King Darius commanded that Daniel be brought out of the lions’ den. The king was happy that Daniel had not been killed by the lions. He called out to Daniel, “Daniel, has your God been able to save you from the lions?” God shut the lions’ mouthsĭaniel answered, “God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me.” The king got up very early the next morning and hurried to the lions’ den. The king went back to his palace, but he could not sleep. The king told Daniel, “Your God will deliver you.” But the king really wasn’t sure. The king ordered his men to throw Daniel into a den of lions. So the king sent his servants to bring Daniel to him, even though he didn’t want to do this. They told him, “When you make a decree, it cannot be changed.” However, those men reminded the king about his decree. He wanted to save Daniel from punishment. When the king heard this, he was sad and upset. He still prays to his God three times a day.” Thrown to the lions They told the king, “Daniel is not obeying your decree. The men were watching to see what he would do, and they found him praying. He prayed and gave thanks to God three times that day, as he had done every day since he was very young. But he still went to his upper room and knelt down before an open window. He knew that the officials wanted to find him breaking the king’s command so they could accuse him before the king. When Daniel knew the decree was signed, he went home. They knew that Daniel prayed to his God and would not worship the king. Anyone who did not obey this command was to be thrown into a den of lions. Only the king was to be worshipped for 30 days. They went to King Darius and asked him to make a decree that no one should worship or pray to any god.
Then these men said, “We can’t find anything against Daniel unless we find something about the law of his God.” A trap for Daniel They tried to find something to accuse him of.
The other officials and governors grew jealous of Daniel. The king was thinking about making Daniel second to him in ruling the kingdom (Daniel 6). He became well known to the king because of his service and wisdom. He set up three governors to oversee those men, and Daniel was one of the governors. King Darius set up 120 officials to be over his whole kingdom.
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