Please read Chapter 1-7 and Chapter 12 of Daniel. What do you see in the stories that might have helped Ancient Israel provide ethical guidance or emotional fulfillment? What do you see here that show something about how Ancient Israel taught the world "new ways to dream"?
Thursday, February 5, 2015
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By reading these stories I think that this helped Ancient Israel provide emotional fulfillment by when the three guys were thrown into the fire and thought there was a fourth one, but not only that the three guys lived! I think it showed people of Israel that something much higher up is responsible for protecting these men.People like knowing they are in safe hands especially since Israel had been going through really tough times. I think they taught the world about "new ways to dream" by showing them what could or would happen if they did not listen, by showing them that they ended up happening makes people want to be prepared. Also I think it is good to keep in mind that they showed that they didn't have to be like some other religions that believed in many gods.
ReplyDeleteEven though chapter 1-6 is more about himself and his own captivity he was working for the king Nebuchadnezzar.he and his friends made a tough decisions being against to the king and standing together in their movement,like rejecting the kings food and praying at a time which weren't allowed to do so these helped them as their main initial point for ethical guidance and emotional fulfillment while standing and living together as a society.
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The one God kept providing and proving true in the cases of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who put their full trust and faith into God. As God answered and Nebuchadnezzar saw, this provided both ethical guidance and emotional fulfillment. He saw that this God answers to those whom trust in him and who follow his word. If the people follow the word of God, they will be saved, which gives them the guidance they need.
ReplyDeleteThese men were an example to all of their people. They were an example of how no matter what, their God would protect those who were loyal to them. The men were ready to die if that was Gods will. They knew that even if protection meant the death of their physical bodies, the reward would be much greater than the sacrifice. The degree to which these men followed God would serve to inspire their people and provide emotional fulfillment.
ReplyDeleteBecause Daniel and the three others were so confident that God would keep them safe shows ethical guidance. If you give your life to God and live a good life He will protect you. This gives people reason to live right instead of taking a selfish path. Overall Daniel spread ethical guidance to the Israeli people.
ReplyDeleteThis was thoroughly enjoyable to read. Right off the bat we really see lots of separation in this society, primarily in the religious views of it citizens and how committed they are to religion. I believe that God blessed Daniel and his friends to help unify society. When Daniel was able to predict Nebacenezzur's Dreams and find meaning in them, it was the first proof that their God is powerful. The second time this happened was when Daniel's friends were thrown into the furnace, and again when Daniel was saved from the lions. All of these acts proved that there is a higher power out there and that worshiping God is what citizens need to look out for. It unified the leadership as well as the people under this sense of faith, and emotional fulfillment. By the very beliefs that God commands. ethic guidance also fell into place.
ReplyDeleteThese stories in the book of Daniel provided ethical guidance for the people of Ancient Israel because they witnessed two separate occasions where individuals would have certainly died without the help of God. When Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the furnace, King Nebuchadnezzar could see four men standing in the furnace, with one of these men appearing "like a son of the gods." The three men survived the furnace in the same way that Daniel survived being thrown into the lion's den. This showed that the people of Ancient Israel could overcome any challenges as long as they worshiped the one, true God.
ReplyDeleteThese chapters in the book of Daniel show Ancient Israel that there is a source of ethical guidance and emotional fulfillment, and that source is God. Daniel and his friends provide us with evidence that bad things happen to good people, but by still giving your heart to God and not giving up, you can be saved. This is exactly what happened with Daniel in the Lion's Den. With real-life evidence like this, the people of Ancient Israel were shown what true ethical guidance and emotional fulfillment was and how they could get to that point. By following Daniel's lead, Ancient Israel taught the world "new ways to dream," by believing that the one true God is the only thing that can save the human race.
ReplyDeleteHeather Fuhrmann
Ethical guidance is what we may find in Daniel and his friends, but oh what of the rest of the world!?!? I mean Nebuchadnezzar is flipping crazy, and Belshazzar is none the better. Emotional fulfillment is easy to find in the fact that they still believe in their god in the midst of oppression. I think that we can all learn that if you do what is right in your heart you should be sailing fairly straight. Unless you're Nebuchadnezzar which means that you, as well as your offspring, are fairly out of your minds!
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