Whatever definition we arrive at, wouldn’t we agree that we expect integrity from everyone we come into contact with, and they would have the same expectation from us? There is this attitude that we expect from each other to be treated with integrity, honesty, and sincerity. Anything less would be considered a breach of an acceptable moral or ethical conduct.
By what standard do we base our conduct as moral or ethical? This is where the fabric of morality and ethical behavior of a society come into play. Our country, as you well know, was founded upon Judeo-Christian values. But what if the fabric of our society is ripped, torn, riddled with holes, or worst, ignored or rejected as in the period of the Judges where every man was doing that which is right in his own eyes (Jdg 21:25)? When this happens society’s conduct and behavior toward others are based on a subjective standard (how the individual perceives right to be) rather than the absolute, objective truth of God’s Word. Things quickly get muddy fast as we head down the road to secular humanism. “Houston, we got a problem.”
The Latin word for integrity (integritas) means whole, soundness, entire, complete, undamaged.
Someone once said that integrity is doing the right thing when nobody is looking. This sounds like a 24/7 activity, but wouldn’t it depend on how we would define “doing the right thing.” We saw in our previous study that the backdrop for the book of Ruth was during the period of the Judges where there was a shift in obeying God’s standards and adopting a man-centered standard - every man did that which was right in his own eyes (Jdg 21:25); everything went south from there. So in our definition as Christians, our doing right has to have a qualifier or condition placed upon it to prevent integrity, like truth, loyalty, and honesty from becoming relative and meaningless.
I like the analogy of a submarine where hull integrity is paramount to the safety of the crew. The hull (our will) stands between the water pressures that are constantly applied to the hull and a sustainable living environment (soundness of Christ-like character and behavior). Any breach of the hull (or will) to outside pressures would jeopardize the inner environment. Without integrity as a Christian, our testimony is destroyed. Integrity here is holistic in scope, involving every area in our lives, the whole, the all of us.
Subs maintain their hull integrity by not going beyond the depth they were designed for. God knows our frame (Psa 103:14) and how far we can be go before our hull collapses (1 Cor 10:13). He promised to never test us more than we are able. God will never send us to depths to where our hull capacity cannot withstand the pressure. The hull is our will to resist the pressures of the outside from coming in and compromising the integrity of the environment within, our character, according to God’s standard. At salvation, when God made us a new creation in Christ (2 Cor 5:17), our hull was rebuilt to withstand the ocean depths as we navigate throughout the world.
Because Christ lives in us we are able through Him to go to unimaginable depths with Christ. The flesh is weak and will collapse under pressure, but a willing spirit energized by Christ is able to withstand the ocean’s depths (Php 4:13). The pressure is constantly exuded on the will as long as it is in the world’s oceans, but the integrity of the hull with God’s help preserves and protects the integrity of the inner man.
The hull of the sub keeps things out but also keeps things in! Now, I don’t want to make this analogy to walk on all fours for it is an inexact analogy, but it suits our purpose, nonetheless, here. I am going to suggest two negative pressures here, the world getting in and the flesh (sinful nature) getting out. Hull integrity prevents both variables from breaching the hull. Any breach in the hull (or will) and world meets flesh instantly and the environment (holiness) is compromised.
Now here is where the analogy breaks down. Our Christ-like attitude and behavior are not to be contained. Our testimony is preserved by our hull integrity, but since He that is in you is greater than he that is in the world (1 Jn 4:4), we are able to be in the world for Christ as a witness and a beacon of hope without compromising our integrity for God’s glory.
Preserving and protecting our relationship with God (internally) and glorifying Him (externally) is what integrity is all about.
As alluded to, integrity for a believer has two aspects, internal and external. The Internal feature is maintaining an inner atmosphere of holiness based upon the Word of God by preventing a breach in that integrity by internal pressures of the flesh and external pressures of the world. In other words, you keep things out and you keep things in in order to maintain a right relationship with God, an environment of holiness. This involves our entire being (cf. 1 Pet 1:15-16), seen of God.
