in haste<\/em> (Dan 3:24<\/span>)] So anxious was he to learn how Daniel had fared.<\/p>\n Then the king arose very early in the morning … – <\/B>No one can doubt the probability of what is here said, if the previous account be true. His deep anxiety; his wakefulnight; the remorse which he endured, and his hope that Daniel would be after all preserved, all would prompt to an early visit to the place of his confinement, and to his earnestness in ascertaining whether he were still alive.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 19. The king arose very early<\/B><\/I>] By the break of day.<\/P> <\/p>\n Watching, and grieving, and being between fear and hope, longing to be satisfied. <\/P> <\/p>\n 19.<\/B> His grief overcame his fearof the nobles.<\/P><\/p>\n Then the king arose very early in the morning<\/strong>,…. Or, “in the morning with light” i as soon as ever light appeared, or the day broke: the word for morning is doubled, and one of the letters in it is larger than usual; and all which denote not only his very great earliness in rising, but his earnestness and solicitude for Daniel, to know whether he was alive or not:<\/p>\n and went in haste unto the den of lions<\/strong>; he did not send a servant, but went in person, and with as much expedition as possible, though a king, and an old man; this shows the great love and strong affection he had for Daniel, and his concern for his good and welfare.<\/p>\n i – “summa aurora cum luce”, Junius Tremellius “in tempore aurorae cum luce”, Piscator.<\/p>\n Here the king begins to act with a little more consistency, when he approaches the pit. He was formerly struck down by fear as to yield to his nobles, and to forget his royal dignity by delivering himself up to them as a captive. But now he neither dreads their envy nor the perverseness of their discourse. He approaches the lions’ den early in the morning, says he, — that is, at dawn, before it was, light, coming during the twilight, and in haste. Thus we see him suffering under the most bitter grief, which overcomes all his former fears; for he might still have suffered from fear, through remembrance of that formidable denunciation, — Thou wilt no longer enjoy thy supreme command, unless thou dost vindicate thine edict from contempt! But, as I have said, grief overcomes all fear. And yet we are unable to praise either his piety or his humanity; because, though he approaches the cave and calls out, “Daniel!” with a lamentable voice, still he is not yet angry with his nobles till he sees the servant of God perfectly safe. Then his spirits revive, as we shall see; but as yet he persists in his weakness, and is in a middle place between the perverse despisers and the hearty worshippers of God, who follow with an upright intention what they know to be just. <\/p>\n c. PRESERVATION<\/p>\n TEXT: Dan. 6:19-28<\/span><\/p>\n 19<\/p>\n Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.<\/p>\n 20<\/p>\n And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a lamentable voice; the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?<\/p>\n 21<\/p>\n Then said Daniel unto the king, O King, live for ever.<\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.<\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n Then was the king glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God.<\/p>\n 24<\/p>\n And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.<\/p>\n 25<\/p>\n Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.<\/p>\n 26<\/p>\n I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed: and his dominion shall be even unto the end:<\/p>\n 27<\/p>\n he delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.<\/p>\n 28<\/p>\n So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.<\/p>\n QUERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n a.<\/p>\n Why did the king cry with a lamentable voice?<\/p>\n b.<\/p>\n Just how innocent was Daniel before the living God?<\/p>\n c.<\/p>\n Why did the king have the wives and children of Daniels enemies thrown into the lions den?