (so called the Chaldeans), were summoned to the king's court, not only to interpret the king's dream but to tell the dream itself. The hapless Chaldeans finally admitted that they could not do as the king bids them. The dream was finally revealed and interpreted by Daniel. God showed Daniel the dream and its interpretation in a vision subsequent to a prayer meeting with his friends. The most interesting part of this story was when the king praised Daniel for his ability, Daniel gave God the credit. He did not boast of his achievement for he didn't see it as his, nor did he boast that God had chosen to reveal the dream and interpretation to him. Despite his modesty the king promoted him as the second officer in command.
Chapter 3 recorded how Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were burnt alive in the plain of Dura. King Nebuchadnezzar found out there was a revolt plotted against him. Secular sources mention how Nebuchadnezzar himself stopped the revolt. To ensure none of the rebels survived or influenced any of the higher ranking officials around the empire, Nebuchadnezzar summoned the higher ranking officials around the empire to attend an unusual meeting, where they would be forced to bow down to a golden statue the king erected as symbol of allegiance to the king.
Golding's writing experience and power over language are well illustrated throughout the book, which tells the story of a group of young schoolboys who are in a plane crash and end up alone on a deserted island. ... Biblical references can be extracted on several different occasions. ...
"The Christian homosexual position when carefully examined can be exposed for what it is at its very core: an attack upon the integrity, sufficiency, and authority of scripture, which for the Christian church is an attack upon the very nature of our Holy God!" ... The Christian Church is ruled by patriarchy, it was men who wrote the bible and interpret the words of God. ... The Church was founded by men, ran by men, and ruled by male ideologies. Until recently men were the only ones who were allowed by 2 the church to be Ordained Priests. ... King Saul says that Jonat...
At the beginning of the play in Act 1 Scene 2 Desdemona's father describes her as "tender, fair and happy- then in Scene 3 he says she is mild, shy and nave when it comes to men. ... Othello uses formal and biblical language "soul, joy, heaven- showing how he looks up to Desdemona and worships her. ... As a young woman she is likely to be aware of her sexual attractiveness and could be trying to exploit this. ...
The membership was composed initially of men and women who had undergone a change experience and could prove it to other members. ... Conversion was a rejection of the "worldliness" of society and a strict devotion to Biblical principles. ... In 1688, four young girls accused a laundry woman of "bewitching" them. ... The young women enjoyed the attention this story afforded them, but no doubt were afraid that their lies would be found out. ...
Not even the famous Biblical interpreter of dreams, Joseph, who read dreams for Pharaoh (see Genesis, Book 41), nor Macrobius, the late Roman author who wrote a famous (in Chaucer's day) commentary on Cicero's Dream of Scipio, would have the skill to read the fantastic dream the narrator had that night. ... A young dog, obviously at a loss when the deer give the hunting company the slip, approaches the narrator. ... He describes her modesty, moderation, courtesy toward all, and the general integrity of her character. ...
Depression, melancholy, disillusionment, and disconnectedness are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. ... What is greater than Hamlet's loss of belief of integrity in the world his is loss of love for the life he once had and the people he knew/knows. ... Drawing on Biblical allusions, Hamlet redefines the position of man as simply he who came from dust and regards humans as no more important than that which they came from. ... Hamlet feels that even if...