The second aspect of integrity for a believer is the external factor. This is the doing, glorifying God (1 Cor 6:20; 10:31), seen of man (cf. Jas 2:26). If we don’t maintain hull integrity, our witness for Christ will collapse. We can’t represent the interests of the Kingdom of God (cf. 2 Cor 5:20) if our sub implodes.
The spiritual submarine analogy was simply to illustrate the integrity exemplified by Daniel, Hanniah, Mishael, and Azariah. In the story of Daniel I want you to associate integrity with vegetables! You heard me correctly, vegetables. From super spiritual submarines to vegetables we go; we will see this when we get to Dan 1:12, 16 where the word translated vegetables (Heb, zeroa [H2235] x2, pulse, KJV) is found only here in Daniel.
The book of Daniel was written by Daniel in the sixth century B.C. (ca.530 B.C.)
I. Verses indicating Daniel authorship: Dan 8:15, 27; 9:2; 10:2, 7; 12:4, 5.Even though Daniel is not listed with the Prophets according to the Hebrew Bible, Jesus referred to Daniel as a prophet (Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14) even though he was a statesman in the world empires, Babylonian (Dan 2:48) and the Medo-Persian (Dan 6:1-2). In our English Bible Daniel is grouped with the Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel.
II. Christ quoted Daniel, Mt 24:15 and Mk 13:14 (Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11)
III. Author was familiar with individuals, historical events, and customs of the period.
The Hebrew Bible
I. The Law (5 books)
a. Genesis
b. Exodus
c. Leviticus
d. Numbers
e. Deuteronomy
II. The Prophets (8 books)
a. Joshua
b. Judges
c. 1 & 2 Samuel (one book)
d. 1 & 2 Kings (one book)
e. Isaiah
f. Jeremiah
g. Ezekiel
h. The 12 Minor Prophets (one book)
III. The Writings (12 books)
a. Psalms
b. Proverbs
c. Job
d. Song of Solomon
e. Ruth
f. Lamentations
g. Ecclesiastes
h. Esther
i. Daniel
j. Ezra
k. Nehemiah
l. 1 & 2 Chronicles (one book)
Little is known of Daniel.
· He was known for his righteousness (Ezekiel 14:14, 20) and his wisdom (Ezekiel 28:3).First six chapters are primarily narrative and secondarily prophetic in scope. The latter six chapters, which will not be included in this study, are primarily prophetic and secondarily narrative in nature.
· His contemporaries were Ezekiel, Habakkuk, Jeremiah, and Zephaniah.
· Mentioned in Hebrews 11:33 whose faith stopped the mouths of lions (Dan 6:22; cf. Samson, Jdg 14:5-6; David, 1 Sam 17:34-35).
· He was of noble birth (Dan 1:3, 6),
· physically attractive and
· highly intelligent (Dan 1:4).
· He was still alive in the third year of Cyrus (536 B.C., Dan 10:1).
· If he was 16 when taken by Nebuchadnezzar in 605 B.C., he was hitting 82-85 during Cyrus third year in power.
1 Vegetables (1/24/10)
2 Image (1/31/10)
3 Furnace (2/7/10)
4 Tree (2/14/10)
5 Graffiti (2/21/10)
6 Lions (2/28/10)
Interesting to note: two languages are employed in Daniel.
