“但以理说：“愿神的名得称颂，从永远直到永远，因为智慧和能力都是属他的。”
但以理书 2:20
“Daniel said, “May the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him.”
Daniel 2:20
When Daniel and three Hebrew friends were taken into captivity by Babylon’s king Nebuchadnezzar, he didn’t throw tantrums or blame. Although they were given pagan names and ordered to take three years of “training” in the enemy’s palace, Daniel didn’t rage.
Instead, he asked permission not to defile himself in God’s sight by eating the king’s rich food and wine. As this intriguing Bible story shows, after consuming nothing but vegetables and water for ten days (Daniel 1:12), Daniel and his friends “looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food” (v. 15).
Another time, Nebuchadnezzar threatened to kill Daniel and all palace wise men if they couldn’t repeat the king’s disturbing dream and interpret it.
Again, Daniel didn’t panic, but sought mercy “from the God of heaven,” and the mystery was revealed to him in a vision (2:19). As Daniel declared of God, “wisdom and power are his” (v. 20).
Throughout his captivity, Daniel sought God’s best despite the conflicts he faced. In our own troubles, may we follow that example, making the situation better by taking it to God.
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