Daniel In The
Lions Den…
God’s
Protection
Daniel 6
Introduction
• This is one of the most well
known of Bible stories
• It is in the heart of children who
faithfully attend Bible class and
worship
• We want to survey the chapter
and draw some important lessons
from the text
•I. Daniel’s position
of authority –
vs. 1-3
6:1-3
• King Darius
• 3 Presidents
• 120 Princes
• Daniel above others
•II. The work of
envy and malice
– vs. 4-9
• The princes and other presidents
sought to find something against
Daniel
• “He was faithful”
• “The law of his God”
• The decree – for 30 days no one
could present a petition to
anyone save the king
•III. Daniel’s prayer
and the charges that
followed – vs. 10-15
Verse 10
• [10] Now when Daniel knew that
the writing was signed, he went into
his house; and his windows being
open in his chamber toward
Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his
knees three times a day, and
prayed, and gave thanks before his
God, as he did aforetime.
• They knew Daniel’s habit of
prayer and worship – vs. 11-12
• Daniel accused
• The king seeks to deliver Daniel
•IV. The king
reluctantly
sentences Daniel –
vs. 16-18
• “Thy God whom thou servest
continually, he will deliver thee.”
(v. 16)
• The king passed the night in
fasting (v. 18)
•V. God delivers
Daniel –
vs. 19-23
• The king got up early
• He went to the lions den
• “O Daniel, servant of the living God,
is thy God, whom thou servest
continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions?” (v. 20)
6:22-23
• [22] 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.
• [23] Then was the king exceeding
glad for him, and commanded that
they should take Daniel up out of
the den. So Daniel was taken up out
of the den, and no manner of hurt
was found upon him, because he
believed in his God
•VI. The kings
reaction to the
deliverance of
Daniel – vs. 19-28
• The accusers killed
6:26-27
• [26] I make a decree, That in every
dominion of my kingdom men
tremble and fear before the God of
Daniel: for he is the living God, and
stedfast for ever, and his kingdom
that which shall not be destroyed,
and his dominion shall be even unto
the end.
• [27] He delivereth and rescueth,
and he worketh signs and
wonders in heaven and in earth,
who hath delivered Daniel from
the power of the lions.
6:28
• [28] So this Daniel prospered in
the reign of Darius, and in the
reign of Cyrus the Persian.
•Lessons
1. There is no compromise when it
comes to prayer
• 1 Th. 5:17
• “Pray without ceasing”
2. The wicked always seek to catch the
Christian in violation of something
• Ps. 37:32
• “The wicked watcheth the
righteous, and seeketh to slay
him.”
3. We should think before we
speak or before we act
• Proverbs 16:20
• “He that handleth a matter wisely
shall find good: and whoso
trusteth in the LORD, happy is
he.”
4. We must trust in God even in
desperate situations
• Ps. 91:2
• “I will say of the LORD, He is my
refuge and my fortress: my God;
in him will I trust.”
5. We need to take a serious look
at the danger others are in
• Proverbs 24:17-18
• “[17] Rejoice not when thine
enemy falleth, and let not thine
heart be glad when he stumbleth:
[18] Lest the LORD see it, and it
displease him, and he turn away
his wrath from him”
6. There is no reason not to believe
in God
• Rom. 1:20
• “For the invisible things of him from
the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the
things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so that
they are without excuse”
Conclusion
• Proverbs 3:5-6
• “[5] Trust in the LORD with all
thine heart; and lean not unto
thine own understanding.
[6] In all thy ways acknowledge
him, and he shall direct thy
paths.”