The Kingdom of God Versus the Kingdoms of Man (25): Daniel’s Deliverance From the Lion’s Den (Daniel 6:19-28) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. The Troubled King
II. The Divine Deliverance
III. The Royal Doxology
This video includes the congregational prayer, etc., before the sermon
Scripture Reading: Daniel 6:10-28
C. F. Keil on Daniel 6:24: “The condemning to death of the wives and children along with the men was in accordance with Persian custom, as is testified by Herodotus, iii. 119, Amm[ianus] Marcell[inus] xxiii, 6. 81, and also with the custom of the Macedonians in the case of treason (Curtius, vi. ii.), but was forbidden in the law of Moses; cf. Deut. xxiv. 16.”
E. J. Young on Daniel 6: “This concludes the historical portion of the book. The author’s purpose has been to exhibit the wonder-working power of the sovereign God among those who held the people of God in bondage and thus to prepare the way for the deliverance of the latter. But a further lesson is also enjoined, and I cannot do better than to state it in the words of Thomas Myers, the editor of Calvin’s superb commentary. ‘Throughout these Lectures (i.e., on Dan. 1-6) we are ever taught that we can see God only by being pure in heart. The preparation for spiritual insight into holy mysteries is purity of conscience and singleness of eye. But even these able comments do not clear up everything. Our lot on earth must be to walk more by faith than by sight. This is the chief exercise of the soul, which is essential to its vitality and growth. We must have at times our mountains of vision as well as our valleys of the shadow of death. Never let us doubt the essential permanence of justice, and righteousness and truthfulness. By this we shall be borne up through regions of cloud into realms of light. Thus will our spirituality be strengthened and refined: thus we shall be permitted to obtain larger perceptions of God’s character and maturer judgments of his purposes.’”