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Christians, God’s Spirit must seal us. When this has happened, we can withstand the Read Daniel 6:16,19-23,25,26
times of testing which God in His wisdom allows.
11) How was Daniel tested? What were the results?
Read Daniel 6:16-18 Note: Daniel was a true servant of the living God. As a result of His faithfulness when
sealed and tested, God was able to use him as His example for the entire nation. He was
8) What adds a note of finality to the king’s law? lifted from the lion’s den, a fitting preview of Christ’s resurrection from the sealed tomb
Note: The king’s seal was his official endorsement of the decree of death. Daniel’s at Calvary. This also provides a picture of those lifted from the clutches of the devouring
fate was ‘sealed’. What were the fruits of the king’s action? The text tells us that just lion, Satan, at the second coming of Jesus.
as He had no rest during the day (verse 14) he also would have no rest at night (verse
18). At the end of time, those who don’t follow Christ fully will also ‘have no rest, Read Revelation 19:7,8; 22:11,12
day or night’ (Revelation 14:11).
12) What will be the final outcome for true believers that are faithful unto death at
9) It is interesting to notice that everything the king and the leaders of Medo- the end of time?
Persia said about their law was only partially true. Notice the following:
Man’s Law God’s Law Read Daniel 6:24
Loveless display (Dan. 6:5) (Ex. 20:6) ‘Them that love’ 13) What happened to those who stood for man’s law instead of God’s law?
Written on clay (Dan. 6:8) (Heb. 8:8-12) Written on heart
Conclusion
Man’s throne (Dan. 6) (Ex. 24:12) Gods’ throne
When a person cans their own vegetables or fruits, they go through quite an in-depth
Man’s signature (Dan. 6:5) (Deut 4:13) Gods’ writing process. First the produce must be grown. Then it is picked and cleaned in prepara-
Changeable (Dan. 6:7) (Mal 3:6) Unchangeable tion for canning. Next it is boiled and sealed in jars. God uses the same process with
us. He plants seeds of love in our hearts that leads us to give our hearts to Him.
Man’s seal (Dan. 6:9,17) (Rev. 7:3) God’s seal Through prayer we maintain a vital connection with the source of all life. He
Note: Daniel 6 shows us the struggle between the law of man and the law of God. strengthens our relationship with Him by pointing to prophecies of the past and
The Bible teaches that we are to have God’s law written in our hearts and minds. In sending His Spirit in the present. As we act on the truths He’s given us, even when
fact the largest direct Old Testament quotation (Jer. 31:31-33) found in the New tested He seals us and then works through us to reveal His will to others.
Testament is in Hebrews 8:8-12. This shows us that it is, and always has been, God’s
desire to write His law in our hearts. God desires us to allow Him to write His law in Commitment Questions
our hearts because we love Him and desire Him to seal us in His image.
b. Do you desire to have God’s law written in your heart?
10) Let’s take a closer look at the sealing of God’s people:
a. What will happen before Jesus returns? (Revelation 7:1-3)
c. Do you desire to be sealed by God and used as His example to reach others for
His cause?
b. What is a servant? (Ephesians 6:6)
c. What is the will of God? (Psalm 40:8) Suggested Memory Text
d. What is the seal called? (Romans 4:11) “Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.” Psalms
119:165
e. Will God’s disciples be sealed? (Isaiah 8:16,20)
f. Who seals them? (Hebrews 8:10)
Note: God’s desire is that His servants (pictured as tree, just like Nebuchadnezzar
was in chapter 4) will be sealed before He returns (Rev. 7:1-3). To be a servant, one
must have a desire to do God’s will (Ephesians 6:6). The will of God is His law
(Psalm 40:8). A seal is also a sign (Romans 4:11). God’s disciples are sealed with
God’s law (Isaiah 8:16,20). It is God himself who seals them (Hebrews 8:10).
Page 3 Keys of the Kingdom Study Guides • Daniel 4
Comparison No. 1:
• Daniel was persecuted because he chose to obey God’s law. (Daniel 6:5)
• The Remnant will be persecuted for keeping God’s law, as did Christ. (Rev. 12:17)
Comparison No. 2:
• The king of Persia made a law that commanded false worship. (Daniel 6:6-9)
• The beast power will lead the world to make a law that commands false worship.
(Rev. 13:15)
Comparison No. 3:
• The Persian law led people to worship a man - Darius the Mede. (Daniel 6:7)
• The mark of the beast issue brings the world to worship a man with the number 666.
(Rev. 13:18)
Comparison No. 4
• The penalty in Daniel 6 involved the death decree. (Daniel 6:7)
• The penalty in the mark of the beast issue involves the death decree. (Rev. 13:15)
Comparison No. 5
• Daniel was saved by the intervention of God. (Daniel 6:19-23)
• God’s people are delivered by the coming of Christ. (Rev. 19:11)
Comparison No. 6
• Daniel’s persecutors were thrown to the lions. (Daniel 6:24)
• The worshipers of the beast who persecute God’s people will receive the seven last
plagues. (Rev. 18:4; Rev. 16:6)
Comparison No. 7
• No rest day or night for the king (Daniel 6:14,18)
• No rest day or night for those who receive the mark of the beast (Rev. 14:11)
Next Time
Next week we will be thrilled with the dream of Daniel, which repeats but en-
larges upon the information of Daniel two. We will see the same information
presented in Nebuchadnezzar’s great image revealed by different symbols in
Daniel’s dream. A new element however is introduced which we will find to be a
central element in the remainder of Daniel and as well in Revelation.