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So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.
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00:00praise the Lord good to be with you all this is my second time being here the
00:14last time also I brought some books at this time I have also brought some
00:19books and the books are for any donation if you have no money and you
00:27like a book please take one and read it these books are wonderful books not all
00:34books are new but some are used books I use them and so yeah here is a book
00:43called confessions of a toxic perfectionist by George we only have two
00:51copies this and one on the table and there are other books there as well well
00:56what wonderful hymns we sang this morning those hymns alone is enough for the
01:04ministry today and I'm going to be speaking to you from the book of Daniel
01:10chapter 6 I was hoping somebody would read this but I'll do it myself and those
01:21hymns we sang today Daniel could have sang it with all his heart because those are
01:29powerful hymns that they have here good let's look into Daniel chapter 6 and then
01:41I will pray it seemed good to direct to Darius to appoint 120 satraps over the
01:54kingdom and they would be in charge of the whole kingdom and over them three
02:01commissioners often Daniel was one that these satraps might be accountable to them
02:11that the king might not suffer loss then this Daniel distinguished
02:19himself among the commissioners and satraps because he possessed an
02:26extraordinary spirit and the king plan to appoint planned to appoint him over the
02:34the entire kingdom then the commissioners and satraps I began trying to find a
02:43ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs but they could not
02:51find they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption in as much as he was
03:01faithful and no negligence or corruption was found in him then these men said we will not find any ground of
03:15accusation against Daniel unless we find it against him with regard to the law of his God then these men these
03:27commissioners and satraps by agreement came by agreement to the king and spoke to him as follows King Darius
03:39live forever all the commissioners of the kingdom and the prefects and satraps and high officials and the governors have
03:54consulted together that the king should establish a statue and enforce enforce an injunction
04:06that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you O king for 30 days shall be cast into the lion's den
04:20now O king establish the injunction and sign a doc sign the document so that it may be may not be changed
04:32it may not be changed according to the law of the meats and persians which may not be revoked
04:42therefore king king Darius signed the document that is that is the injunction verse 10
04:54now when Daniel knew that the document was signed he entered his house now in his roof chamber
05:06he had windows open toward Jerusalem and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day
05:18praying and giving thanks before his God as he had been doing previously then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God
05:36then they approached and spoke before the king about kings injunction did you not sign an injunction
05:48that any man who makes petition to any god or man besides you O king for 30 days is to be cast into the lion's den
06:04the king replied the statement is true according to the law of the meats and the patience which may not be revoked
06:16then they answered and spoke before the king Daniel who is one of the exiles from Judah pays no attention to you O king
06:32or to the injunction which you have signed
06:36but keep making his petition three times a day
06:42verse 14
06:44then as soon as the king heard this statement
06:48he was deeply distressed
06:50and
06:52set his mind
06:54on delivering Daniel
06:56and even until sunset
07:00he kept exerting himself
07:02to rescue him
07:04then this man came
07:06by agreement
07:08to the king
07:10and said to the king
07:12recognize O king
07:14that it is the law of the meats and the patients
07:16that no injunction
07:18or statue
07:20which the king establishes
07:22may be changed
07:24then the king
07:26gave orders
07:28and Daniel was brought
07:30brought in and cast
07:32into the lion's den
07:34the king spoke
07:36and said to Daniel
07:38your God
07:40whom you constantly serve
07:42will himself deliver you
07:44a stone was brought
07:46and laid
07:48over the mouth of the den
07:50and the king
07:52sealed it
07:54with his own signet ring
07:56and with the signet rings
07:58of the nobles
08:00so that nothing would be changed
08:02in regard to Daniel
08:04then the king
08:06went off
08:08to his palace
08:10and spent the night fasting
08:12and no entertainment
