Subject: Did Nebuchadnezza make Daniel a eunic? |
Bible Note: I disagree the Babylonians were some of the cruelest people groups second only to the Assyrians. Both scripture and secular history give accounts of these people leading captives by hooks literally pierced through the lower jaw. Also secular history shows that to be a palace servant (access to King and his harem other than a visitor) all attendants were made eunuchs. This was done for two reasons, first to remove any chance of anyone being romantically involved with any of the king’s ladies, and secondly many of this time had homosexual interests and castration was thought to enhance the dominated victim. The prohibition in Deut 23:1 was to stop the pagan practice of mutilation by castration for temple service and to prevent those dedicated to idol worship from intermingling with the children of Israel. I think Daniel and the three Hebrew children knew of this prohibition and to me serves to show even more of their faithfulness to serve the God of their youth. EdB |