9. For what should men eat and drink?
“Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!” Eccl. 10:17.
10. Why did Daniel refuse the food and wine of the king?
“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank.” Dan. 1:8. See Judges 13:4.
11. Instead of these, what did he request?
“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.” Verse 12.
12. At the end of the ten days' test, how did he and his companions appear?
“And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.” Verse 15.
13. At the end of their three years' course in the school of [pg 743] Babylon, how did the wisdom of Daniel and his companions compare with that of others?
“Now at the end of the days ... the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: ... and in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.” Verses 18-20.