Title: Satan's Synonyms/Dan 1:3-7
Content 2. Satan's synchrony (Daniel 1:3-7)
◈ Proposition: Satan is writing fairy tales to secularize Christians.
◈ Purpose: To live a life of knowing and coping with Satan's tactics
◈ Introduction: When the nobles of Israel were taken captive to Babylon, God's providence was for them to reveal the name of the Lord and His glory. . What is the division's operation in this regard?
1. Children's books through education (verse 3)
A. He made them teach the science of the Chaldeans.
1. The purpose of education is change.
2. Chaldean scholarship is a science, philosophy, astronomy, astrology, and other idolatrous religions.
B. Secular education is Satan's instrument to depart from the faith and assimilate with the world.
1. School education has many problems like the theory of evolution.
2. The education of the faith should be considered more important than the education of the world.
3. Even theology is a big problem if you learn it wrong (atheism, skepticism, biblical criticism, etc.)
C. To win in Satan's fairy tale book
1. You must live a life of deeply studying the Word.
2. Discipleship, the training of faith, becomes more necessary.
2. A children's book through diet (verse 5)
A. He made them eat the king's delicacies and wine.
1. The habit of eating is the means of Satan's children's book.
2. They made them drink meat and wine sacrificed to idols.
3. Temperance is the fruit of the Holy Spirit and represents the life of faith.
B. Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, etc. are today's secular foods.
1. We assimilate into the world through these foods.
2. To keep oneself from worldly food is self-control, which is the fruit of the Spirit.
C. What about our concept of secular food?
1. Are you completely abstaining from alcohol and tobacco?
2. Be a Christian who protects himself from the world in any circumstance.
3. A children's book through language (verse 4)
A. He made me learn the language of the Chaldeans.
1. Words represent a person's character.
2. He wanted to become a Chaldean by making him speak Chaldean.
3. Satan assimilates with the world through our language.
B. Worldly speech is Satan's instrument to assimilate us with the world.
1. Satan makes us forbid the words of heaven and the words of the world.
2. Secular songs such as popular songs are also tools to assimilate us.
C. The Christian language should be the dialect of the kingdom of heaven.
1. Even if we live in the world, we must not forget the tongues of heaven.
2. Let the words and songs of our lips be purified of heavenly things.
4. A children's book through a name change (verse 7)
A. The name was changed to the Chaldean name.
1. Their Hebrew names have a spiritual meaning.
¤ Daniel - God is my judge. ¤ Hananiah - Jehovah is gracious.
¤ Mishael - Who Belongs to God? ¤ Azariah - Jehovah helps.
2. Changed Babylonian Names
¤ Beldeshazzar - Bel will protect their lives. ¤ Shadrach - the worshiper of the moon god
¤ Meshach - the one who dedicated himself to the goddess of wine Abednego - the servant of the god of Babylon
B. A name reflects the person's life and character.
1. Our life must have the name of faith.
2. Let's not have a worldly name.
C. What names are given and called to me?
1. Is there a holy name, a name of faith?
2. Are you living a life worthy of that holy name?
5. A children's book through trials and tribulations
A. There are children's books that grieve the ordeal.
1. Daniel was tested through trials (captives, lions' dens, furnaces, etc.)
2. Through tribulation and trials, faith can be weakened and assimilated into the world.
3. Satan makes us fall into trouble and fall into the world.
B. There is a fairy tale through prosperity.
1. Daniel enjoyed prosperity in the royal palace and the honor of becoming a prime minister.
2. Prosperity and favor can be a children's book in Satan's world.
3. Prosperity and peace can be a greater test than trials and adversity.
C. Let our peace and blessings not become a snare.
1. Be more loyal when you are healthy 2. More devoted when you are rich
3. We should pray more when we are at peace.
◈ Conclusion: Satan is waiting to devour us like a roaring lion. We must know what kind of satanic operation there is, resist with faith, and win with the word.