Transcript Daniel Chapter 5 - Jesus Paid in Full

Daniel Chapter 6
Daniel in the Lion’s Den
Setting & Background
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Belshazzar’s rule has now ended, and Darius is
now the king
539 BC
Daniel is now an old man (>70)
Daniel had been the third highest in the
Babylonian empire. Darius re-appoints him as
one of the three administrators over the satraps
of Medo-Persia
Darius is the first king mentioned Biblically of the
Medo-Persian empire of this time
Darius and Cyrus had a co-regency or a shared
kingdom. Cyrus is mentioned in v28.
Recap
Daniel is excellent in character and the
king puts his eye on him to put him over
the entire kingdom (v3)
 In knowing this, the satraps and
administrators set out to frame him (v4)
 Daniel was so blameless, they could not
find anything against him (v4)
 They knew the only way to “frame” him
would be to make his faith be in conflict
with the kingdom’s laws (v5)
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Daniel in Prayer
Recap
The satraps get the king to issue a law
that anyone who prays to a god besides
the king should be thrown to the lions
(v9)
 Knowing this, Daniel continues to pray to
God (v10)
 The satraps catch him praying and hold
the king to his law (v11-v12)
 Daniel is thrown to the lions and is
miraculously delivered (v16-21)
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The Lions’s Den
What can we learn about God from
Chapter 6?
God is able to deliver His people from
otherwise hopeless circumstances
 God uses us to show His miraculous
power as a witness to all
 God can influence even a pagan king to
praise Him and realize He is God.
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Integrity
One predominant trait of Daniel’s is
personal integrity
 Some passages about Integrity:
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Psalm 7:8
Psalm 26:1
Proverbs 10:9
Proverbs 11:3
Job 2:1-10
Titus 2:2-8
2 Corinthians 1:12
How important is our integrity?
If we do not have integrity, our ways will
be exposed
 If we do have integrity, we’ll be vindicated
(found blameless, set free)
 We only have integrity by the Lord
Himself
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Discussion
What are some safeguards for integrity?
How can we have better integrity?
 Do you know anyone who is challenged
with integrity? How do you think about
him/her? Would you want others to see
you the same way?
 If you are willing, the Lord is willing to
forgive you for your lack of integrity:
1 John 1:9
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