Daniel and the Lions' Den
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? Dan. 6:20
is thy God... Question 11. Next, Dan. 8:13.
able to deliver... Darius believed that Daniel's God could save him, but in the physical he knew it would be impossible. He reminds me of the man who came to Jesus to heal his boy. He said, I believe, but help thou mine unbelief.
This is the way Darius is here. He wants to believe, but it is hard to believe under these circumstances. He cries out to Daniel, hoping Daniel will answer. Darius reaffirms his belief in Daniel's God.
The Preservation of Daniel
At dawn the king, after a sleepless night (Dan. 6:18), hurried to the lions’ den. In anguish over probably finding Daniel consumed, Darius hoped against hope (cf. Dan. 6:16) that the elderly statesman might have been rescued by God, whom he served (cf. Dan. 3:17; 6:16).
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