Daniel - Chapter 6

Daniel chapter 6 is the story of Daniel in the lions' den. Darius is king in Babylon, and Daniel was such an efficient and honorable man, that the king was thinking of having Daniel be in charge over the whole kingdom. Well, the other administrators did not like that idea, so they looked for ways to discredit him. They found no corruption, nor negligence, nor falsehood in Daniel, so they realized the only way to attack him was with regards to his faith. They approached the king, and asked for an edict that anyone who prayed to any god or man except for the king would be thrown into the lions' den. That sounded good to the king, and so he signed it. The men then went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. When the king realized it, he grieved and tried to rescue him, but his word was his bond. They took Daniel and placed him in the lions' den, and the king said, "May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!" The stone covered the den, and the king sealed it with his ring. That night the king did not sleep, and as soon as daylight came, up he went to the den. He cried out, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually been able to rescue you from the lions?" YES!!! King Darius got Daniel out, and put the men and their families who planned this in, and they didn't make it to the floor of the den until the lions got them. The king rejoiced and wrote a decree that all people in the land must fear and reverence the God of Daniel, because He was able to deliver him from the lions. Daniel's life and faith showed the king and the people of the land, the power of God in his life, and the Lord blessed Daniel, and he prospered in Babylon.