<\/p>\n PARAPHRASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Very early the next morning the king hurried to the lions den. As he ran toward the den he began crying out, O Daniel, servant of the living God, was your God, whom you worship faithfully, able to deliver you from death by the lions? Then the king was almost overcome with relief to hear Daniels voice as he answered, O king, may thy days be many. My God has sent His angel to shut the lions mouths so that they cannot harm me. My God has protected me because I am innocent of the wrong of which I have been accused, and you know that I have done no wrong to you, O king. The king was so glad that he was nearly beside himself and he ordered that Daniel be hoisted up out of the lions den. When Daniel had been brought up not a scratch was found on him. Daniels deliverance was due to his complete trust in God. Immediately the king ordered that the men who had accused Daniel, along with their wives and children, be brought and thrown into the lions den. As they were being cast into the den, the lions leaped upon them and tore their bodies apart before they even hit the bottom of the pit. Afterwards king Darius issued this decree addressed to everyone under his administration: May all my subjects dwell in peace! I hereby decree that in all the areas where Cyrus has appointed me to rule men shall pay due respect to the God of Daniel. His God is the living, unchanging God whose kingdom shall never be destroyed and whose power is omnipotent. Daniels God delivers His people, preserving them from harm and He does it by performing great miracles in heaven and earth. This is the omnipotent God who delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. So Daniel prospered in the days Darius ruled for Cyrus in Babylon and during all the rest of the reign of Cyrus who ruled all the empire.<\/p>\n God Rewards Faith<\/p>\n COMMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Dan. 6:19-22<\/span> . . . THE KING AROSE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING . . . The king could hardly contain himself until the very beginning of sunrise. At the first sign of dawn he gathered a few servants and went with much haste to the lions den. Hoping against hope he came near the pit yelling the name of Daniel. Drawing up to the hole opened at the top of the pit he yelled with a voice of pain and pleading, down into it, Daniel! You who serve Jehovah God as your God, are you still alive? When he heard the voice of Daniel replying, he was very evidently overjoyed (Dan. 6:23<\/span>). Daniel answers, respectful as ever, informing the king that the angel of Jehovah was sent to shut the mouths of the lions. Scriptures abound in revelation concerning the activity of angels of God as ministering spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation (Heb. 1:14<\/span>). We have outlined a special study on angels in Daniel chapter 10.<\/p>\n Daniel does not mean to infer that he was sinless but simply that he was innocent of the charges for which he had been thrown to the lions and, therefore, because of his complete trust in God and not in himself, God delivered him. He also politely, but frankly, reminded the king that the king was well aware of his innocence.<\/p>\n Dan. 6:23-24<\/span> . . . THEN WAS THE KING GLAD . . . The original indicates the king was exceedingly glad. Daniel was hoisted out of the pit through the opening at the top. Not one scratch was found on his body. The lions had been completely restrained from harming him in any way.<\/p>\n Then Oriental justice was meted out. The men who had lied about Daniel were ordered brought, along with their wives and children, and they were cast into the jaws of death they had been so ready to give Daniel. Their fate is mentioned by Daniel, not out of malice, but objectively, in order to show that Daniels deliverance was miraculous. The lions did no harm to Daniel, not because they were not hungry or because they were docile, but because some supernatural power prevented them from putting even the slightest scratch upon him.<\/p>\n Dan. 6:25-28<\/span> THEN KING DARIUS WROTE UNTO ALL THE PEOPLES . . . Darius ruled in the region of Babylon and beyond the River (see comments at beginning of this chapter), so he wrote to all under his sub-rule (Cyrus the Great was ruler over all the empire). It would be too much conjecture to think Darius was doing anything more than commanding that Daniels God be worshipped along with all the other gods of the Persian pantheon. He does not confess Daniels God to be the only True God. He knows now that Daniels God is able to do miraculous wonders, but he believes his gods are able to do such wonders also.