1:1 – 2:4a is written Hebrew, the language of the Jews
2:4b – 7:28 is written Aramaic, the language of the Gentile world (international language of commerce)
8:1 – 12:13 is written Hebrew, the language of the Jews
| Verse | Comments |
| Daniel 1:1 | Daniel 1:1 takes place in 605 B.C. Israel of the northern kingdom had fallen earlier to Assyria in 722 B.C. and were scattered to the four winds in the Assyrian empire (cf. Isa 10:5-6, 12). By 612 B.C., the Assyrian capital of Nineveh fell to the Neo-Babylonians. The kingdom of Judah (the southern kingdom of Israel) was a vassalage of Egypt when Pharaoh Necho made Jehoiakim king (2 Kgs 23:33-37) circa 608 B. C. When the Neo-Babylonian army of Nebuchadnezzar won a decisive victory over Egypt and Assyria at Carchemish in northern Syria by the Euphrates River in 605 B.C. (Jer 46:2), Judah became a vassal of Babylon (2 Kgs 24:1). Assyria was no more, and Egypt was like a whipped pup that lost its influence (cf. 2 Kgs 24:7). Babylon ruled the Middle East. Since Judah had former ties to Egypt as a vassal state, Neb needed to send a message and show his muscle to his newly acquired vassal lest they get heady notions (which they did 3 years later, cf. 2 Kgs 24:1, in 602 B.C.) before returning to Babylon. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah has created no small stir among the critics. The liberal critics have attacked the book of Daniel so vehemently that there was a book written many years ago entitled, Daniel in the Den of the Critics. Here is another example, point the critics, where the Bible is historically inaccurate. Daniel states that Neb came to Jerusalem in the third year of Jehoiakim (Dan 1:1, 605 B.C.), but Jeremiah, a contemporary of Daniel, states Neb defeated Egyptian army (605 B.C) in the fourth year of Jehoiakim (Jer 46:2)! Who cares what happened over 2,500 years ago! One year off, big deal, who cares? It isn’t going to change what happened. Don’t we have more pressing things to worry about than nitpicking things like this? On the surface it seems to be a minute matter of unimportance. But we have to keep in mind that in a liberal’s mind, if a mistake can be proven in the Scripture, it is a very big deal for a very good reason. It generates a snowball effect. If the Bible is historically inaccurate here, logically one has to assume it may be wrong in other areas. If the Bible is wrong about this, could it be wrong somewhere else? Maybe this is a book by man after all, and the Bible is full of errors and can’t be trusted with life’s decision. Who is going to launch out on faith based on a book that may contain errors? Maybe the Bible is wrong on my need for salvation? It undermines the authority and authenticity of the Bible. What is the answer to the critics charge concerning Jehoiakim? There are two ways of reckoning a king’s reign. Daniel uses Babylonian reckoning and Jeremiah uses Jewish reckoning. They are both correct! When a Babylonian king begins his reign, the first year is not counted until the first day of the new year. Jewish kings, on the other hand, as soon as they begin their reign, it is counted as the first year and the first day of the new year will be counted as the second. This is what is happening with Daniel's and Jeremiah’s reckoning. Let’s say I became a Babylonian king (we’ll use our calendar to make this simple) on 1/6/2010. It will not be until 1/1/2011 my first year commences. If I became a king of Israel on 12/11/2010, even though my first year will only be less than thirty days, it is considered reigning for a year, and the new year on 1/1/2011 will mark the beginning of my second year of my reign. The Bible doesn’t claim to be a book on ancient history, on science, on geology, on astronomy, on human psychology, on philosophy, on sociology, on natural history, or any other subject matter other than God’s progressive revelation of Himself to man and our relationship and responsibility to Him. But when it speaks on matters of science or history or man, or whatever the subject may be, the Bible is 100% accurate. The Scripture is 100% accurate on anything and everything that crosses the pages of Holy Writ. The passage in 2 Tim 3:16-17 argues that the Author of the Bible is God who is all-knowing, all-wise, and all powerful. God doesn’t make mistakes and that fact drives the critics crazy. The liberals can see the accuracy of Daniel’s prophesies which is why they arguably pursue with passion for an earlier date of when the book of Daniel was written to around Second B.C. An early date would take away the miraculous from Daniel’s prophetic utterances. The true prophets, like Daniel, saw into the future and the predictions were 100% accurate every time, not just some of the time. If this was happening today all the major news networks, political pundits and news analysts would report to the world the geo-political ramifications of Babylon’s rise to power and condemning it for