Bible Discussion Thread

It is important to understand the role of Eunuchs in history. Eunuchs were often close to the royal families as advisors even as military advisors. When young men were defeated in war and chosen to be taken to the court of the King as advisors, first they were castrated. This helped assure the king that no matter how smart they were, they could not overthrow the king and set up a dynasty of their own. Also it was a symbol of complete submission to the king. Daniel was chosen for his intelligence, the king wanted to know everything about his defeated enemy. He also wanted to know scientific secrets. The kings meat and wine are the kings laws and beliefs. The law was in place that all slaves that were to be accepted into the kings court must be made a eunuch. That is the reason why an eunuch was placed over Daniel and his friends to instruct them of the kings law and to carry out that law. Daniel was blessed by God and was able to convince the master Eunuch and the King that he could be a servant of the king without this punishment. It seems that the fact that Daniel followed religious laws and not carnal laws of government put the king at ease that Daniel would never try to take over his government or harm him. Therefore the flesh of Daniel and his friends was fatter, meaning no flesh was missing, than the other slaves that had been taken to the kings court.