IN GOD’S WORD: Daniel 6

In time, the kingdom of Nebuchadnezzar came to an end. Just as

the land of Judah had been taken by Nebuchadnezzar, so was Nebuchad-
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nezzar’s land of Babylonia taken by the king of Persia.
The new king, Darius, divided the country into many states. Each
state had a governor. Darius needed someone to rule over all of the gov-
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ernors. He needed a person who was wise and honest. He chose Daniel.
Some other men in the government were jealous of Daniel. They Pray
wanted to show the king that Daniel was not fit to rule the kingdom, but
they could not find anything wrong with his work.
The jealous men knew that Daniel was a Jew who prayed to God
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every day. So they came up with a plan to use his faith to get rid of grade
Daniel.
The men went to King Darius. “O King,” they said. “You are the
greatest king. We wish to honor you. We think the people should honor
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you, too. Please make a law that says no one in the land may pray to any
god or man but you for the next thirty days. If anyone disobeys the law, Question from the Lesson: Why did the king throw Daniel in the pit
he should be thrown into a pit filled with lions.”
Darius made the law and it was written down.
of lions?
A few days later, the men came to see the king. They told him
that someone in the land was not obeying the new law. The Jew Daniel
had been seen praying three times a day, even though he knew about the
law.
Now King Darius saw that the men had tricked him. But the law
was in writing, and it could not be undone. Daniel was taken to the pit.

Memory
“I am sorry,” King Darius said. ‘You have been faithful to your God, and I Be strong and courageous; for

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pray that He will rescue you.” the Lord your God is with you
The men threw Daniel into the pit with the hungry lions. The men
put a stone over the pit so he could not escape. wherever you may go.
All night, Darius worried about Daniel. He could not eat or sleep.
In the morning, he ran to the pit. Joshua 1:9
“Daniel” he called, “was your God able to save you from the lions?”
From inside the pit, Daniel said, “My god sent an angel to keep the PARENT SPOT!
lions from eating me. O King, I have never done anything to hurt you.” Yes! I’m proud to initial that my child has
The stone was taken away and Daniel came out of the pit. God worked on their GPS!
had saved him because he was faithful and true. King Darius saw this and
ordered his people to honor the God of Daniel.