08:14was brought before him
08:16and his sleep
08:18fled from him
08:22then the king arose
08:24at dawn
08:26at the break of day
08:28and went
08:30went in a haste
08:32to the lion's den
08:34when he had
08:36come near the den
08:38to Daniel
08:40cried out
08:41with a troubled voice
08:42the king spoke
08:44and said to Daniel
08:46Daniel
08:48servant of the living God
08:50has your God
08:52whom you constantly serve
08:54been able to draw you
08:56from delivery
08:58from the lions
09:00then Daniel spoke
09:02to the king
09:04O king
09:06live forever
09:07my God
09:08and shut the lions mouth
09:10that they
09:12have not
09:13harmed
09:14harmed
09:15me
09:16inasmuch as
09:17I was found
09:18innocent
09:19before him
09:21and also
09:22toward you O king
09:23I have committed
09:24no crime
09:27then the king
09:28was very pleased
09:29and gave orders
09:30for Daniel
09:31to
09:32be taken
09:33out of
09:34the den
09:35so
09:37Daniel
09:38was taken
09:39out of
09:40the den
09:41and no injury
09:43whatsoever
09:44was found
09:45on him
09:46because
09:47he had
09:48trusted
09:49in his
09:50God
09:51the king
09:52then gave orders
09:54and they brought
09:55those
09:56those men
09:57who had
09:58maliciously accused
09:59Daniel
10:00and they cast them
10:02their children
10:03and their wives
10:05into the lions
10:06den
10:07they had
10:08they had not
10:09reached the bottom
10:10of the den
10:11before the lions
10:13overpowered them
10:14and
10:15crushed
10:16all their bones
10:18verse 25
10:20then Darius
10:21the king
10:22wrote
10:23to all the peoples
10:25nations
10:26and men of every language
10:28who were living
10:29in all the land
10:31in all the land
10:33may your peace
10:34abound
10:35I make a decree
10:37that in all the dominion
10:39all the dominion
10:40all the dominion
10:41of my kingdom
10:42men are to fear
10:44and tremble
10:45before the God
10:46of Daniel
10:48for he is
10:49the living God
10:51enduring forever
10:53and his kingdom
10:54is one which will not
10:56be destroyed
10:57be destroyed
10:59and his dominion
11:00will be forever
11:02he delivers
11:04and rescues
11:05and performs
11:07signs
11:08and wonders
11:09in heaven
11:10and on earth
11:12who also
11:14who has also
11:15delivered Daniel
11:16from the powers
11:18of the lion
11:19from the power
11:20of the lions
11:21so this Daniel
11:24enjoyed
11:25success
11:27in the
11:28in the reign
11:29of Darius
11:30and in the reign
11:32of Cyrus
11:33the Persian
11:36I hope you could
11:37follow me
11:39I have lots of problems
11:40one of them is
11:41my vision isn't
11:42all that good either
11:44well let's just look
11:45to the Lord in prayer
11:46dear Lord
11:47we thank you for this
11:48beautiful chapter
11:50you have preserved
11:52for us
11:53something of your
11:55mighty work
11:57even in delivering
11:58Daniel
12:00from the lion's
12:02mouth
12:04thank you for the
12:05deliverance
12:06thank you for the
12:07testimony
12:09thank you for the
12:10witness
12:11that you
12:12you are
12:13above kings
12:14above all these
12:16ferocious animals
12:18and Lord
12:19you are able to
12:20preserve your
12:21servants
12:22who faithfully
12:23serve you
12:24Lord as we go
12:25through this chapter
12:26in the next few
12:27minutes
12:28we pray oh Lord
12:29that you would
12:30kindly open
12:31our eyes
12:33our ears
12:34our hearts
12:35Lord help us
12:36to recognize
12:37something of your
12:38might and power
12:40in accordance to
12:41all those wonderful
12:42hymns we have just
12:43sang
12:44of your might
12:45of your power
12:47of your glory
12:48glory
12:49the glory of your
12:50word
12:51the glory of your
12:52grace
12:53and so many other
12:54things Lord we sang
12:55may these words
12:58minister to us
13:00especially in the
13:01troubled days
13:02ahead of us
13:04in our world
13:05our hope is in you
13:06we trust in you
13:08in your word
13:10in your plan for the
13:11world
13:12and Lord we pray
13:13establish us
13:14establish us
13:15in you we ask
13:16we give you
13:17thanks we give you
13:18praise
13:19we ask it in Jesus
13:21precious name
13:22amen
13:24amen
13:26amen
13:27amen
13:28a great chapter
13:29we have
13:32in this
13:34book of Daniel
13:36great book
13:37I was actually
13:38also going to tell
13:39you that I have
13:40written a tract
13:41on the Bible
13:42it's also among
13:43the book
13:44it's free with your
13:45books you can take
13:46one
13:47and
13:49I have written that
13:50to tell something
13:52to introduce non-Christians
13:53really to the word
13:54of God
13:56well thank God for the
13:57Bible
13:59I grew up believing
14:00the Bible as the word
14:01of God
14:03my parents were
14:05believers
14:06before me
14:07and they respected
14:08the Bible
14:10they would only hold
14:11it like this
14:13and they will always
14:14put it high up
14:15never near your feet
