Portion for Reading Daniel 6Daniel,as a young man and a faithful Hebrew, was taken captive to Babylon. During the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar Daniel interpreted a dream for the king with the help of God! As a reward the King gave Daniel a place of honor as ruler over the kingdom for he saw that Daniel was very wise. After many years, Babylon was captured by the Medes and Persians and King Darius was the ruler. He liked and trusted Daniel and made him his chief ruler! This made the others in high places very jealous of Daniel and they plotted against him. They knew that Daniel prayed 3 times a day for he would open his window toward Jerusalem and prayed to God.
These nobles thought that in Daniels's prayers they could find a chance to do him harm and even cause him to be put to death. Therefore, they tricked King Darius into signing a law that no one could pray to any god for thirty days and if they did, they would be punished by putting them in a den of lions! Daniel continued to pray three times a day with his window opened. He did not try to hide and pray in secret! The nobles saw him praying and went before the king telling him about Daniel and he would have to put Daniel in the lion's den! The king was very displeased with himself and tried to save Daniel but he was not successful for it was a law that no one pray to any god.
They put Daniel in the lion's den!
They put Daniel in the lion's den!
During the night King Darius did not sleep but prayed to Daniel's God. At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions' den. When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?"
Daniel answered, "O king, live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king."
The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had God. Then the King ordered the nobles who had planned to put Daniel in the lion's den were thrown into the same den of lions. They were torn to pieces for their mouths were now opened!
The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had God. Then the King ordered the nobles who had planned to put Daniel in the lion's den were thrown into the same den of lions. They were torn to pieces for their mouths were now opened!
Same way God sends his angels and shuts the mouths of the lion's the Devil, who wants to devour you because you pray to God daily three times which the Devil do not like. So pray daily to God and also as Daniel said to the king let it be your testimony "they have not hurt me, because i was found innocent in his sight. Nor have i done any wrong before you, O King."
Activity for Today: Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Source:kidsnewspress.com
