Covered topics:

• God’s purposes in letting Nebuchadnezzar take the temple vessels
• The intentional use of the archaic “Shinar”
• What Nebuchadnezzar intended for Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
• The nature of their education
• The significance of the name changes
• Setting up for the conflict over the diet

Presented 7 January 2018