violation of human rights and sovereign rights, pushing its will and ideologue on the peoples of the earth. Any talk of judgment from God would be laughed to scorn. But what about, “Possession is nine-tenths of the law; might makes right! The golden rule: he that has the gold rules?” The thoughts might go something like this. “We need to maintain stability in the region of the Middle East and take the high road of dialogue and compromise. We don’t need to provoke or promote any more war, death and destruction, pain and suffering, chaos, and instability in the region. We must not be perceived as the aggressor but peacemaker. Like it or not, Nebuchadnezzar’s bold and brazen move of gross violation of human and sovereign rights has changed the geo-political landscape in the Middle East. It is the dawn of Nebuchadnezzarianism, a new image for Babylonity,” a new world order. As world leaders calculate political plays of x’s and o’s on how to deal with this growing threat; Neb is the major power broker in the Middle East at this time, and there is nothing anyone can do about it; or is there? Nebuchadnezzar, son of Nabopolassar, ruled Babylon (ca. 605-562 B.C.) This is a Hebrew transliteration of the Babylonian name Nebu-kudduri-utzur which means “Nebu protects the crown.” (Studylight.org/com/guz) or “Nabu has protected my inheritance.” (BKC) |
| Daniel 1:2 | And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his [Nebuchadnezzar] hand (cf. Jer 27:6; Hab 1:6) The world sees only Babylonian expansionism, not Divine Judgment. The Lord gave indicates the sovereignty of God (cf. Isa 46:9-10; eventually Neb would come to this reality, see Dan 4:30-32, 34-37). This was the first wave of judgment to come upon the kingdom of Judah. Why God allowed this to happen? 1. Idolatry (cf. Jer 7:30-31). Jeremiah had preached repentance and judgment for 23 years when Neb came into Jerusalem (Jer 25:3-7). 2. Retribution for violating the Sabbath law (cf. Lev 26:34, 35; 2 Chr 36:21) a. The Law: Lev 25:1-7 b. The length of Babylonian captivity (cf. Jer 25:11) c. This suggests that the land never rested every 7th year for 490 years, the period from Saul to the Babylonian captivity. d. Time period of 70 years: 605 B.C (first deportation to Babylon) to circa 536 B.C (first returning Jews to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple (cf. Ezra 3:8). This is the first of three visits (605 B.C., 597 B.C., and 586 B.C.). The first visit was introducing himself to his new vassal, the kingdom of Judah; there’s a new boss in town, rule change! This first invasion was light in comparison to the subsequent visits to follow. He took some of the articles of the temple. To the house of his god This was symbolic of saying that my god is superior to yours. His thoughts probably were like this. Your God defeated Egypt over 800 years ago with a strong hand. I just defeated the Egyptians at Carchemish. Now I just took some sacred items from your God’s temple. Therefore, my god is greater than your God. I just waltzed into your city and your God was unable to stop me. And these items will be placed in the treasury of my god as a testimony of the superiority of my god over yours. Nebuchadnezzar is feeling pumped about now, but this will be short-lived…. |
| Daniel 1:3 | Bring some of the children of Israel and some of the king’s descendants and some of the nobles Again, note the word, some. This invasion was light-weight in comparison to the next two coming down the road. |
| Daniel 1:4 | PMS requirements: Candidates to be trained in the affairs of state must be (1) physically pleasing in appearance to the public eye, (2) mentally astute, and (3) socially savvy for public office. |
| Daniel 1:5 | These Jewish teenagers were going to be fed the king’s diet offered to idols and attend BU (Babylon University) as political science majors for three years for the purpose of serving the king. |
| Daniel 1:6 | It was on this occasion that Daniel (somewhere between the ages of 14-17), Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were carted off to Shinar (Dan 1:2, or Babylon). |
| Daniel 1:7 | The chief of the eunuchs gave names [name source: JMSB, p. 1227] · Daniel (Heb, God is my Judge) now Belteshazzar (Bab, Bel Protect the King) · Hananiah (Heb, The Lord is Gracious) now Shadrach (Bab, Command of Aku) · Mishael (Heb, Who is like the Lord) now, Meshach (Bab, Who is what Aku is) · Azariah (Heb, The Lord is my Helper) now, Abednego (Bab, Servant of Nego [also called Nebo, the god of vegetation, cf. Isa 46:1). Interesting to note that believers remember Daniel by his Hebrew name and his three companions by their Babylonian names. This was part of the Babylonian brainwashing process in assimilating them into the new culture. |
