Verse Daniel 6:7. Whosoever shall ask a petition] What pretense could they urge for so silly an ordinance? Probably to flatter the ambition of the king, they pretend to make him a god for thirty days; so that the whole empire should make prayer and supplication to him, and pay him Divine honours! This was the bait; but their real object was to destroy Daniel.
ALL THE PRESIDENTS OF THE KINGDOM, THE GOVERNOR ... - Several functionaries are enumerated here who are not in the previous verses, as having entered into the conspiracy. It is possible, indeed, that...
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...
GOVERNORS. deputies. COUNSELLORS. See note on Daniel 3:24. CAPTAINS. pashas. See Daniel 3:2; Daniel 3:3; Daniel 3:27. Compare...
_All the presidents_ of course, with the exception of Daniel, who was one of them (Daniel 6:2). But the misrepresentation may be meant to be intentional, as though to lead the king to suppose that the...
TEXT: Daniel 6:1-9 1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; t...
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever s...
6:7 decree, (b-30) Strictly, 'interdict,' or 'prohibition;' and so throughout, to ver. 15....
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...
GOVERNORS.. CAPTAINS] RV 'deputies.. governors.' DECREE] RV 'interdict': so in Daniel 6:8; Daniel 6:12; Daniel 6:15. GOD] RV 'god': so in Daniel 6
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...
ALL THE PRESIDENTS. — Observe the order in which the State officers are mentioned — civil rulers, legal advisers, military governors — and comp. Note on Daniel 3:2. The spokesman represents all these...
_[Daniel 6:8]_ אִתְיָעַ֜טוּ כֹּ֣ל ׀ סָרְכֵ֣י מַלְכוּתָ֗א סִגְנַיָּ֤א...
FIDELITY IN WORSHIP Daniel 6:1-15 Though he was the most distinguished man of his day, and full of public business, Daniel managed to find time for prayer, in the evening, morning, and at noon, accor...
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...
I think it would be wrong to swell the Commentary by unnecessary observations here. The plan was evil; and the intention evil; though as we shall find by the sequel, the Lord overruled it for good. Th...
WE said, yesterday, that the nobles who laid snares against Daniel were inspired with great fury when they dared to dictate to the king the edict recorded by Daniel. It was an intolerable sacrilege th...
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...
ALL THE PRESIDENTS OF THE KINGDOM, THE GOVERNORS, AND THE PRINCES, THE COUNSELLORS, AND THE CAPTAINS,.... There were but three presidents, and Daniel was one of them, so that these "all" were but "two...
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever sh...
_All the presidents, &c., have consulted to make a firm decree _ As Daniel's adversaries could have no advantage against him by any law now in being, they therefore contrive a new law, by which they h...
DANIEL A VICTIM OF JEALOUSY...
All the presidents of the kingdom, a statement which stretched the truth rather dangerously, THE GOVERNORS, AND THE PRINCES, or satraps, THE COUNSELORS AND THE CAPTAINS, the lower prefects, HAVE CONSU...
DECREE: Or, interdict...
6-10 To forbid prayer for thirty days, is, for so long, to rob God of all the tribute he has from man, and to rob man of all the comfort he has in God. Does not every man's heart direct him, when in...
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Daniel 6:7 All H3606 governors H5632 kingdom H4437 administrators H5460 satraps H324 counselors H1907 advisors H6347 together...
‘Then these presidents and satraps came thronging to the king and said to him, “King Darius, live for ever. All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the gov...
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...
_Consulted together to establish a royal statute._ THE FAITH OF DANIEL TESTED It was common for the Chaldeans to administer capital punishment by burning. To the Persians, who were worshippers of fir...
_It pleased Darius to set over the Kingdom._ DANIEL AND HIS ENEMIES Darius appointed an entirely new administration, but it does not appear that he made any material change in the financial system of...
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 6:4 The other officials in the Medo-Persian court are jealous of Daniel’s success. They conspire to get the king to issue an edict that Daniel cannot obey. ⇐
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:6 Darius likely viewed this law as a way to unite the kingdom by identifying himself as the sole mediator between the people and the gods. ⇐...
_HOMILETICS_ SECT. XVIII.—THE PLOT (Chap. Daniel 6:1) Another of the deeply interesting Chapter s of Daniel. A former one exhibited faith “quenching the violence of fire;” this presents the same fait...
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...
Acts 4:26; Acts 4:5; Daniel 3:11; Daniel 3:6; Daniel 3:2;...
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...