Daniel In The Lions Den

Daniel in the Lions Den
In the Bible: Daniel 6

King Darius had captured Babylon and placed 120
governors to rule the city closely, so he wouldn't come to
any harm.
Daniel was about 90 yearsold at this time, and had just prophesied the defeat of the
Babylonians by King Darius the Mede. King Darius was so impressed by the prophecy,
and Daniel's wisdom and fairness, that he placed Danieland two others in charge of the
120 governors.
Some governors were jealous of Daniel because King Darius favoured him, and
sought an opportunity to remove him from power. Daniel contined to obeyGod's laws, so
they could not find fault in anything he did.
The governors met and said, "We will not be able to find fault with him, unless we
use his faith against him."
They knew they could takeadvantage of the king's pride and trick him into removing
Daniel from power. They sought a meeting with the king and lied to him, "Oh King, the
governors, captains, princes, and counsellors have cometogether to create a new law. We
say that if any man pray to their God or any other man except for you for thirty days, the
man should be thrown in the den of lions.
"King Darius, sign this law inwriting, so that it
cannot be changed."
So Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Even after Daniel discovered the decree had been
signed, he continued to go up to his room and kneel
towardthe window that faced Jerusalem and prayed to
God, like he had always done.
The group of governors watched Daniel do this for a few days, and ran to the king
again.
"King Darius, did you not sign adecree that states
nobody may pray to their God or any other man except
you, for thirty days?"
"I did sign the decree," replied King Darius.
"Your high prince, Daniel, does not respect you oryour decree, and so he must be
thrown into the den of lions."
Daniel in the Lions Den fact:
The name Daniel means "God is
my judge".
Daniel in the Lions Den fact:
King Darius was crowned king of...