Daniel in the Lion's Pit

OH, OH! It seems that Daniel is in a lot trouble. But the lions are not hurting him! Do you know why? Who put Daniel in here with all these lions?  Let's find out.

The king of Babylon is now a man named Da-ri' us.  He likes Daniel very much because Daniel is so king and wise. Da-ri'us chooses Daniel to be chief ruler in the kingdom. This makes other men in the kingdom jealous of Daniel, so this is what they do.

They go to Da-ri'us and say:  'We have agreed, O king, that you should make a law saying that for 30 days no one should pray to any god or any man except you, O king. If anyone disobeys, then he should be thrown in with the lions.'  Da-ri'us does not know why these men want this law made.   But he thinks it is a good idea, so puts the law into writing. Now the law cannot be changed.. 

When Daniel learns about the law, he goes home and prays, just as he has always done. The bad men knew that Daniel would not stop praying to Jehovah. They are happy, because it seems that their plan to get rid of Daniel is working.

Next time: Conclusion of Daniel in the Lion's Pit

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