He would not defile himself

WORDs of Saving Grace - He would not defile himself

Daniel 1:8  But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

The kings meat in babylon which Daniel humbly "requested" that he would not eat, was likely offered or prepared through a ceremony of idolatry. (Dont get the wrong impression that Daniel refused with arrogance and foolish pride of his heritage.) He did not want to agree with idols (2 Corinthians 6:16).

It is this same integrity that our savior showed the world on His cross where He bore our sin, when he refused the wine and gall offered to him in his greatest thirst ("i thirst" John 19:28).

Matthew 27:34

They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

Gall was likely a bitter and poisonous mixture from a form of poppy. As gall is referred to as poison in Job (Job 20:14). And vinegar was a soured wine that had turned bad. This was likely not out of mercy or compassion but rather to mock Him (Luke 23:36).

Once Jesus had drank the wine and tasted what was in it, He refused to defile Himself. It was then He said "it is finished" (John 19:30).

He had fulfilled all of God's  Word of prophecy completely.

Psalms 69:21  They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.