According To Seniority

By

Prophet Hananiah,

Prophet Mishael

And

Prophet Azariah

By Seniority

Hananiah: Abednego, whose real name was Azariah, was one of the priests. Daniel was one of the priests. He was also a judge and a prophet.

The reason was because, when Ezra and Nehemiah started, they were junior to us.

It was the people that volunteered, and requested, that Daniel should join. They also requested that Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, who were called Shedrack, Mishack and Abadnego – should also join. The reason was because these four princes have being working with God for a very long time.

Why The Four Princes Were Chosen

Hananiah: The Angels made known to Daniel every word of God. Therefore, Daniel was trustworthy in Israel. That was why he was made to be among the first set of Israelites to go on exile in Babylon, so that he would organize things, and ensure that the Israelites were doing the will of God in Babylon. That was why himself was one of the prophets, one of the priests and one of the judges sent to Babylon.

Concerning the priests, many people who have done work in Jerusalem, before they went into exile in Babylon, some of them have died. Therefore, it was their children that should take over. But Daniel was by then still very small. But he knew the various happenings in Israel.

Selection Of The Leaders Over The Return

Hananiah: When the Israelites were returning to Jerusalem, some people no longer knew their tribes. That was why the old people were made the leaders, who were present when God was coming down to Jerusalem, so that they could comport themselves very well, and also organize other Israelites, to ensure that all the things were rightly done in sequence, as God wanted.