When faced with the problem of eating foods forbidden by the Law of Moses, they could have rationalized that they were captives in a foreign land and thus had no choice in the matter.
Sewaktu dihadapkan pada problem menyantap makanan yang dilarangkan Hukum Musa, mereka bisa saja berdalih bahwa mereka adalah tawanan di negeri asing dan tidak memiliki pilihan dalam hal ini.