| Daniel 1:8 | But Daniel purposed in his heart The Babylonians extracted them from the land and life they knew by force, changed their names, and were now ordered to change their diet as part of the training and immersion into Babylonian culture in order to serve the king at the end of three years. Purposed (to commit, to determine [H7760]). This verb is used of Job when he committed his cause before God, But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would commit my cause (Job 5:8). Would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank To do so would be contrary to Ex 34:14-15 where the Jews were forbidden to eat flesh sacrificed to pagan gods. For wine cf. Prov 20:1; Isa 5:11. These boys had some good upbringing inspite of living in the midst of idolatry in Israel. Unlike their peers, they sought to please God by maintaining their integrity to God. Now, they are torn from their families and abducted to serve a godless king in a strange land and what is first and foremost on their minds, to maintain their integrity to God, not defile themselves by violating God’s law. It is not about surviving, impressing anyone, outperforming anyone, undermining anyone, taking over anybody’s job, replacing anyone, getting own way; rather, it is about wanting to please God, preserving our integrity. Without faith it is impossible to please God. I2P is always in agreement with God’s Word. He requested They were not demanding, obtuse, and argumentative, but respectful and requesting. This indicated the wisdom of these boys. They knew when to draw the line in the sand; apparently, it didn’t matter where with them! |
| Daniel 1:9 | God honors those who honor Him (1 Sam 2:30) |
| Daniel 1:10 | Now God had brought Daniel into the favor and goodwill of the chief of the eunuchs. Isn’t this similar to the story of Joseph when he was imprisoned (Gen 39:21). There was something about Daniel and Joseph that men respected and liked. You would endanger my head before the king. Their looks and education were taken very seriously by the king who held the power of life and death on all his subjects. The chief of the eunuchs knew Neb was powerful, eogtistical, impulsive, impatient, and hot-headed (cf. Dan 2, "kill 'em all!" or Dan 3, "throw 'em in the fire!"). He had every right to be concerned! Putting people to death was not an issue with Neb, it came with his territory. |
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| Daniel 1:12 | Daniel offered a solution that would serve both interests. Please test your servants These boys were spiritually discerned to know where to draw the line and take a stand. Many of us never learn this. Often we take a stand on things that amount to nothing and fail to take a stand on things that really matter, like our integrity before God and man. For ten days suggestive of completeness. The litmus test would be 10 days on veggies and water (Dan 1:13). Vegetables (Heb, zeroa [H2235] x2, pulse, KJV) is found only here. There was not a prohibition on eating meat altogether (cf. Gen 9:3; Rom 14:14; 1 Cor 10:25-26. |
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| Daniel 1:14 | So he consented (The steward who was assigned by COTE to Daniel). Did Daniel request a different diet plan to COTE in the presence of the steward? COTE had big concerns for it was his head on the block. Then in Dan 1:11 it speaks of Daniel speaking to the steward (was COTE in this conversation?). After ten days, it was the steward that continued to provide the four with veggies and water. Whether COTE was fully aware or not, he wasn't disappointed in the outcome of Daniel and company before the king's interview (Dan 1:19-20). They made COTE look real good! Kudos for COTE or his steward! The fantastic four became culturally relevant to the Babylonians while maintaining their spiritual integrity. See, we can as believers live for God in a godless environment! We don't have to compromise our spiritual integrity to survive in the world; Daniel, Mishael, Hananiah, and Azariah proved that for us. Folks, when we honor God's Word, God makes good things happen even in a spiritually bleak and bad place like Babylon! |
| Daniel 1:15 | Their features appeared better and fatter Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah looked healthier than their fellow abductees. God blesses those who honor and abide in His Word and who are willing to take the risks and have their beliefs put to the test. This experience would also help Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah when they are once again pressured by Babylon to break’s God’s law and bow down to Neb’s 90' tall golden man of chapter 3 or suffer a horrible death. |
| Daniel 1:16 | The steward took away their portion Veggies and water it is! God is opening the door for Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah for greater service! |
| Daniel 1:17 | God gave God blesses faithfulness to His Word (contrast Lord gave, Dan 1:2, God punishes infidelity to His Word). |
