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Verse Daniel 6:8. _ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS_] I
do not think that this is to be understood so as to imply that
whatever laws or ordinances the Medes or Persians once enacted, th...
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NOW, O KING, ESTABLISH THE DECREE - Ordain, enact, confirm it.
AND SIGN THE WRITING - An act necessary to make it the law of the
realm.
THAT IT BE NOT CHANGED - That, having the sign-manual of the
s...
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CHAPTER 6 UNDER DARIUS THE MEDE AND DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN
_ 1. The decree of Darius (Daniel 6:1)_
2. Daniel's faith and steadfastness (Daniel 6:10)
3. Daniel cast into the lion's den and the del...
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DANIEL 6. DANIEL IN THE DEN OF LIONS. After giving an account of the
reorganisation of the empire by Darius after the fall of Babylon, this
chapter describes a conspiracy formed against Daniel by the...
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WHICH ALTERETH NOT. which changeth not, or passeth not away....
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_decree_ INTERDICT.
_altereth not_ lit. _passeth not away_. On the unalterableness of the
edicts of a Persian king, cf. Esther 1:19 (-let it be written among
the laws of the Persians and Medes, that i...
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ACCORDING TO THE LAW, &C.— There was a law in this monarchy, that no
ordinance or edict, made with the necessary formalities, and with the
consent of the king's counsellors, could be revoked: the king...
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TEXT: Daniel 6:1-9
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It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty
satraps, who should be throughout the whole kingdom;
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and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel was one; t...
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Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be
not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which
altereth not.
NOW, O KING, ESTABLISH THE DECREE - or interdic...
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THE DEN OF LIONS
Darius the Mede divides his kingdom into 120 satrapies, the whole
being superintended by three higher officials, of whom Daniel was one
(Daniel 6:1). Daniel is in special favour, and...
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MEDES AND PERSIANS] see on Daniel 5:31.
Which altereth not] cp. Esther 1:19; Esther 8:8....
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THE MEN WHO WERE LOYAL TO GOD
DANIEL
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 6
V1 Darius decided to appoint 120 rulers. Together, they would rule
over the whole *kingdom. V2 He also appointed three other officia...
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SIGN THE WRITING. — Literally, _record the decree,_ so that there
might be no possibility of its being recalled. (Comp. Esther 8:8.)...
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_[Daniel 6:9]_ כְּעַ֣ן מַלְכָּ֔א תְּקִ֥ים
אֱסָרָ֖א וְ...
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FIDELITY IN WORSHIP
Daniel 6:1-15
Though he was the most distinguished man of his day, and full of
public business, Daniel managed to find time for prayer, in the
evening, morning, and at noon, accor...
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The last section in the historic portion of the Book is in the reign
of Darius. He reorganized the government and distributed the
administration among twenty satraps, who, in turn, were responsible to...
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I think it would be wrong to swell the Commentary by unnecessary
observations here. The plan was evil; and the intention evil; though
as we shall find by the sequel, the Lord overruled it for good. Th...
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Here, as I have said, it is sufficiently apparent how inclined to
fallacies are the minds of kings when they think they can benefit
themselves and increase their own dignity. For the king did not
disp...
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Another form of iniquity appears besides that of Babylon (chap. 6).
Cyrus, personally, had better thoughts; and God, from whom they came,
made use of him for the temporary re-establishment of His peop...
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NOW, O KING, ESTABLISH THE DECREE, AND SIGN THE WRITING,.... For they
had not only agreed upon it among themselves what to propose, as to
the substance of it; but they had drawn it up in writing, read...
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_Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be
not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which
altereth not._
Ver. 8. _Now, O king, establish the decree._] Co...
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_All the presidents, &c., have consulted to make a firm decree _ As
Daniel's adversaries could have no advantage against him by any law
now in being, they therefore contrive a new law, by which they h...
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Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, recording the
proclamation by stamping it with his official seal, THAT IT BE NOT
CHANGED, ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS, WHICH...
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DANIEL A VICTIM OF JEALOUSY...
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ALTERETH NOT:
Cald. passeth not...
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6-10 To forbid prayer for thirty days, is, for so long, to rob God of
all the tribute he has from man, and to rob man of all the comfort he
has in God. Does not every man's heart direct him, when in...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Daniel 6:8 Now H3705 king H4430 establish H6966 (H8681) decree H633
sign H7560 (H8748) writing H3792 cannot...
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‘Then these presidents and satraps came thronging to the king and
said to him, “King Darius, live for ever. All the presidents of the
kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counsellors and the
gov...
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Daniel 6:1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and
twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; And over these
three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes...
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CONTENTS: Daniel's history to the accession of Cyrus. Decree of
Darius. Daniel's steadfastness. Daniel in the lion's den and his
deliverance. Darius' new decree.
CHARACTERS: God, Daniel, Darius, Prin...
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Daniel 6:2. _Three presidents, of whom Daniel was the first._ His
former celebrity had spread through the east. Ezekiel 14. It being now
sixty five years since Daniel was first promoted by Nebuchadnez...
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_It pleased Darius to set over the Kingdom._
DANIEL AND HIS ENEMIES
Darius appointed an entirely new administration, but it does not
appear that he made any material change in the financial system of...
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:1 The events of ch. Daniel 6:1 recall the
events of ch. Daniel 3:1. However, while ch....
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:4 The other officials in the Medo-Persian
court are jealous of Daniel’s success. They conspire to get the king
to issue an edict that Daniel cannot obey.
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DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:8 THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND THE PERSIANS,
WHICH CANNOT BE REVOKED. This does not mean that Medo-Persian kings
never changed their mind, but to do so would be an embarrassment....
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_HOMILETICS_
SECT. XVIII.—THE PLOT (Chap. Daniel 6:1)
Another of the deeply interesting Chapter s of Daniel. A former one
exhibited faith “quenching the violence of fire;” this presents
the same fait...
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EXPOSITION
DANIEL 6:1
DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN.
DANIEL 6:1
It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty
princes. which should be over the whole
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Now it pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty
princes, which should be over the whole kingdom (Daniel 6:1);
Now that the Persian, Medo-Persian Empire, has conquered over the
Ba...
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Daniel 6:12; Daniel 6:15; Esther 1:19; Esther 3:12; Esther 8:10;...
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A MAN OF AFFAIRS
_Selections from Daniel 6:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In a previous study, we observed Daniel as a seer. Here we will see
him as a man of affairs.
As we watch Daniel moving among the gre...