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Verse Daniel 6:7. _WHOSOEVER SHALL ASK A PETITION_] What pretense
could they urge for so silly an ordinance? Probably to _flatter_ the
ambition of the king, they pretend to make him _a god_ for _thirt...
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ALL THE PRESIDENTS OF THE KINGDOM, THE GOVERNOR ... - Several
functionaries are enumerated here who are not in the previous verses,
as having entered into the conspiracy. It is possible, indeed, that...
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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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GOVERNORS. deputies.
COUNSELLORS. See note on Daniel 3:24.
CAPTAINS. pashas. See Daniel 3:2; Daniel 3:3; Daniel 3:27. Compare...
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_All the presidents_ of course, with the exception of Daniel, who was
one of them (Daniel 6:2). But the misrepresentation may be meant to be
intentional, as though to lead the king to suppose that the...
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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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All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes,
the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to
establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever
s...
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6:7 decree, (b-30) Strictly, 'interdict,' or 'prohibition;' and so
throughout, to ver. 15....
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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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ALL THE PRESIDENTS. — Observe the order in which the State officers
are mentioned — civil rulers, legal advisers, military governors —
and comp. Note on Daniel 3:2. The spokesman represents all these...
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_[Daniel 6:8]_ אִתְיָעַ֜טוּ כֹּ֣ל ׀ סָרְכֵ֣י
מַלְכוּתָ֗א סִגְנַיָּ֤א...
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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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WE said, yesterday, that the nobles who laid snares against Daniel
were inspired with great fury when they dared to dictate to the king
the edict recorded by Daniel. It was an intolerable sacrilege th...
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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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ALL THE PRESIDENTS OF THE KINGDOM, THE GOVERNORS, AND THE PRINCES, THE
COUNSELLORS, AND THE CAPTAINS,.... There were but three presidents,
and Daniel was one of them, so that these "all" were but "two...
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All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the
counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a
royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever sh...
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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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All the presidents of the kingdom, a statement which stretched the
truth rather dangerously, THE GOVERNORS, AND THE PRINCES, or satraps,
THE COUNSELORS AND THE CAPTAINS, the lower prefects, HAVE CONSU...
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DANIEL A VICTIM OF JEALOUSY...
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DECREE:
Or, interdict...
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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 6:7 All H3606 governors H5632 kingdom H4437 administrators
H5460 satraps H324 counselors H1907 advisors H6347 together...
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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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_Consulted together to establish a royal statute._
THE FAITH OF DANIEL TESTED
It was common for the Chaldeans to administer capital punishment by
burning. To the Persians, who were worshippers of fir...
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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 6:6 Darius likely viewed this law as a way to
unite the kingdom by identifying himself as the sole mediator between
the people and the gods.
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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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Acts 4:26; Acts 4:5; Daniel 3:11; Daniel 3:6; Daniel 3:2;...
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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...