{"id":43413,"date":"2022-09-30T22:20:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/daniel-in-the-lions-den-sermon-on-daniel-6-bible-outlines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T22:20:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:20:18","slug":"daniel-in-the-lions-den-sermon-on-daniel-6-bible-outlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/daniel-in-the-lions-den-sermon-on-daniel-6-bible-outlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel in the Lion’s Den – Sermon on Daniel 6 – Bible Outlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Sermon on Daniel 6 – Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley from Daniel 6 where we find Daniel in the Lion’s Den<\/strong>. Daniel prayed anyway.<\/p>\n

Date written: November 18th, 2007
Scripture ref: Daniel 6:1-10<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION: [beginning of this Sermon on Daniel 6] Read Daniel 6:1-10.<\/p>\n

1. About the Text:<\/p>\n

1) Daniel chapter six begins right where chapter five leaves off.<\/p>\n

2) Darius has taken control of the Babylonian empire.<\/p>\n

3) It is now the empire of the Medes and Persians.<\/p>\n

4) Cyrus the Persian will eventually take control of the kingdom.<\/p>\n

5) It was Cyrus who would then return the Jews from captivity to their native country.<\/p>\n

6) Daniel’s story now picks up under Darius rule.<\/p>\n

2. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.<\/p>\n

DISCUSSION: In the story of Daniel in the lion’s den we see…<\/p>\n

I.   A Conspiracy (6:1-10)<\/p>\n

1. Darius organization.<\/p>\n

1) After Darius took over, he appointed 120 princes or governors over the kingdom.<\/p>\n

2) Over these princes, there were three presidents.<\/p>\n

3) Daniel was made the first president “because an excellent spirit was in him” (verse 3).<\/p>\n

4) This gave Daniel extraordinary influence.<\/p>\n

2. The Dissatisfaction of the Governors.<\/p>\n

1) The princes didn’t like this arrangement.<\/p>\n

2) We don’t have their motives in detail.<\/p>\n

3) Nevertheless, they sought to remove Daniel.<\/p>\n

4) So they were looking for a occasion against him, but they could not find one.<\/p>\n

5) Daniel was an altogether honest guy.<\/p>\n

3. The Governors’ invention.<\/p>\n

1) The governors get together and they come up with a plan.<\/p>\n

2) They will have the king pass a law that whoever petitions anyone, God or man for thirty days, except the king, shall be cast into the lion’s den.<\/p>\n

3) The king, not knowing what they were up to, signs the law.<\/p>\n

4) No doubt, his ego was pretty lifted up by this gesture of the governors as well.<\/p>\n

4. Daniel’s prostration.<\/p>\n

1) Daniel saw that the law had passed.<\/p>\n

2) He went home and opened his windows.<\/p>\n

3) He prayed to God as was his custom.<\/p>\n

5. Some lessons.<\/p>\n

1) Dealing wisely in our business affairs will bring us into positions of influence. Proverbs 22:29 “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”<\/p>\n

2) Daniel’s honesty and integrity kept him out of trouble. Proverbs 11:3 “The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.”<\/p>\n

3) Listening to those who flatter our ego blinds us to their true purposes. Proverbs 26:28 “A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.”<\/p>\n

4) Some things cannot be compromised; prayer is one of them.<\/p>\n

a. Prayer is a command (1 Thessalonians 5:17).<\/p>\n

b. However, God’s people desire to pray. Psalm 55:17 “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”<\/p>\n

II.  Confrontation and Condemnation (Daniel 6:11-17)<\/p>\n

1. The Plan Consummated.<\/p>\n

1) They saw Daniel praying as was his custom.<\/p>\n

2) They confirmed the law.<\/p>\n

3) They reported this to the king.<\/p>\n

2. Deliverance Sought<\/p>\n

1) The king was displeased with himself.<\/p>\n

2) The king sought to have Daniel delivered.<\/p>\n

3) The law of the Medes and Persians, however, could not be reversed.<\/p>\n

3. Daniel Condemned<\/p>\n

1) Therefore we see Daniel in the lion’s den.<\/p>\n

2) The king professed his confidence that God would deliver Daniel.<\/p>\n

3) A stone was brought and sealed over the lion’s den with the king’s seal.<\/p>\n

4. Some lessons.<\/p>\n

1) The wicked are always seeking to catch the righteous in violation of something.<\/p>\n

a. Psalm 37:32 “The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.”<\/p>\n

b. Psalm 35:21 “Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.”<\/p>\n

2) We should think a thing through before we act on it.<\/p>\n

a. Proverbs 16:20 “He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.”<\/p>\n

b. Proverbs 25:2 “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”<\/p>\n

3) We must trust in God even in the most desperate of times.<\/p>\n

a. Psalm 91:2 “I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.”<\/p>\n

b. Proverbs 3:5-6<\/p>\n

III. Conservation (Daniel 6:18-23)<\/p>\n

1. The king’s anticipation.<\/p>\n

1) The king fasted all night.<\/p>\n

2) He didn’t listen to any playing of music.<\/p>\n

3) He didn’t sleep.<\/p>\n

2. The king’s inspection.<\/p>\n

1) When morning came, the king rushed to the lion’s den.<\/p>\n

2) He cried out with a lamentable voice.<\/p>\n

3) He asked if God had delivered Daniel from the lions.<\/p>\n

3. The king’s alleviation.<\/p>\n

1) Daniel called out, “O king, live forever.”<\/p>\n

2) Daniel said that God had sent an angel and shut the mouths of the lions.<\/p>\n

3) Daniel pronounces his innocence and tells the king that he has done nothing to hurt him.<\/p>\n

4) The king commanded Daniel to be brought out of the lion’s den.<\/p>\n

5) Daniel had not been hurt in any way.<\/p>\n

4. Some lessons.<\/p>\n

1) We need to take seriously the genuine peril of others.<\/p>\n

a. It seems that society likes to laugh at the problems of others.<\/p>\n

b. Proverbs 24:17-18 “Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.”<\/p>\n

2) Fulfillment of hope brings great joy. Proverbs 13:23 “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”<\/p>\n

IV.  Consternation and Proclamation (Daniel 6:24-28)<\/p>\n

1. The king’s anger.<\/p>\n

1) Those who plotted against Daniel also made a mockery of the king.<\/p>\n

2) He took them and cast them into the lion’s den with their families.<\/p>\n

3) This demonstrated the king’s wrath against those who manipulated the system for their own purposes.<\/p>\n

2. The king’s proclamation.<\/p>\n

1) The king decreed that men tremble before Daniel’s God.<\/p>\n

2) This is the living God.<\/p>\n

3) This is the God whose kingdom shall never be destroyed.<\/p>\n

4) This is the God who delivers and rescues.<\/p>\n

5) This is the God who works signs and wonders.<\/p>\n

3. Some lessons.<\/p>\n

1) If we do evil, we should expect wrath from the government. Romans 13:3-4 ” For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.”<\/p>\n

2) There is no reason not to believe in God. Romans 1:20 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:”<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION: [End of this sermon on Daniel 6]<\/p>\n

1. In the story of Daniel in the lion’s den we see…<\/p>\n

1) A Conspiracy.<\/p>\n

2) Confrontation and Condemnation<\/p>\n

3) Conservation<\/p>\n

4) Consternation and Proclamation<\/p>\n

2. Invitation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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