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• The king was tricked into making a law that said nobody
could pray to any god except him for 30 days• Anyone who did not obey this law would be thrown into
the lion’s den
Daniel: Cliff’s Notes Version
• The king was tricked into making a law that said nobody
could pray to any god except him for 30 days• Anyone who did not obey this law would be thrown into
the lion’s den• Daniel ignored this decree and continued to pray to
Yahweh God
Daniel: Cliff’s Notes Version
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
• The king was tricked into making a law that said nobody
could pray to any god except him for 30 days• Anyone who did not obey this law would be thrown into
the lion’s den• Daniel ignored this decree and continued to pray to
Yahweh God• The guys who tricked the king caught Daniel and turned
him in
Daniel: Cliff’s Notes Version
• The king was forced to punish Daniel by throwing him into the lion’s den
• God sent an angel to shut the lion’s mouths• Daniel lived• The king threw the conspirators into the den instead• They did not fare as well as Daniel
Daniel: Cliff’s Notes Version
The king ordered the chief of his court officials to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility – young men, without any physical defect, handsome, showing
aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He
was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for
three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
Daniel 1:3-5
Among them were some fro Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. The chief official gave them new
names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Mesjach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
Daniel 1:6-7
1. Daniel knew his true identity.
Lessons from Daniel
dan = judgei = my
el = God
dan-i-el
“God is my judge.”
1. Daniel knew his true identity.2. Daniel recognized God’s sovereignty.
Lessons from Daniel
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzer, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem and
besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim, king of Judah, into his hand, along with some of the articles from
the temple of God.
Daniel 1:1-2a
Daniel praised the God of heaven and said, “Praise be to the name of God forever and ever; wisdom and power are His. He changes times and seasons; He sets up kings and
deposes them; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.”
Daniel 2:19b-21
“You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory. In your hands He has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, He has
made you ruler over them all.”
Daniel 2:37-38a
1. Daniel knew his true identity.2. Daniel recognized God’s sovereignty.3. Daniel let God rule his actions.
Lessons from Daniel
But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to
defile himself this way.
Daniel 1:8
God Involved in Food
But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to
defile himself this way.
Daniel 1:8
God gave [him] learning and skill in all letters and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Daniel 1:17
God Involved in His Talents
Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked
about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what
will happen in days to come.
Daniel 2:18
“Daring, defiant, disciplined prayer.”
John Piper
God Involved in His Prayers
• He was a ruler over the whole province of Babylon (2:48)
• He was one of the three presidents over the 120 satraps
of the entire empire (6:2)
Daniel’s Positions of Power
• He was a ruler over the whole province of Babylon (2:48)
• He was one of the three presidents over the 120 satraps
of the entire empire (6:2)
• Daniel “so distinguished himself” by his “exceptional qualities” that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom (6:3)
Daniel’s Positions of Power
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
1. He didn’t act in ignorance.
Six Things Daniel Showed in Verse 10
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
• “My influence would be so great if I held that position!”• “I can do more for God alive than dead!”• “It’s only 30 days, then I can pray to the real God again!”• “Legalism is such a terrible sin, I can fudge a little bit!”
He could have said…
1. He didn’t act in ignorance.2. He didn’t go to the woods to pray, he went to his
house.
Six Things Daniel Showed in Verse 10
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
1. He didn’t act in ignorance.2. He didn’t go to the woods to pray, he went to his
house.3. He didn’t go to the secret inner chamber of his house.
Six Things Daniel Showed in Verse 10
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
1. He didn’t act in ignorance.2. He didn’t go to the woods to pray, he went to his
house.3. He didn’t go to the secret inner chamber of his house.4. He didn’t pray only once, early in the morning, when
nobody’s looking.
Six Things Daniel Showed in Verse 10
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
1. He didn’t act in ignorance.2. He didn’t go to the woods to pray, he went to his
house.3. He didn’t go to the secret inner chamber of his house.4. He didn’t pray only once, early in the morning, when
nobody’s looking.5. He didn’t use words that were vague.
Six Things Daniel Showed in Verse 10
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
1. He didn’t act in ignorance.2. He didn’t go to the woods to pray, he went to his house.3. He didn’t go to the secret inner chamber of his house.4. He didn’t pray only once, early in the morning, when
nobody’s looking.5. He didn’t use words that were vague.6. He didn’t change the way he prayed or do anything
different to yield to the pressure of the law Darius made.
Six Things Daniel Showed in Verse 10
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the
windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God,
just has he had done before.
Daniel 6:10
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.”
Daniel 6:19-22
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and
blameless when You judge.
Psalm 51:4
“They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in His sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king.”
Daniel 6:19-22
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and
blameless when You judge.Psalm 51:4
zakah = to be innocent, clean, clear, to count pure
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and
blameless when You judge.
Psalm 51:4
1. On what do you base your identity?2. How much does God influence your life?3. Is God your judge?
Three Questions