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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: Daniel 1:1-21: Babylonian Names Don’t Erase Christian Faith
Description: The book of Daniel begins in 605 BC with the first exiles Nebuchadnezzar took from Judah to Babylon. These initial exiles were from the upper echelons of Judean society, in a Babylonian effort to begin to assimilate the people under their culture and religion. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four young men brought into the king’s palace as a part of this attempt. Although they were assigned Babylonian names, they refused to compromise to false religion in the king’s court. The LORD blessed their faithfulness before the king, showing Himself to be the true God before Nebuchadnezzar and...