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Daniel in the lions' den

Daniel obeys God and refuses to stop praying.
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King Darius of Babylon promoted Daniel to be one of the three most powerful deputy rulers in his kingdom. Daniel soon proved himself more capable than anyone else and the King was thinking of promoting him to be second in command. – Slide 1
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This made the other governors very jealous, and they began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling his affairs so that they could complain to the king about him. – Slide 2
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But they couldn’t find anything to criticize! He was faithful and honest and made no mistakes. They noticed that Daniel worshipped God and prayed three times a day facing Jerusalem. They concluded, ‘Our only way to get rid of Daniel, is to make him choose between the king and his God!’ – Slide 3
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They went to the king and said, ‘King Darius, live forever! We want you make a law, that for the next thirty days, no-one can pray to anyone but you, Your Majesty. Those who disobey shall be thrown to the lions. It will be a law that cannot be changed.’ <br/>To the vain king it sounded like a great idea, so he passed the law. – Slide 4
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But though Daniel knew about the new law, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs bedroom, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he always had, giving thanks to his God. – Slide 5
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The governors who were jealous of Daniel, rushed to tell the king, ‘That fellow Daniel, one of the Jewish captives, is paying no attention to you or your law. He is praying to his God three times a day.’ <br/>The king did not want to throw Daniel into the lion’s den but the new law could not be changed. – Slide 6
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So reluctantly the king gave the order for Daniel’s arrest, and he was taken to the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, ‘May your God, whom you worship, deliver you.’ And then they threw Daniel into the lions’. A stone was placed over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring so that no one could rescue Daniel from the lions. <br/>Then the king returned to his palace and went to bed without dinner. He refused his usual entertainment and didn’t sleep all night. – Slide 7
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Very early the next morning he hurried out to the lions’ den and called out in anguish, ‘O Daniel, servant of the Living God, was your God, whom you worship continually, able to deliver you from the lions?’ \Then he heard a voice! ‘Your Majesty, live forever!’ It was Daniel! ‘My God has sent His angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they can’t touch me. I am innocent before God.’ <br/>The king was beside himself with joy and ordered Daniel be lifted from the den. And not a scratch was found on him because he believed in his God. – Slide 8
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Then the king issued a command to bring the men who had accused Daniel and throw them into the den. The lions leaped upon them and tore them apart before they even hit the bottom of the den. <br/>Afterward King Darius wrote this message addressed to everyone in his empire. <br/>‘Greetings! I order that everyone shall tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For his God is the living, unchanging God whose kingdom shall never be destroyed and whose power shall never end. He delivers His people from harm; He does great miracles in heaven and earth; He has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.’ – Slide 9
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Afterward King Darius wrote this message addressed to everyone in his empire: ‘Greetings! I order that everyone shall tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For his God is the living, unchanging God whose kingdom shall never be destroyed and whose power shall never end. He delivers His people from – Slide 10
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