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Daniel 6:21
Then said Daniel unto the king, calmly answering the king from his position down in the pit, O king, live forever!
Then said Daniel unto the king, calmly answering the king from his position down in the pit, O king, live forever!
THEN SAID DANIEL UNTO THE KING, O KING, LIVE FOREVER - The common form of salutation in addressing the king. See the note at Daniel 2:4. There might be more than mere form in this, for Daniel may have...
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...
_O king, live for ever_ cf. Daniel 6:6....
O KING, LIVE FOR EVER— לעלמין _lealmin, in saecula,_ or "long live the king;" an usual mode of addressing the monarch. When he in his turn addressed the people, it was, as we have seen, "Your peace be...
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...
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. THEN SAID DANIEL UNTO THE KING, O KING, LIVE FOREVER. Daniel might have indulged in anger at the king, but does not; his sole thought is, God...
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...
_[Daniel 6:22]_ אֱדַ֨יִן֙ דָּנִיֶּ֔אל עִם ־מַלְכָּ֖א מַלִּ֑ל...
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...
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...
Here Daniel answers the king moderately and softly, although he had been cast into the cave by his command. He might have deservedly been angry and expostulated with him, because he had been so impiou...
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...
THEN SAID DANIEL UNTO THE KING,.... Whose voice he knew, though the tone of it was so much altered: O KING, LIVE FOR EVER; he does not reproach him for delivering him into the hands of his enemies, a...
_Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever._ Ver. 21. _O king, live for ever._] Daniel doth not curse the king (as some impatient spirits would have done, and as some think the damned in...
_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...
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...
He prays for the king's prosperity, though he suffered under his hand....
Daniel 6:21 Then H116 Daniel H1841 said H4449 (H8745) to H5974 king H4430 king H4430 live H2418 ...
‘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...
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 6:1. 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...
Daniel 2:4; Daniel 6:6; Nehemiah 2:3...
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...