<\/p>\n so ends the historical portion of the book. Daniels purpose has been to record the mighty demonstration of Gods miraculous power to deliver and the sovereignty of God over the greatest of pagan powers. These historical demonstrations are to provide the basis for the prophecies of deliverance for the captive Jews that follow in Daniels book. The visions of deliverance and the visions of 600 years of history God unfolds through the pen of Daniel are to be believed! The people of God will be victorious over all bondage and persecution! They will have their Messiah and messianic kingdom! Their prince will usher in a time of spiritual renewal (chap. 9)! If God can deliver from the fiery furnace, from the lions den, and can bring down a Nebuchadnezzar and a Belshazzarthen He can deliver these captives!<\/p>\n QUIZ<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.<\/p>\n What was the attitude of the king as he went to the lions den?<\/p>\n 2.<\/p>\n What was his attitude when he heard Daniels voice?<\/p>\n 3.<\/p>\n Why mention that the lions tore the Persians asunder?<\/p>\n 4.<\/p>\n What is the purpose of the historical section of Daniel?<\/p>\n 19, 20<\/strong>. <\/strong> One ancient Greek version adds that the king took the “satraps” with him. The king voices here the great question to which this entire book gives the answer: Is thy God, whom thou servest continually <\/strong> [Syr., faithfully<\/em> ], able to deliver thee? <\/strong> Not the men suffering in the midst of the Maccabean persecution alone, but men in all ages have needed to hear a glorious affirmative in answer to this question.<\/p>\n ‘Then the king rose very early in the morning, and went hurriedly to the den of lions, and when he came near to the den, to Daniel, he cried with a griefstricken voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God whom you continually serve, able to deliver you from the lions?”.<\/p>\n It is made clear here that the king was genuinely concerned for Daniel. In many ways a king’s life is a lonely life. He can trust few. He has close relations with few. So that when he finds someone whom he likes and trusts a strong bond can be built up. And that would seem to be the case here.<\/p>\n It would seem that the sentence required that the condemned man spent the night in the den of lions. The lions would have been kept hungry, and usually no more than a night was required. So at the very first moment that he reasonably could, probably as dawn was beginning to break, he went himself as fast as he could to the lion’s den. There was still hope in his heart that a miracle might have happened. And as he drew near and spotted the hole that looked down on the cave he could not restrain himself, and in a griefstricken voice cried out. Daniel had told him that he served the living God, not a god of gold or silver or stone. Well, was it true?<\/p>\n So as he scrambled towards the hole that would tell him the worst, he cried out, ‘Daniel, servant of the living God, has He done it? You have served Him faithfully. Has he delivered you?’ Both doubt and fear and hope were all being expressed. He was beside himself. And then came the sound that he had not dared to hope for.<\/p>\n Behold, Reader! what a mighty change! Who so apparently forlorn and wretched as faithful Daniel, when cast into the lion’s den: who so blessed when taken out? Reader! do not lose sight of these things; for they are the michtams of the Lord; and ought to be had in everlasting remembrance of all Christ’s redeemed and exercised ones.<\/p>\n Dan 6:19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.<\/p>\n Ver. 19. Then the king arose very early in the morning.<\/strong> ] He had lain all night on a bed of thorns, through trouble of mind, and was glad to get up, especially since sleep (the parenthesis of men’s griefs and cares) was quite gone from him. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And went in haste.<\/strong> ] Chald., With perturbation. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Unto the den of lions.<\/strong> ] Quo venit Leo, et liberavit leonem de ore leonis<\/em> a<\/em> (say the Jewish doctors by a kind of riddle), whither came God, and delivered this Coeur-de-lion out of the mouth of the lions. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Galatin., lib. v. cap. 8.<\/p>\n NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Dan 6:19-24<\/p>\n 19Then the king arose at dawn, at the break of day, and went in haste to the lions’ den. 20When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions? 21Then Daniel spoke to the king, O king, live forever! 