14:18they had lots of respect
14:20for the Bible
14:22and they believed it
14:24whatever they read
14:25they simply believed it
14:26and so I grew up
14:27in the same way
14:29and I was
14:31born again eventually
14:32at the age of 13
14:34and even began to serve
14:35the Lord at age 17
14:38but then
14:40doubts began to come
14:42and questions began to appear
14:45and
14:47I said to myself
14:49how to believe this book
14:50if this is not true
14:52I didn't want to be dishonest
14:55saying I believe in something
14:56that I didn't really believe
14:58but I was very afraid of
15:01hurting my parents
15:03I knew
15:05if they found out
15:07you know I have questions
15:09I don't believe it
15:10it will hurt them very deeply
15:12and so I was
15:13although my mother was already
15:14gone with the Lord
15:16but I still fell for her
15:18and
15:20thank God
15:22in his grace and wisdom
15:24he gave me a sense
15:26saying well read the Bible
15:27for one last time
15:29and then if you don't believe it
15:31well you have to be honest
15:33so I made that decision
15:36and started reading
15:38from Genesis
15:40and every page
15:42as I read
15:44it seemed to tell me
15:46only God could have said this
15:48only God could have known this
15:50no man could have
15:52said this
15:54made this promise
15:55promise
15:57and you know so many things
15:59began to come my way
16:01especially touch me was
16:03God's plan of salvation
16:05and the whole wild world
16:07is trying to earn salvation
16:09going here going there
16:11doing this doing that
16:13offering this offering that
16:15and here it says
16:17simply believe
16:19Christ has done it all
16:21it's free for you
16:22this isn't
16:23well this has to be God
16:25this doesn't sound like man's
16:27wisdom
16:29or man's plan
16:31well I tell you what
16:33by the time I finished
16:35reading the Bible
16:37I had more faith
16:39in the word of God
16:41than I had when I began
16:43or even up to that point in my life
16:46and that was a turning point in my life
16:49and by God's grace
16:50I had never doubted God's word ever since
16:54if it said it
16:56like somebody said
16:58God said it
17:00I believe it
17:02that settles it
17:04that has been my
17:06my life
17:08ever since
17:10and so I have no problem
17:12believing Daniel 6
17:14or any of these wonderful stories
17:17in the book of Daniel
17:18Daniel
17:19no problem believing in miracles
17:21I have no problem believing in what God has said
17:25he will do
17:27I know he will do
17:28and I look forward to it
17:30so here in Daniel we have this
17:32tremendous stories
17:34some people think it is a legend
17:36you know some made up stories
17:39but I believe this is what God has done
17:43in this chapter we have
17:44okay
17:45in the book of Daniel we have
17:47two parts
17:49the first part is
17:51chapter 1 to 6
17:53it's historical
17:55it is mainly miracles
17:57in chapter 7 to 12
18:00it's mainly prophecies
18:02and I believe in prophecies
18:04I have no problem believing
18:07in prophecies
18:09especially what God has said
18:11and if a prophecy comes through a person
18:15I am willing to look at
18:17look it up
18:19and give it a chance
18:21because I have received prophecies
18:23and God had brought them to pass
18:26I remember when I was at age 4
18:29I probably said this the last time
18:31I was in a prayer meeting
18:33I was lying down on the floor
18:35they were all sitting on the floor
18:37in India
18:39and I was lying down
18:40I was fast asleep
18:42all of a sudden I felt wide awake
18:44so I sat up
18:46and this man came from the other end of the circle
18:50to my father and he said this boy
18:53will go all over the world
18:55and preach the gospel
18:57I heard it very clearly
18:59understood the words
19:01but I didn't know what it meant
19:03but when I became age 17
19:06God began to open doors
19:08for me
19:10to go all over India
19:11to start with
19:13and then into other countries
19:15and I have finished
19:17I think 107 countries
19:19and that's enough for me
19:21and yeah I believe God
19:24and he speaks
19:26so I do give a chance
19:28of course I don't believe everything I hear
19:31because people have
19:33their own reasons for making these prophecies
19:36but I believe in God
19:38especially what is written
19:40in God's word
19:42so the second part of Daniel is
19:44prophetical
19:46and then in the first part
19:48the book is written in the third person
19:52for example Daniel 4
19:55we know it is
19:57it is written by Nebuchadnezzar
20:01so we have in this Bible
20:03a document
20:05by a great emperor
20:07preserved for us
20:09and so we have that
20:11and many of the other chapters
20:13I think it's government documents
20:15so the first is in third person
20:18the second part is in the first person
20:20I Daniel
20:22it's all written by him
