Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Daniel 6:20
Able to deliver — What he doubted of, we are sure of, that the servants of the living God, have a master who is able to deliver them and bear them out in his service.
Able to deliver — What he doubted of, we are sure of, that the servants of the living God, have a master who is able to deliver them and bear them out in his service.
Verse Daniel 6:20. _HE CRIED WITH A LAMENTABLE VOICE_] His heart, full of grief, affected his speech. _SERVANT OF THE LIVING GOD_] The king was convinced that, unless his God saved him, his destructi...
HE CRIED WITH A LAMENTABLE VOICE - A voice full of anxious solicitude. Literally, “a voice of grief.” Such a cry would be natural on such an occasion. O DANIEL, SERVANT OF THE LIVING GOD - The God who...
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...
_when he came_ AS HE DREW NEAR. _with a lamentable voice_ or, _with a_ PAINED _voice_. The same expression (with an inappreciable difference of form) occurs in the Targ. (Ps.-Jon.) of Exodus 12:31, a...
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...
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...
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...
IS THY GOD... ABLE? — The faith of this king is very weak. In Daniel 6:16 he expressed a vague hope that God would protect His servant. That hope seems now to have died out, though afterwards (Daniel...
_[Daniel 6:21]_ וּ כְ מִקְרְבֵ֣הּ לְ גֻבָּ֔א...
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...
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, (g)...
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...
WANT of time compelled me to break off our last Lecture at the point where Daniel relates how _the king approached the cave _Now he reports his words, — _O Daniel, servant of the living God! thy God w...
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...
AND WHEN HE CAME TO THE DEN, HE CRIED WITH A LAMENTABLE VOICE UNTO DANIEL,.... Expressing grief and sorrow his heart was full of; it was rather like howling than speaking; thus he cried before he saw...
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...
_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...
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice, which testified to the sorrow possessing his heart, UNTO DANIEL; AND THE KING SPAKE AND SAID TO DANIEL, O DANIEL, SERVANT OF THE LIVING G...
Daniel's Remarkable Deliverance...
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...
SERVANT OF THE LIVING GOD: this was a commendation both of Daniel and his God, though he served both very coarsely. IS THY GOD ABLE TO DELIVER THEE? is he omnipotent? surely if ever he will put forth...
Daniel 6:20 came H7127 (H8749) den H1358 out H2200 (H8754) lamenting H6088 (H8750) voice H7032 Daniel...
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...
_O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?_ THE LIONS’ DEN The empire of Babylonia and Chaldea passed into the hands of a ne...
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 Chronicles 16:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 1:10;...
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...