When we are desirous of the Lord’s meat as discussed last week, for his words, his truth, his portion, his will in our lives (Eph 5:17) as typified by Daniel not wanting to be defiled with “the portion of the king’s meat [Babylon Isa 3:1]” but rather wanting only to eat what he knew would be healthier for him and Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, we are in fact being blessed to be given that hunger and thirst of God, a “hunger and thirst” that is “after righteousness” that “shall be filled” (Mat 5:6) as we are dragged to Christ whose “flesh is meat indeed” and whose “blood is drink indeed” (Joh 6:44 , Joh 6:55).

Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

In this section of Daniel we will see how the Lord can preserve his saints in Babylon, and create circumstances for our favour in this life as He did with Joseph in prison (Gen 39:21) and with Daniel who found favor as well with the “prince of the eunuchs” by God’s mercy (Dan 1:9). The lesson to be learned in all of this, both with Joseph and Daniel, is that the word of God was going to be preserved in type and shadow in the lives of those who God was working with, as it is literally being preserved in the lives of those today who have those words of eternal life (Joh 6:68) given to them of God that are sanctifying us (Joh 17:17-19).

Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Joh 17:18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
Joh 17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

Here’s the link to the video and audio for the studies thus far with the Book of Daniel: Dan 1:8-21 Daniel Would not Defile Himself with the King’s Meat