20:24mainly his visions
20:26and prophecies
20:28the first part is written about Daniel mainly
20:31and
20:33the second part is written by Daniel
20:38the first part fulfilled
20:40mostly during Daniel's life
20:43the second part
20:45after Daniel's life
20:47he prophesied
20:48prophesied into
20:50hundreds of years later in fact
20:52we could say some things are yet
20:54to happen most of it is fulfilled
20:56we thank God for that
20:58and so the first part is present
21:01the second part is future
21:04something else very amazing about these two parts
21:07most of the first part of Daniel
21:10is written in Aramaic
21:13that was the international language of the time
21:16that means it was meant to be read by
21:20not just Jewish people
21:22but
21:24meant by read everybody else
21:26and so this is a great chapter we should
21:29read to non-Christians
21:31because it was meant for them
21:34whereas
21:36the second part
21:38not all of it
21:40beginning with chapter 8
21:42chapter 7 is also written in Aramaic
21:43in Aramaic
21:44it is visions
21:46but the world is supposed to know that
21:48so
21:50the second part 8 to 12
21:52and also chapter 1
21:54was written in the Hebrew language
21:56for God's people
21:58so the message is there for us
22:00in God's people
22:02now coming into chapter 6
22:04we have 4 parts
22:06we could say
22:08verses 1 to 3
22:09there you have a new regime
22:12has come into being
22:14the kingdom of Babylon
22:17has ended
22:19with Belshazzar
22:21provoking God
22:24and so Babylonian kingdom has
22:28entered
22:30a new kingdom has began
22:32the patience
22:34middle patience
22:36and that was
22:38in the image of that statue
22:40it was the
22:42hand and shoulders
22:44the silver part
22:46the golden part
22:48Nebuchadnezzar is gone
22:50now a new kingdom has come
22:52and it's amazing
22:54that Daniel in chapter 6
22:56is probably 90 years of age
22:58in chapter 1
23:01he was probably
23:0213
23:0316
23:0417
23:0518
23:06or 19
23:07say 19
23:09so he has been there a long time
23:10and he has seen
23:12Nebuchadnezzar
23:13and all those things
23:15and 3 or 4
23:162 or 3 others
23:18come and go
23:20including Belshazzar
23:22the last Babylonian
23:24emperor
23:26and you know how he saw the handwriting
23:28on the wall
23:29Daniel came
23:30interpreted it for him
23:32and told him
23:34that God has weighed
23:36your kingdom
23:37God weighs kingdom
23:39God weighs individuals
23:41and he has weighed in your kingdom
23:43and found it lacking
23:45you're not living up to God's
23:48requirements
23:50and so God is going to
23:52take it from you
23:54and give it to the meats and the patients
23:56and that very same night
23:58that very same night
24:00we have
24:02Belshazzar
24:04killed
24:05and Darius
24:07takes
24:08the throne
24:10so God
24:11makes
24:12one kingdom come
24:14and another one go
24:16I remember in my younger days
24:17we used to sing a song called
24:19kingdoms may rise
24:20kingdoms may fall
24:22nations refused to hear God's voice
24:24God's word
24:26but the word of the Lord
24:28endures forever
24:30evermore
24:31a beautiful song we used to sing
24:33and that's true
24:34kingdoms have come
24:36by the hundreds
24:38and they have gone
24:40but what remains
24:41two things remain
24:43well three things
24:44one is the word of God
24:46Israel remains
24:48and the church remains
24:49so
24:51God is in
24:53full control
24:55so there you have
24:56a new regime
24:57one to three
24:59then we have
25:01in verse
25:03four
25:04to fifteen
25:06these malicious
25:08officers
25:10making a plot
25:12against
25:14against Daniel
25:15to kill him
25:16dead
25:17they have three reasons
25:18for
25:19wanting him dead
25:21number one
25:22he is a Jew
25:24and they use some
25:26very
25:28not very honoring terms
25:29for him
25:31although he has been
25:32a very high officer
25:34in Babylon
25:35all the time
25:37they think
25:38they think of him
25:39as this slave
25:40this guy
25:41you know this guy
25:42who had come from
25:43Israel
25:44things like that
25:46and
25:47and now this king
25:48is planning to
25:49put him on top
25:50of the wall
25:52and they didn't want that
25:54they probably were younger
25:55people we don't know
25:57they didn't want this
25:5890 year old man
25:59or 90 whatever else
26:01men
26:02ruling over them
26:04because they could do
26:05with that job
26:07and so he has
26:08they have these reasons
26:10and I believe
26:12their reason
26:13behind is really satanic
26:16God
26:18they're against God
26:20they're against God's plan
26:22and so any attack
26:23on God's people
26:24really is an attack
26:25on God
26:27and so
26:28they wanted to see
26:29that wanted to see
26:30Daniel
26:31killed
26:32now how to kill him
26:33the guy has a
26:35splendid record
26:36as you saw in
26:37the first three verses
