Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Daniel 6:19
Watching, and grieving, and being between fear and hope, longing to be satisfied.
Watching, and grieving, and being between fear and hope, longing to be satisfied.
Verse 19. _THE KING AROSE VERY EARLY_] By the break of day....
THEN THE KING AROSE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING ... - No one can doubt the probability of what is here said, if the previous account be true. His deep anxiety; his wakefulnight; the remorse which he end...
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...
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...
VERY EARLY, &C Another evidence of the king's strong feelings for Daniel....
_Then the king arose_ AT DAWN, AS SOON AS IT WAS LIGHT] lit. _at dawn, in the brightness_. The words used imply that day had fully broken. The first word (-dawn") stands in the Targ. for -morning" in...
c. PRESERVATION TEXT: Daniel 6:19-28 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 20 And when he came near unto the den to Daniel, he cried with a la...
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. THEN THE KING AROSE...
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...
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...
_[Daniel 6:20]_ בֵּ אדַ֣יִן מַלְכָּ֔א בִּ שְׁפַּרְפָּרָ֖א...
STOPPING THE MOUTHS OF LIONS ON the view which regards these pictures as powerful parables, rich in spiritual instructiveness, but not primarily concerned with historic accuracy, nor even necessarily...
“PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS' SAKE” Daniel 6:16-28 The plot was an atrocious one, but it hurt its perpetrators more than the victim of their vindictive hatred, Daniel 6:24. They dug a pit into which...
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...
Behold, Reader! what a mighty change! Who so apparently forlorn and wretched as faithful Daniel, when cast into the lion's den: who so blessed when taken out? Reader! do not lose sight of these things...
Here the king begins to act with a little more consistency, when he approaches the pit. He was formerly struck down by fear as to yield to his nobles, and to forget his royal dignity by delivering him...
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...
THEN THE KING AROSE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING,.... Or, "in the morning with light" i as soon as ever light appeared, or the day broke: the word for morning is doubled, and one of the letters in it is...
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. Ver. 19. _Then the king arose very early in the morning._] He had lain all night on a bed of thorns, through tr...
_Then the king went to his palace_ Vexed at himself for what he had done, and calling himself unwise and unjust for not adhering to the laws of God and nature, notwithstanding the law of the Medes and...
Daniel's Remarkable Deliverance...
Then the king arose very early in the morning, with the dawn, as soon as it became light, AND WENT IN HASTE UNTO THE DEN OF LIONS, the royal zoological gardens being located conveniently near....
18-24 The best way to have a good night, is to keep a good conscience. We are sure of what the king doubted, that the servants of the living God have a Master well able to protect them. See the power...
Daniel 6:19 Then H116 king H4430 arose H6966 (H8748) early H8238 morning H5053 went H236 (H8754) haste...
‘Then the king rose very early in the morning, and went hurriedly to the den of lions, and when he came near to the den, to Daniel, he cried with a griefstricken voice. The king spoke and said to Dani...
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...
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...
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...
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:1 The events of ch. Daniel 6:1 recall the events of ch. Daniel 3:1. However, while ch....
DANIEL—NOTE ON DANIEL 6:19 AT BREAK OF DAY, Darius hurried to the lions’ den. He discovered that Daniel had spent a comfortable night even though surrounded by wild animals, while Darius himself had b...
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
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...
1 Thessalonians 3:5; 2 Corinthians 2:13; Mark 16:2; Matthew 28:1...
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...