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That's exactly what happened to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Talk about pressure! Now, you might think that Ezekiel, the prophet who was with them, would be trying to talk them ...
It wasn't just the non-Jews, the "heathen," who were struggling in those days. Even among the Jewish people, there were those deeply immersed in sin. And among them, two figures st...
He was keen on everyone, including the Jewish exiles in his kingdom, worshipping his gods. But Daniel? Daniel was proving to be a particularly tough nut to crack. So, according to ...
We know the "what" – the Babylonian empire crumbled. But what about the how? And what role did the Jewish people, and even matzah, play in this epic downfall? The story in the Book...
Our tale picks up with Daniel, the wise and righteous figure we all know, receiving a crucial task. According to Legends of the Jews, it was a divine charge, no less! He was instru...
Even between the mightiest of rulers, it seems, human nature prevails. We often think of Cyrus and Darius as figures in history, names in textbooks. But consider their relationship...
Daniel certainly knew that feeling. After wisely advising Darius, Daniel was appointed to a powerful position, heading up a council of three administrators. He was second only to t...
He was trying to rally the Jewish people to return to Palestine, to rebuild their lives and their Temple. It sounds like a monumental, spiritually charged moment. A chance to rebui...
A lot of that goes back further than you might imagine, all the way to Ezra the Scribe. Ezra, who lived during the Second Temple period, wasn’t just a scribe; he was a builder, a r...