26:39now how to kill this man
26:40what can we tell the king
26:42so that he will say
26:43okay you're not fit
26:44because the king has already
26:45observed
26:47that
26:48he is the best man
26:50even though
26:52such an old man
26:53I was listening to a tape
26:54by David Pozen
26:56on YouTube
26:58talking about chapter 6
27:00and in his message
27:01he said that one man
27:03I think in his church
27:05got a job in the civil service
27:09in the Midlands
27:11when he was interviewed
27:13asked him you know
27:14how would you do this job
27:16he showed this passage
27:18about Daniel
27:19and he got the job
27:21so it's very nice
27:22that one passage in Daniel
27:24can get you a job
27:26because he was such a qualified man
27:29so
27:30there you have
27:32he was very qualified
27:33the riots knew it
27:36he was going to make him in charge
27:38but this man
27:40and they lied
27:41their way through it
27:42so how to get Daniel killed
27:44they knew there is nothing
27:45we can find
27:47from his work
27:48he will do a good job
27:50the king will prosper
27:52so what can we do
27:53they said well the only way is
27:55to find something wrong with this
27:57something that attacks his faith
28:00and the king
28:01and so
28:03they made this law
28:06that for 30 days
28:08they should pray
28:10the whole kingdom should pray
28:12to no one
28:13except to Darius
28:15the emperor
28:17and looks very innocent
28:19it's only 30 days
28:21and this way
28:22the whole nation will be united
28:24and it looks like
28:26you know they're doing the right thing
28:27and they of course lied
28:29to the king
28:31saying
28:33we have all consulted together
28:35which looks like Daniel is included
28:37in the consultation
28:39which of course he was not
28:41and we have all agreed together
28:43and for 30 days
28:45you have to
28:47you will be the one
28:48everyone should be praying
28:50to you only
28:52and he noticed in chapter 6
28:53three times
28:55the word comes
28:57the law of the meats
28:59and the patients
29:01the law of the meats
29:03and the patients
29:04that means they cannot be changed
29:06and so these men
29:08were putting a trap for the king
29:11because he they knew
29:14he made a law
29:17but then he found it
29:19found out the reason was to kill Daniel
29:21the king would
29:23revoke the law
29:25and would save Daniel
29:27and perhaps they would be in trouble
29:29for bringing this law
29:31so they made this a law
29:33and they bring this to his attention
29:35three times
29:37this is the law of the meats and the patients
29:39and this cannot be revoked
29:41you who made the law
29:43you cannot revoke it
29:45and that's how tight they made it
29:47and as you know the king was in trouble
29:49there's a story like this
29:51in the book of Esther
29:53where they made a law
29:55to kill all the Jewish people
29:57and then the king couldn't do anything
30:00the law is gone
30:02because these kings
30:04they thought
30:06they are what you call infallible
30:08once they make a law
30:10they are infallible people
30:12so there's no need to change the law
30:14so they have made this law
30:16they think they are divine kind of people
30:20so the law was made
30:22and they reminded him three times
30:25once before they made the law
30:28secondly when they were bringing him in
30:32and three times
30:34that is when he hesitated
30:36to bring Daniel into the lion's den
30:40all day he worked
30:43to see how they could take Daniel
30:46bring save Daniel's life
30:48he worked all day
30:50and all night
30:52we are told
30:54looks like he was fasting
30:56Daniel was in the lion's den
30:59in the lion's den
31:01this meats and the patients
31:05this law that cannot be changed
31:08a lot of people
31:12trick themselves in this way
31:14I have done it myself
31:16you know I made some commitments to God
31:19and the scripture says
31:21you know once you make a commitment to God
31:22you got to keep it
31:24and I remember
31:26talking to a man of God
31:28a couple of things I said to God
31:29I will do it
31:31but I couldn't do it
31:33and I was having a difficult time
31:35and so I remember speaking to this man of God
31:39and he realized I made this commitment in my foolishness
31:44and and so he told me God will forgive you
31:49and you know that he will you don't need to do it
31:54and I was happy about that
31:56but you know we are all victims of such commitments
32:00I was recently reading a little booklet book
32:03small book
32:05this is a story of a Hindu lady who had come to faith in Christ
32:09just recently
32:11and she was telling in her story
32:15when she was young and she and her sister
32:19was helping the mother and an aunt in the garden
32:23they were planting plants
32:24and these girls were watering the plants
32:29they overheard the mother say
