Daniel 6 - A Man Of God Prayed No Matter What - NKJ

1. Daniel Worked for Darius, the King of the Medes.

Daniel 6:1-3 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; [2] and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. [3] Then this Daniel _______________________ himself above the governors and satraps, because an ________________ spirit was in him; and the king gave ____________ to ____________ him over the whole realm.

Daniel 6:4-5 So the ________________ and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the ____________; but they could find no charge or fault, ____________ he was ______________; nor was there any error or fault found in him. [5] Then these men said, "We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God. "

Daniel 6:6-9 So these governors and satraps ______________ before the king, and said thus to him: "King Darius, live forever! [7] All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the __________________ and ______________, have ________________ together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever ________________ any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. [8] Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and ______________, which does not alter. " [9] Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.

Why did some of Darius' appointed leaders want to find something with which to accuse Daniel? ___________________________________________________

2. Daniel Knew That the Law Had Been Passed.

Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the ____________ was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his ____________ open toward ________________, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

Daniel 6:11-12 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making _____________________ before his God. [12] And they went before the king, and spoke __________________ the king's decree: "Have you not signed a decree that every man who ________________ any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? " The king ______________ and said, "The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and ______________, which does not alter. "

Daniel 6:13 So they answered and said before the king, "That Daniel, who is one of the ______________ from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his ______________ three times a day. "

Daniel 6:14-15 And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly __________________ with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. [15] Then these men approached the king, and said to the king, "Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and ______________ that no decree or statute which the king ___________________ may be ____________. "

Why didn't Daniel find a hidden place to pray? ______________________

3. King Darius Had to Follow the Law of the Medes and the Persians Which He Had Decreed.

Daniel 6:16-18 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 ___________________, He will deliver you. " [17] 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 ____________ __________________ Daniel might not be ____________. [18] Now the king went to his palace and spent the night ____________; and no ________________ were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him.

Daniel 6:19-20 Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. [20] And when he came to the den, he cried out with a ________________ voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, "Daniel, ____________ of the living God, has your God, whom you serve ___________________, been able to ____________ you from the lions? "

Daniel 6:21-23 Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever! [22] My God sent His angel and shut the lions' __________, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you. " [23] Then the king was ___________________ glad for him, and ________________ that they __________ take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injurywhatever was found on him, because he ______________ in his God.

1) Did King Darius want to put Daniel in the lion's den? ____________

2) Did the king sleep well while Daniel was in the lion's den? ___________

4. Then King Darius Made Another Decree.

Daniel 6:24-28 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions--them, their ______________, and their wives; and the lions ___________________ them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den. [25] Then King Darius wrote: To all peoples, nations, and ________________ that dwell in all the earth: Peace be __________________ to you. [26] I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God, And ________________ forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be ________________, And His dominion shall endure to the end. [27] He ______________ and rescues, And He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has ________________ Daniel from the power of the lions. [28] So this Daniel ________________ in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

After Daniel came out of the lion's den, what did King Darius say about his God? ______________________________________________________

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