George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Daniel 6:22
Offence, as I neglected thy decree to obey a higher Master. (Calmet) --- The king had sense enough to approve of this distinction. (Haydock)
Offence, as I neglected thy decree to obey a higher Master. (Calmet) --- The king had sense enough to approve of this distinction. (Haydock)
Verse Daniel 6:22. _MY GOD HATH SENT HIS ANGEL_] Such a one as that who attended Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the fiery furnace, and blew aside the flames, so that they could not hurt them. _...
MY GOD HATH SENT HIS ANGEL - It was common among the Hebrews to attribute any remarkable preservation from danger to the intervention of an angel sent from God, and no one can demonstrate that it did...
CHAPTER 6 UNDER DARIUS THE MEDE AND DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN _ 1. The decree of Darius (Daniel 6:1)_ 2. Daniel's faith and steadfastness (Daniel 6:10) 3. Daniel cast into the lion's den and the del...
DANIEL 6. DANIEL IN THE DEN OF LIONS. After giving an account of the reorganisation of the empire by Darius after the fall of Babylon, this chapter describes a conspiracy formed against Daniel by the...
SENT HIS ANGEL. As in Daniel 3:28. INNOCENCY. rectitude, or purity. See the Structure, p. 1178....
_sent his angel_ cf. Daniel 3:28. _shut_&c. cf. Hebrews 11:33 (ἔφραξαν; Theod. here ἐνέφραξεν). _before thee_ see on Daniel 6:10 _end_, and...
AND ALSO BEFORE THEE, O KING, HAVE I DONE NO HURT— "Thou knowest my fidelity in every thing respecting my service. If upon this occasion I have disobeyed thy orders, it was only from a sense of that d...
c. PRESERVATION TEXT: Daniel 6:19-28 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a la...
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that 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. MY GO...
THE DEN OF LIONS Darius the Mede divides his kingdom into 120 satrapies, the whole being superintended by three higher officials, of whom Daniel was one (Daniel 6:1). Daniel is in special favour, and...
THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD DANIEL _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 6 V1 Darius decided to appoint 120 rulers. Together, they would rule over the whole *kingdom. V2 He also appointed three other officia...
HIS ANGEL. — Comp. Psalms 34:7; Psalms 34:10; Daniel 3:28. BEFORE THEE — _i.e._, thou knowest full well....
_[Daniel 6:23]_ אֱלָהִ֞י שְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאֲכֵ֗הּ וּֽ סֲגַ֛ר...
STOPPING THE MOUTHS OF LIONS ON the view which regards these pictures as powerful parables, rich in spiritual instructiveness, but not primarily concerned with historic accuracy, nor even necessarily...
“PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS' SAKE” Daniel 6:16-28 The plot was an atrocious one, but it hurt its perpetrators more than the victim of their vindictive hatred, Daniel 6:24. They dug a pit into which...
The last section in the historic portion of the Book is in the reign of Darius. He reorganized the government and distributed the administration among twenty satraps, who, in turn, were responsible to...
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him (h) innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done (i) no hurt....
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...
_My God, _says he, _sent his angel, and shut the lions’ mouths! _Thus we see that Daniel openly assigns to angels the duty of rendering assistance, while the whole power remains in the hands of God hi...
Another form of iniquity appears besides that of Babylon (chap. 6). Cyrus, personally, had better thoughts; and God, from whom they came, made use of him for the temporary re-establishment of His peop...
MY GOD HATH SENT HIS ANGEL,.... Daniel takes up the king's expression, and confirms it; he asserts God to be his God, of which he had given him a proof in sending his angel to him that night; either o...
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that 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. Ver. 22....
_Then said Daniel_ Daniel knew the king's voice, though it was now a doleful voice, and spake to him with all the deference and respect that was due to him. _O king, live for ever_ He does not reproac...
Daniel's Remarkable Deliverance...
My God hath sent His angel, who may even have been visible to the eye of Daniel, AND HATH SHUT THE LIONS' MOUTHS THAT THEY HAVE NOT HURT ME, FORASMUCH AS BEFORE HIM INNOCENCY WAS FOUND IN ME, God had...
18-24 The best way to have a good night, is to keep a good conscience. We are sure of what the king doubted, that the servants of the living God have a Master well able to protect them. See the power...
MY GOD HATH SENT HIS ANGEL; he had his eye specially to Him whose cause and honour was concerned in this matter. The Lord either took the lions hunger away from them, or made Daniel appeared terrible...
Daniel 6:22 God H426 sent H7972 (H8754) angel H4398 shut H5463 (H8754) lions H744 mouths H6433 not...
‘Then Daniel said to the king, “O king live for ever. My God has sent his messenger and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me, because before him I was found innocent, and also before...
ANGEL (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
Daniel 6:21 I. This story illustrates the fact that God often seems to crown the machinations of the wicked against the good with success. II. The story illustrates the insidiousness of sin in drawi...
Daniel 6:22 I. Notice the workings of a strange conspiracy. An influential deputation asks the king to make a law to this effect: that no man shall, within thirty days, make a request to God or men,...
Daniel 6:1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes...
CONTENTS: Daniel's history to the accession of Cyrus. Decree of Darius. Daniel's steadfastness. Daniel in the lion's den and his deliverance. Darius' new decree. CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Darius, Prin...
Daniel 6:2. _Three presidents, of whom Daniel was the first._ His former celebrity had spread through the east. Ezekiel 14. It being now sixty five years since Daniel was first promoted by Nebuchadnez...
_My Lord hath sent His Angel._ DANIEL’S MARVELLOUS DELIVERANCES These words are Daniel’s religious and thankful acknowledgment of his deliverance. 1. Here is a reverend compellation. “O king.” Dari...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:1 The events of ch. Daniel 6:1 recall the events of ch. Daniel 3:1. However, while ch....
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:19 AT BREAK OF DAY, Darius hurried to the lions’ den. He discovered that Daniel had spent a comfortable night even though surrounded by wild animals, while Darius himself had b...
EXPOSITION DANIEL 6:1 DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN. DANIEL 6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes. which should be over the whole
Now it pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom (Daniel 6:1); Now that the Persian, Medo-Persian Empire, has conquered over the Ba...
1 John 3:19; 1 Samuel 17:37; 1 Samuel 24:9; 1 Samuel 26:18;...
A MAN OF AFFAIRS _Selections from Daniel 6:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS In a previous study, we observed Daniel as a seer. Here we will see him as a man of affairs. As we watch Daniel moving among the gre...
His angel — The same that was with the three children in the fiery furnace, whose presence made even the lion's den a strong — hold, his palace, his paradise. See the power of God over the fiercest cr...