32:32not everybody's hand is good in planting
32:36some people plant
32:38but the plant dies
32:41so this girl
32:43somehow interpreted it
32:45my hand is no good for plants
32:48and so from that day she would never plant anything
32:51only water
32:53and this went on until she was into her thirties
32:57she was scared to touch a plant
32:59she was sure the plant will die
33:02and towards that time she became a believer in Christ
33:08and in her house there were no plants
33:11so one day she went to
33:13I think it was to Wales
33:16she went to
33:18well she lives in the UK in London
33:19to a holy day
33:22and there
33:24the people had lots of plants
33:27and gave her some plants to take to her flat
33:31but she was scared
33:34so she let the husband do everything
33:36she wouldn't touch it
33:38because she didn't want these plants to die
33:40so finally she spoke to her husband
33:43who was a believer before her
33:45and they prayed
33:46and they prayed
33:49and they asked the Lord
33:51to take away this
33:53bondage
33:55this thing that
33:57this thing that cannot be revoked
33:59and so she prayed
34:01and you know what
34:03she says now her house is full of plants
34:06she planted them all
34:08what a difference in her life
34:11and I think all of us
34:12perhaps we got things from our culture
34:15from our Christian traditions
34:18maybe our own making
34:20foolish decisions we have made
34:23and we have trapped ourselves
34:26and I believe God wants to set us free
34:32as free
34:33this king
34:35made this
34:37law
34:39put his seal on it
34:41but thank God
34:43God is above it
34:45he was judged
34:48sentenced to death
34:50but God
34:52meant it for life
34:54God meant it for life
34:56it's very amazing isn't it that this king
34:58not only put the stones
35:00against the mouth of the den
35:03but he also put his seal there
35:06and remains
35:08reminds us of some other place
35:10when a stone was rolled against the
35:13the mouth of a grave
35:15and seal was put on it
35:19and soldiers were placed to guard it
35:22that was man's seal
35:25that was man's plan
35:28but death could not hold him
35:30and we know
35:32Jesus rose again
35:34on the third day
35:36so these men
35:38they plotted against
35:40Daniel
35:42and then we find Daniel is
35:44in the lion's den
35:46verses 16 to 24
35:48Daniel is in the lion's den
35:51Daniel doesn't tell us
35:54maybe Daniel didn't write this chapter
35:56he doesn't tell us what happened to him
35:58in the lion's den
36:00except he tells us when he came out
36:02that you know that
36:04that nothing happened to him
36:06but how did he spend that night
36:08and how did he
36:10yeah how did he spend that night
36:13what happened to him
36:15was he praying all night
36:16or was he
36:18just
36:20frightened
36:21what will happen to him
36:23we are not told
36:25I think
36:26he probably had a good night
36:28sleep
36:29by the way
36:31I forgot to tell you about Daniel's prayer
36:33there are six things
36:35about Daniel's prayer
36:37in chapter 6
36:39and
36:41because these people
36:42it says that
36:43when he knew
36:45that
36:47the law was made
36:49verse 16
36:51it says when Daniel knew
36:53that the document was signed
36:55he entered his house
36:57now in his roof chamber
37:00he had windows open to Jerusalem
37:03and he continued kneeling
37:06on his knees three times a day
37:08praying giving thanks to God
37:10thanks before his God
37:13as he has been doing
37:15previously
37:17that's verse 10
37:19sorry verse 10
37:21chapter 6 verse 10
37:23tells us Daniel's prayer
37:25the six things
37:27you can find there
37:29number one is
37:31he went to his house
37:33he wasn't challenging the king
37:36going into a public place
37:37and raising his hand
37:39and getting a crowd
37:41to watch him take pictures
37:43you know I'm standing against
37:45king's law
37:47no he just went home
37:49to his house
37:51to the upper room
37:53and upper room was a place of prayer
37:55as we find in the gospels
37:57that was the first thing he did
37:59he went into his room
38:01and in the upper room
38:03number two
38:04he had his windows
38:06open to Jerusalem
38:08this is amazing to me
38:10and I understand
38:12even now Jewish people
38:14look towards Jerusalem
38:16and pray
38:17I don't know if that is true
38:19but here he did
38:21here is Daniel
38:23not in Israel
38:25there in Babylon
38:27and praying
38:29looking towards Jerusalem
38:30Jerusalem
38:31his window was open
38:33towards Jerusalem
38:35and our windows
38:38is open towards
38:40heavenly Jerusalem
38:42where Jesus is on the throne
38:43we find
38:45Jesus when he is praying
38:47he would
38:49kneel
38:51and he has his eyes
38:53towards heaven
38:55and so here is Daniel
38:57he is looking towards Jerusalem
38:58and that is very interesting
38:59because Jerusalem
39:01is now
