Because of their lack of obedience, God allows Nebuchadnezzar to conquer Judah. Nebuchadnezzar takes all of the items from the Temple and puts them with the items of his gods.
Nebuchadnezzar brought the vessels of the house of God and stored them into the treasury of his god. This begins a period in which non-Jews reigned over Israel.
It also shows Nebuchadnezzar's intent: to absorb Judah and the Jewish people into Babylon and Babylonians. We see this throughout the book of Daniel, especially in the rest of this chapter as Daniel and his fellow countrymen are required to adhere to the teachings, traditions, and diets of the Babylonians.
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Daniel 1:2 meaning
Nebuchadnezzar brought the vessels of the house of God and stored them into the treasury of his god. This begins a period in which non-Jews reigned over Israel.
It also shows Nebuchadnezzar's intent: to absorb Judah and the Jewish people into Babylon and Babylonians. We see this throughout the book of Daniel, especially in the rest of this chapter as Daniel and his fellow countrymen are required to adhere to the teachings, traditions, and diets of the Babylonians.