Daniel: Faith over Fear | Leo & Layla's History Adventures | PragerU Kids

[Music] H I guess I see it no I'm just lying to myself hey Leila can I borrow your whoa what is going on uh can you knock I'm sorry but what's the deal with your hair you look kind of like the goblin character in my computer game thanks a lot Leo what are those things they're called extensions all the girls at school are wearing them do you want to wear them no but I feel like I have no choice today the popular girls pointed at me and laughed if I don't give this new hairstyle a try I don't know if I can go back to school The Bullying will just get worse and worse that stinks H I know that I don't like being pressured into doing something that's Middle School Leo you'll understand when you're older but what about being brave doesn't the bible teach us not to be afraid of what people think or say about us you know it does Leo if I'm going to go against what people expect of me I need some encouragement and speaking of the Bible I know just the person to go and visit [Music] what was that I think it's a lion it sounds like it's coming from that pit over there let's check it [Applause] out thank goodness they can't get out now let's focus on why we're here excuse me sir we hate to interrupt but we're looking for Daniel can you tell us where to find him yes I'm Daniel excellent I'm Lea and this is my brother Leo yeah we time traveled here for some advice on a problem advice why I've been an adviser to several kings first King Nebuchadnezzar then King Bazar and now King Darius I'm sure I can help go on tell him Leila oh all right all the girls at my school have this new hairstyle and they want me to wear it too but the problem is I don't want to wear it but if I don't Join the Herd the other girls will tear me to shreds what should I do oh I've been in your situation a number of times where do I begin ooh how about you start where the king of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar took you and your Jewish people away from Jerusalem I just learned about it in Sunday school I must say I'm impressed yes I was just a teenager when Nebuchadnezzar attacked my homeland of Judah and then brought me and my fellow Jews here to Babylon to serve him our land promised and given to our ancestors by God has been a place of our heritage and Faith it's where Abraham settled where King David ruled and where Solomon built the temple as a dwelling place for the Lord though we were taken captive and exiled I know that our people will once again inhabit the land of our ancestors that must have been really hard to be taken away from your Homeland but now I'm curious how' you go from being a captive to a royal advisor well in my younger years I was pretty goodlooking and smart too Nebuchadnezzar wanted men who were fit to serve in this Palace and who could quickly learned the Babylonian language and culture why did he want that he thought he could scrub us of our Jewish identity by giving us new names impressing us with rich food and wine and forcing us to learn a new way of life he hoped we would forget all about our old culture and starts following only Babylonian habits and rules oh man a king's Feast would probably convince me pretty fast it certainly was a tempting banquet but even though I could have gotten into trouble I refused us all the king's food and wine why on Earth did you do that because I knew that I couldn't eat from the king's table and still please God because the food was a part of their Pagan rituals instead I asked permission for myself and my Jewish friends to only eat vegetables and drink water for 10 days yuck I'd Rather Have Nothing than eat vegetables for 10 days that must have been tough it wasn't so bad plus I had to eat something I had to stay strong and healthy in order to stay in favor with the King as well as with God I couldn't allow myself to become weak and sickly so how did you feel after eating rabbit food for 10 days excellent as a matter of fact we looked and felt so good that they permanently changed our diet to vegetables wow the first fad diet I'm not sure about that but what I do know is that I could have taken the easy path and eaten like a king but instead I trusted in God's outcome I stayed committed to God and he took care of me you don't have to compromise just because you're afraid Leila I know but it's easier said than done uh we should probably leave soon these lions sound pretty hungry wait just one more question why do you prey by a pit full of lions are you also the Royal animal trainer no actually I was supposed to be their dinner don't you mean bring them dinner nope they were supposed to eat me wait what I know shocking right I'm still processing it all what happened well some of King darius's administrators grew to dislike me and my popularity with the King they thought I would be better served as cat food than to serve the king but you seem like such a nice person why thank you the king thought so too he and I have actually become pretty close in fact he promoted me this bothered some of the king's advisers they even tried to dig up dirt on me but they couldn't find any so what did they do they made a law they knew I would break why would you break the law well because the king's law went against God's law let me explain knowing I prayed to God three times a day the men who hated me proposed to the king that anyone who prayed to any God or man other than the king in the next 30 days should be thrown into the lion's dead and the King agreed he did so what did you do well I'm very committed to praying so I just prayed weren't you afraid of them coming after you sure but I was even more concerned about serving God wow that's so brave of you thanks ilila I know that my life is always in God's hands and I counted on that even when they locked me up with the hungry Lions I thought you said the King was your friend how did he let this happen well he did try to stop it but here in Babylon once the king makes a law it can never be altered not even if he changes his mind later on but you're out here now still alive how God knew I was innocent so he protected me he sent his Angel who kept the lion's mouth shut all night I'm sure everyone was pretty surprised when you were still alive oh they sure were early in the morning just as the sun was coming up I heard the distressed voice of the king calling my name and I said May the King live forever he probably thought you were a ghost oh perhaps but once he realized that I was truly still alive he was thrilled and had me released from the Lion's Den to everyone's surprise I didn't even have a scratch on me so that's why you were praying at the Lion's Den when we got here that's right once again because I didn't compromise my faith and stayed fully committed to God he protected me from harm and I'm sure he'll do the same for you Leila thanks so much Mr Daniel I know what I have to do now may God bless and keep you both that's so much better hey sis you look like yourself again what why how how did you go ahead and laugh I don't care visiting Daniel made me think about how I can be bold and courageous I thought I'd do that by putting this green food coloring in my hair do I look like a super villain sort of and I'm not sure that's what Daniel meant Leo he meant that God helps us withstand pressure to do bad things or things we don't agree with it's not easy and it takes courage but sometimes it's wise to stand out agree want to go show Mom and Dad my new hair do actually I do talk about walking into the lion's den Leo what did you do with your hair if you like time traveling with Leo and Lila watch more of their Adventures at Prager kids.com and parents don't forget to subscribe