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2 The Magi And Christ’s Birthtime, God intervened and gave Daniel and his threefriends, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego some divineknowledge in wisdom and understanding (Daniel1:17). They were considered spiritually knowledgeable.The world believed the gods fought each otherto prove which “god” was the most powerful.Besides having human knowledge and wisdom, Godgave them divine intelligence. Look at how muchsmarter they were than the nation’s other élite or wisemen, “And in all matters of wisdom and understanding,that the king enquired of them, he found them ten timesbetter than all the magicians and astrologers that werein all his realm [kingdom]” (Daniel 1:20). These werethe wise of Babylon, which included the magicians andastrologers. With their mystical mixtures and combinations,they were considered knowing more than theothers. These individuals were the king’s or ruler’spersonal guardians and cabinet members.The EliteKing Nebuchadnezzar was a Polytheist. He believedin many gods and, therefore, didn’t know which “god”was the strongest or had the most power. The kingaccepted all gods, just as those at The Tower of Babeldid. He had no idea there was only One Almighty God,Elohim. When Daniel revealed the true meaning ofhis dream, Nebuchadnezzar said, “The king answeredto Daniel and said, Of a truth it is, that your God isa God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer ofsecrets, seeing you could reveal this secret [mystery]”(Daniel 2:47). The King believed that Daniel’s God

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