22My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime. 23Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. 24The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.<\/p>\n Dan 6:19 This verse shows the King’s anxiety!<\/p>\n Dan 6:20 ‘servant of the living God’ This is a play on the root word YHWH, which is the CAUSATIVE form of the Hebrew VERB to be, which implies the ever-living, only-living God (cf. Exo 3:14). See note at Dan 6:6.<\/p>\n been able to deliver you from the lions Here is that wonderful play on the title for God the God who is able (cf. Dan 3:17; Dan 3:29; Rom 16:25; Eph 3:20; Jud 1:24). Nothing is too difficult for YHWH (cf. Jer 32:17). This whole book is about God’s sovereignty and willingness to respond to those who trust Him (e.g., Dan 3:28). Chapters 3 and 6 are lexically and theologically parallel.<\/p>\n Dan 6:22 ‘my God sent His angel’ The Bible seems to teach the existence of guardian angels (national, cf. Num 20:16; Isa 63:9; and individual, cf. Gen 48:16; Dan 3:28; Dan 6:22; Mat 18:10; Act 12:15; Heb 1:14), as well as the indwelling Holy Spirit (cf. Jer 31:31-34; Joh 14:23; Rom 8:9; Rom 8:11; 1Co 3:16; 1Co 6:19; 2Co 6:16; 2Ti 1:14).<\/p>\n shut the lions’ mouths This is both literal (cf. Heb 11:33 and 1Ma 2:59-60), but also metaphorical (cf. Psa 22:21; 2Ti 4:17).<\/p>\n ‘inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him’ Daniel acknowledges the OT concept of merit (cf. Deuteronomy 27-29). Daniel was faithful; God was faithful. Yet Judah and Israel had long experienced God as faithful even when they were not. However, God’s longsuffering came to an end in the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles. Yet YHWH would restore them to the Promised Land (Cyrus’ edict of 538 B.C.). The New Covenant of Jer 31:31-34 (cf. Eze 36:22-38) acknowledges humanity’s inability to keep the covenant. The New Covenant will be based, not on human innocence or merit, but on YHWH’s gracious character and His Messiah’s innocence and merit!<\/p>\n Dan 6:23 no injury whatever was found on him This is parallel to Dan 3:27.<\/p>\n because he had trusted in his God It was not Daniel’s innocence (cf. Dan 6:22) that brought about his deliverance, but his faith (trusted BDB 1081, Haphel PERFECT) in YHWH (cf. Dan 3:28). This same truth is recurrent throughout the OT (cf. 1Ch 5:20; 2Ch 20:20; Psa 9:10; Isa 26:3). This great truth becomes the key to Paul’s emphasis on justification by faith in Rom 4:3 and Gal 3:6, which he anchors in Gen 15:6.<\/p>\n SPECIAL TOPIC: BELIEVE, TRUST, FAITH AND FAITHFULNESS IN THE OT <\/p>\n Dan 6:24 and they cast them, their children and their wives into the lions’ den This type of family-wide punishment is known in Persia from Herodotus 3.119. This is the Hebrew concept of corporality: (1) Adam and Eve’s sin affects all humans (cf. Genesis 3); (2) Korah’s rebellion in Num 16:25-33; (3) Achan’s sin in Joshua 7 affected the whole Israeli army and the death of his family and cattle. This same idea of corporality can be seen in Est 9:10-14. The NT counterpart is Rom 5:12-21.<\/p>\n the lions overpowered them Daniel’s deliverance was not attributable to lions that were not hungry!<\/p>\n very early, &c Another evidence of the king’s strong feelings for Daniel. <\/p>\n Mat 28:1, Mar 16:2, 2Co 2:13, 1Th 3:5 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Act 16:37 – let<\/p>\n Dan 6:19. After a sleepless night the king arose and went to the den. When one is forced to go through a night without sleep from physical causes, the morning usually finds him in a very disturbed frame of mind; how much more so when it has been caused by a feeling of guilt. The entire nervous system of Darius was shattered with remorse.<\/p>\n 5. Daniel’s deliverance and his enemies’ destruction 6:19-24<\/span><\/p>\n Evidently, one night in the lions’ den was the minimum sentence the law required, because early the next morning Darius set out to free Daniel-if he had survived. Uncertain about the prophet’s fate, the king called to Daniel, whom he could not see, hoping that he might still be alive. Daniel had apparently told Darius previously that he worshipped the living God. Now Darius wanted to know if this God had been able to save His servant from the lions (cf. Dan 6:16; Dan 3:17).<\/p>\n Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 19. Then the king arose at dawn, as soon as it was light ] lit. at dawn, in the brightness. The words used imply that day had fully broken. 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