| Daniel 1:18 | The chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar You can’t help but think that COTE was proud of Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! The fantastic four made him proud at the royal job interview in the following verse. |
| Daniel 1:19 | Note the outcome of the king’s interview – among them all [the training class of 602 B.C.] none was found like and in Dan 1:20, he found them ten times better than all [in the whole realm]. This will elevate them into the lime light, but it also will be a source of jealousy for others! |
| Daniel 1:20 | This verse is a beautiful expression of what Beth Moore may have referred to about being culturally relevant but not spiritually irrelevant. Against all odds, they retained a God-centered worldview so that ultimately the world could view their God (MasterWork, Winter 2009 - 10, p. 106). Beloved, this is the caliber of integrity God is looking for in us! A people who purpose in their hearts to be a holy people before God and man and willing to put our faith to the test (cf. Psa 26:2, Examine me, O LORD, and prove [same word used in by Daniel 1:12]; try my mind and my heart. There wasn't anything magic in the veggies, but those boys had a different look than their worldly compromising, conforming peers, their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king's delicacies (Dan 1:15). There is something about a look of someone who has been with Jesus. Remember Stephen before the council, And all who sat in the council, lookingly stedfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel (Acts 6:15)? You caught the look, right? There is a "look" of godliness from among those who are faithful to God's Word regardless of the consequences. Call it a certain glow or call it what you will; there is a different "look" of those who walk with God and those who do not. All four of these young men looked different from their peers. We talk a lot about being Christ-like in Christian circles, but could there be such a thing as a Christ-look, a godly glow radiating from the presence from those who walk with God according to His Word? I've seen people with that glow, and you have, too! Maybe it is similar to the glow of a new convert! O Holy Spirit, do we have the look and the walk of the living Christ within us? Light in the heart puts off a glow (Mt 5:16). It's an unmistakable look. |
| Daniel 1:21 | Cyrus conquered Babylon in 539 B.C. The latest year mentioned by Daniel is 536 B.C. in Dan 10:1, In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia. |
Postscript
Neb returned to Jerusalem in 597 B.C. in response to King Jehoiachin’s rebellion (2 Kgs 24:8-12; 2 Chr 36:9-10). Ezekiel was hauled off during the second incursion (cf. Ezek 1:1-3) along with over 10,000 captives (2 Kgs 24:14-16) with Jehoiakim’s son, Jehoiachin, in tow. Jehoiakim died in Jerusalem (Jer 22:19; 36:30).
Neb returned for a third time in 588 B.C. and finally breached the city walls by 586 B.C. Jerusalem was destroyed; the temple of God was razed (2 Kgs 25:8-10, 13-16; Jer 52:12-20). Those not killed in the assault were deported to Babylon (2 Kgs 25:1-7, 11-12, 18-21; Jer 34:1-7; 39:1-7; 52:1-11, 24-30). Cyrus of Persia overthrew Babylon in 539 B.C. (Isa 45:1; cf. Isa 13:19; 14:23), establishing the Medo-Persian empire (Dan 5:30-31).
In 538 B.C. Cyrus initiated a policy of permitting displaced peoples to return to their lands (see 2 Chr 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-4). Approximately 50,000 Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. The temple foundation was completed in ca. 536 B.C. (Ezra 3:8), and the temple was completed in ca. 516 B.C. (Ezra 6:15). The exile began ca. 605 B.C. and ended in ca. 536 B.C. (cf. Dan 1:1; 9:1-3). Jeremiahs prophecy that the Babylonian exile would last for about 70 years (Jer 25:11-12) was literally fulfilled.
The seventy years option: 586 (destruction of temple and city) – 516 (rebuilding of the temple) or 605 – 536 (Cyrus allows Jews to return to Jerusalem).
For us to be culturally relevant but not spiritually irrelevant requires integrity on our part. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah showed us that this is possible under the most extreme and dangerous of situations. Such a faith takes risks and a willingness to be put to the test because pleasing God, maintaining our spiritual integrity before God and man, demands our utmost for His Highest. The rest of the boys that were taken with Daniel and friends in the first wave in 605 B.C. that attended BU compromised their spiritual integrity before God and man and went into obscurity in biblical history; they failed to retain a God-centered worldview so that ultimately the world could not view their God; they lacked integrity….
Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king. And in all matters of wisdom and understanding about which the king examined them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers who were in all his realm (Daniel 1:19-20). Integrity is the tale of the tape, not the end of it.