39:02a devastated place
39:04the city has been conquered
39:06the temple has been destroyed
39:08the walls are all destroyed
39:10and the enemy is ruling there
39:13even though it is in such devastation
39:17Daniel still believed
39:20that is God's place
39:22that is God's city
39:24the temple may be destroyed
39:26the enemy may be ruling
39:29but God has put his name in that place
39:32and so he
39:34is not deterred
39:36by the fact
39:38you know men
39:40the damages men have done to it
39:42he still pray towards
39:44Jerusalem
39:46that shows something of the faith of Daniel
39:48even in the midst of
39:51persecution
39:53in the midst of
39:54devastation
39:56he prayed
39:57so there is the
39:59the window
40:00open to Jerusalem
40:02and then he says
40:03he continued kneeling
40:05that is what
40:06number three
40:08continued kneeling
40:10kneeling is
40:11a good position to pray
40:13we don't want to make a law of the meats
40:15and patience about it
40:17I know a church
40:19in India
40:21as soon as they say
40:22let's pray they all kneel down
40:25whether it's on the streets
40:27or whether it's giving thanks to food in the restaurant
40:30praying means kneeling
40:33that's what they do
40:35and no we don't need to be so legalist about this
40:39and we must express our heart
40:42God knows our heart anyway
40:44so if I'm kneeling but my heart is not kneeling
40:47like this little girl
40:49whose father scolded the girl
40:52driving down the road
40:54she wants to sit
40:55stand on the seat
40:57without sitting down and having her seat belt fastened
41:01little girl
41:03and so finally the father I think spanked her or something made her sit down
41:08she sat down
41:09and she said
41:12in my heart I'm still standing up
41:14and we can kneel down
41:18and yet not be kneeling in our heart
41:21I think God looks at our heart
41:24not at our physical position
41:27but kneeling is a good position
41:29the apostle Paul did it
41:31and Jesus himself did it
41:34and we have kneeling all through the Bible
41:36by the way this church
41:39I mentioned about
41:41once he came to speak to us
41:43the founder
41:44he got saved in this country
41:46in London
41:48and Canada
41:50and yeah
41:52from a Sikh background
41:54he came to know the Lord
41:56and kneeling
41:57he's always kneeling
41:59in the train traveling
42:00he kneels and pray
42:02in the back of a vehicle
42:04he kneels in prayer
42:05all night
42:07he's big
42:09and so he came to one of our prayer meetings
42:11we were praying
42:13God to give us a ship
42:15and God did give us a ship
42:17but when he came into our prayer meeting to speak to us
42:20our people were in all conceivable positions
42:22some were standing
42:24some were lying down
42:26some were sitting
42:28and he was shocked
42:30and so he came
42:31he was given a great introduction
42:35and there was no smile on his face
42:37and he stood up
42:39he said before I speak I want to say something
42:41then he had us go through the Bible
42:4440 references
42:46where people kneeled
42:48to pray
42:50so this is before he speaks
42:52and 40 verses we read
42:54then he said let's pray
42:56well I tell you we are all on the floor
42:57we are all on the floor
42:59and some of us had tight jeans
43:01and our knees weren't bent
43:03but we were all on the floor
43:05and prayed
43:07but after he left our main leader said
43:09well the Bible has many positions for prayer
43:12and you know
43:15and we should kneel before the Lord
43:18yes but there are other ways of praying as well
43:21well I've taken my time
43:23so we have
43:25here
43:27Daniel's prayer
43:29kneeling down is one
43:31and of course
43:33looking towards Jerusalem
43:35has another thing there
43:37because Solomon prayed in 1st King 8
43:39that when people go
43:41exile
43:43if they look towards Jerusalem and pray
43:45hear them
43:47Solomon prayed
43:48so he is actually
43:50one of the points is
43:52was
43:53being scriptural
43:55believing God
43:57and God's word
43:58in this way
44:00and so
44:02three times a day
44:03so he had a discipline
44:05and even after he
44:07learned that this thing was sealed
44:10he would
44:11not pray too much more
44:13not preach
44:14pray too much less
44:15this rule
44:16made no difference to his life
44:19and then it goes on to say
44:21three times a day
44:23praying
44:24and giving thanks
44:25before God
44:27his prayer included
44:29thanksgiving
44:32he could be so buried in this trouble
44:35and be praying praying praying
44:37but he says giving thanks
44:39well he has a whole history to give thanks God for
44:42he has a whole promise in the Bible to give thanks God for
44:47he could say that all may fail
44:50but Jesus never
44:52yesterday today forever
44:54he is the same
44:55so giving thanks
44:57I pray these days of troubles
