Defiled by the "Good"
"But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself in this way." -Daniel 1:8 Daniel was a young man who was taken captive by Babylon. The king had him and three other young men pulled aside because they were, "Young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace (Daniel 1:4)." He and his three friends were brought into the royal court, given amazing training and given the best food the king had to offer. Sounds amazing, right? Wrong. Daniel knew that he was not sup...