{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hey-O Stories Of The Bible - Saddleback Kids","title":"Daniel in Nebuchadnezzar’s Court","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":170,"description":"For great Bible stories, Church at Home videos, and more, check out our YouTube Channel at  https://www.youtube.com/@SaddlebackKidsAnd to find great activities, craft ideas, and parent discussion guides, head over to https://saddlebackkids.com This Bible story podcast for kids tells the story of Daniel in Nebuchadnezzar’s Court. We referenced the following Biblical passages: Daniel 1.  Hey-O Kids Curriculum’s primary goal with the Stories of the Bible animation is to tell the stories from God’s word accurately and in a way that is engaging to children of all ages.This is Daniel who was a Jewish man who was taken to Babylon when he was very young. The king of Babylon was a man named Nebuchadnezzar, and he ordered Ashpenaz, his chief of staff, to bring some of the young men of Judah who were strong, healthy, and good looking to the palace. He wanted these men to be smart, and they would be trained for three years in the language and books of Babylon so they could serve the king. The king also ordered that they would be given food and drink from his own kitchens daily. Daniel and his three friends - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego - were four of the young men chosen from the tribe of Judah to enter the king’s training. But Daniel chose not to eat the food and drink given by the king because it was food that God had told his people not to eat. Daniel asked Ashpenaz for permission to not eat this food. Ashpenaz liked Daniel, but he told him that he was afraid that if Daniel didn’t eat the food that the king ordered, that he would become weak compared to the other young men, and that would get Ashpenaz in trouble with the king.Daniel asked his attendant if he and his three friends could eat a diet of only vegetables and water for ten days and then be tested to see how they compared to the other young men. The attendant agreed. At the end of ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the king’s...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hGnNL3zkBUkrNKTldT1u9x9aFoqeOLcwXiTodU4ZaCY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iYzBj/YWI1OTg5OTg2MTUw/ZWYzZDc1ZjVjYjgw/MzZmNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}