Daniel Refuses The Kings Dainties
H. E. Crane
"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon
the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding
seed; to you it shall be for meat." Genesis 1:29
"Then said Daniel to Melzar, shom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel,
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and
let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink." Daniel 1:11-12
"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." Proverbs 20:1