Therefore King Darius signed the document, that is, the injunction. ``Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document so that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which may not be revoked." ``All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions' den. Then these commissioners and satraps came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows: ``King Darius, live forever! Then these men said, ``We will not find any ground of accusation against this Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God." Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him. Then this Daniel began distinguishing himself among the commissioners and satraps because he possessed an extraordinary spirit, and the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom. It seemed good to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom, that they would be in charge of the whole kingdom,Īnd over them three commissioners (of whom Daniel was one), that these satraps might be accountable to them, and that the king might not suffer loss. We witness God’s answers to prayer and increasingly depend on Him until we have a personal history of His trustworthiness. The same is true for us-faith grows as we take more steps of obedience. Throughout life, he made small decisions in faith until his commitment to God’s way was habitual and unshakeable. Strong trust like Daniel’s doesn’t materialize out of thin air. Letting go of doubts each time, the prophet steadfastly obeyed the Lord and endured. God shepherded Daniel through that situation and as well as many others where his position or his life was at risk. Later, in Babylon, he courageously refused to eat the king’s food, which had been offered to idols and therefore violated Scripture (Ex. Both factors undoubtedly reinforced the idea that God keeps His word, and Daniel was determined to obey Him. He also witnessed the fulfillment of Jeremiah’s prophecies concerning the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon. The prophet’s faith began with his parents, who likely talked about the Scriptures and set a godly example. Daniel had clung to his faith so consistently that when he was cast into the lion’s den, the prospect did not ruin him. While reading the book of Daniel, it’s good to keep the big picture in mind: This is a story about the man’s great trust.
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