By the waters of Babylon they wept for Zion. It was a 700 mile journey from Jerusalem to Babylon. Their captors tormented them with taunts and humiliation. Where is God in all of this? He is with Daniel and his three friends, who choose to believe in the promises of God for the people of God through obedience to His commands. This is the setting in the first chapter of the book of Daniel and it sets the stage for all that God has purposed for His people in exile; a word for the world and the Church, all in the remarkable book of Daniel.