45:01confusion and all the rest
45:04that our prayer life would be like Daniel's prayer
45:07we have a lot to give thanks to God for
45:09and we have a lot to pray for
45:12we don't need to be worried or afraid
45:15because God is in control of
45:19even your one hair
45:22we are such a God
45:24so we can trust him
45:26with the governments
45:29with all that's going on
45:31no he has not lost control
45:34not even for one moment
45:35Daniel was in perfect peace
45:39and so there he was
45:41praying to God
45:43with thanksgiving
45:45as he has been doing previously
45:47David Pozen
45:48I am going to close here soon
45:50David Pozen
45:52said
45:54that he was speaking to one of the elders
45:57and he told the elders
45:59I don't think I have Daniel's
46:01martyrdom
46:03spirit
46:04you know to go to the lion's den
46:06but then this elder
46:08reminded David Pozen
46:10David
46:12it is
46:14if you are faithful in little things
46:16then God will entrust you with
46:19bigger things
46:21see David
46:23Daniel's life did not start with lion's den
46:25it started with chapter 1
46:27when he determined in his heart
46:30that he will not defile himself
46:32by doing things
46:34the king asked him to do
46:36it was a small decision
46:38it is from those small decisions
46:40it has been building up over the years
46:43and so we may not have a martyrdom spirit
46:46we may not be able to
46:49to sort of imagine us going through
46:52whatever is coming our way in the years to come
46:55but what God asks us is
46:58to be faithful
47:00in the little things that God has
47:02asked us to do
47:04in his word
47:06and in our circumstances
47:08and God will see to the rest
47:10the end result is
47:12Darius
47:16makes a decree
47:18and the decree
47:20is I am going to read this decree
47:22and close
47:24with a word of prayer
47:25it says Darius here
47:27Matthew Henry writes this
47:29it says Darius here studies
47:32to make amends
47:34for the Lord
47:36those are in verses
47:38the Darius decree is
47:40verses 25 to 28
47:42so Darius here studies
47:44to make amends
47:46for the dishonor he has done
47:48to God and to Daniel
47:49well he has done a dishonor to Daniel
47:52and to his God
47:54number one
47:56he gave honor to God
47:58by a decree
48:00publishing to all nations
48:02by which they are required to fear
48:04before him
48:06he sends his decree to all people
48:08nations languages
48:10that dwell on earth
48:12verse 25
48:14the decree is that men tremble
48:16and fear before the God
48:17of Daniel
48:19this goes
48:20further than
48:22Nebuchadnezzar's decree
48:24that only
48:26restrained people
48:28from speaking offensive
48:30of his God
48:32of this God
48:34but this requires
48:36men fear before him
48:38though this decree does not go
48:40far enough
48:42had he come
48:45to the present convictions
48:48he would have commanded all men
48:51not only to fear before this God
48:53but to love him
48:55and to trust him
48:57to forsake the service of their idols
49:00and to worship him only
49:02so Darius didn't go far enough
49:04but we can
49:06we know the rest of the Bible
49:07and we can be preaching
49:09that message
49:11for Darius
49:13secondly
49:15he talks about his government
49:17is incontestable
49:19God's government is
49:21cannot be replaced
49:23number three
49:24both his being
49:26and his government
49:28are unchangeable
49:30for he has the ability sufficient
49:32to support such an authority
49:34verse 27
49:35and he delivers
49:36his faithful servants
49:38from troubles
49:40and rescues them
49:42out of trouble
49:44we have
49:45we do not have another story of
49:47God delivering a man out of
49:48lion's mouth
49:50but we have stories of God delivering
49:52Peter from jail
49:54and Paul
49:56in the Philippi
49:58here in Europe
50:00from the prison
50:02so we do have similar stories
50:03there are many stories
50:04there are many stories in the Bible
50:06just to give us a taste
50:08of what God is able to do
50:10and so here
50:12he is able to do that
50:14number five
50:16he has given fresh fruit proof
50:18to all his delivering
50:20to all this by delivering his servant
50:22Daniel
50:24from the power of land
50:26proof of his kingdom established
50:28his kingdom ruling overall
50:30and then of course
50:32he goes on to put honor
50:33to Daniel in the
50:35last verse
50:37Daniel prospered it says
50:39during his reign
50:41and the reign of
50:43Cyrus the king
50:45you can read that verse
50:46and you'll get it
50:48I've gone over time
50:50so there you have
50:52rules
50:54God over rules
50:56serving God faithfully
50:58was not a loss
51:00for Daniel
51:02you can be true to God
51:04and let God
51:06take care of the consequence
51:08our God is a living God
51:10his kingdom
51:12endure us forever
51:13Amen
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