The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-06-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL
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"The Den Of Lions" Daniel Vi. 10 %.
Golden Text, Daniel vi. 90.
Commentary.

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nrongnt Daniel and cast him into the den y
mons" After the kingdom uassesi ira, ~. 49,
hands o. the Medes, Darius made DanieI ~.
n u o. three presidents over 100 province-
Es nv ne princes and other presidents hated
MN and sought to accomplish his deafh -
recorded In the previous part Of this ch.o !.
yer. Daniel b fearless OF man, aud ZOOS.
IuiIy waits upon his God. iha rasnIe =
mat Daniel Is cast into the lions den ana
20 Al appearance has persisted. The tin,i
Moros rom the king are hope that II NAV
be 20. ~ wan
~. "And q stone was brought and I.i,i
upon the mouth Of the den: and the tins
sealed It with his own signet.p So the nm.
gooIy prosper In the world, aud the devil 4
PeImitIed 70 put the saints of God in prison
ana oittimes to kill them (Ps. Ixxifi. -.
ley. II, 10; John xvi, q. But the child ~
600 y 70 be prepared for these things AMI
NOT 20 think them strange nor be OFFENDED
Mnen tney come tMath. T., q; II Pet w., IL. 81:
John xvi, ID.
u. Then the king went to his palace and
passed the night feasting.n Aithouoh a.
king loved Daniel and laborei hard To dsi;S -.
MN verses IA, 15S. yet even the king. with
~ MS power, was powerless against the Law
from which let US learn that love came
47.Waysd deliver, nor can the law save any one
Even the law of God. which is holy and iust
s anu zoo. cannot give life nor justify the
".
~ Then the king arose very early In
tne morning and went in haste unto the den
OF lions" This early morning victory and
oeliverance OF Daniel Is very sugpestiya IF \
morning OF deliverance for Daniei's peonle
which is now drawing nigh. See Ps. xxx.'
.: XVII, 8, margin; xix, IA: cxxx. x. m
Sam. xxiii. ., 4. 1t is also seen in the early
morning delverance OF Mark wi. 46-4S.
There Is a class Of people, however for
Mnom there will be no morning lisa, viii.
90, r. W. '.''
20. 20 Daniel. servant Of the living God
Is thy God, whom thou servest continualIv,
able 20 deliver thee from the lions?' 1t was
great and lamentable cry from the Creates
earthly monarch Of the time, q cry OF hone
but not OF assurance. Had he known the
God Of Daniel AMI of David he would NOT
have asked il God was able to deliver. Read
the experience Of David and Paul in Sam.
xvii, 1886; III Tim. w., IL, is, and let your
own heart say, II am persuaded that He i
able II Tim. l., 12l.
81. Then said Daniel unto the king. q
King, live forever With what eagerness
must the king have listened for reply from
the den. family hoping for yet hardly dar-
ing to expect reply. But there is a reply
prompt and clear and the kings heart 4
exceedingly glad verse 2S). Whatever may
have been the significance of the yyo,-ds
Live forever" the believer in Jesus knows
that he has eternal life John ", "a: vi, Al
%. my God hath sent His angels. and
hath shut the lions mouths. that thew have
not hurt me-" Blessed be God and blessed
be His holy angels that excel in strength.
doing His commands, hardening to His word
FPS. GILL, 81, 22). Consider the power of one
angel as seen in the case of Hezekiah ana OF
Peter lisa. XXX, So; Acts xiii, 6-1O9. and
remember that these same angels are your
ministering spirits ever with you, serving
unseen and unthanked Heb. l., IA.
~. so Daniel was taken up out Of the
den, and no manner OF hurt was found upon
him, because he believed in his God Daniel.
in q figure, suffered the extreme penalty OF
the law, and came forth from the place of
death, beyond death and Judgment without
any manner pr hurt upon him. Every true
believer in Jesus is now dead with Christ,
risen with Christ and has passed from death
unto life, Col. iii, 1-3; John ", PA. There is
no condemnation TO them that are in Christ,
nothing can separate US from His love, and
in the morning OF resurrection it shall be
found that not hair OF our head has per.
lshed, from. Will, |. 80; Luke H., 49,.
"a. aAnd the king commanded, and they
brought those men which had accused Daniel
and theycast them into the den OF lions, them,
their childrea and their wives" The
triumphing of the wicked is short, and tho
Joy Of the nypocrite is but for a moment
dob. Xxx, 81. This is a sample OF those for
whom there is no morning, or who in the
morning of victory of tuose who trust in the
Lord shall be punished with everlasting de-
struction from His presence III Thess. j., LILO.
See how many were affected by their sin.
Norman hveth unto himself. care always
affecting Others either for good or evil.
25. "Then King Darius wrote unto all
people, nations and languages that dwell in
all the earth, Peace be multiplied unto you"
That which caused Darius to make this
proclamation to all nations was the power Of
the God of Israel manifested on behalf OF
Daniel. the Jew. The time will come when
the power of this same God shall be so mani
fest on behalf Of all Israel that all nations
shall thus know God and honor Him as the
God Of the whole earth tEzek. xxxvii, 2j-
2S; xxxviii., 23.
26. II make decree that in every do
minior of my kingdom men tremble and fear
before the God of Daniel" Thus Darius
does the noblest thing any man every did or
could do, he exalts God, he glorifies tod be.
fore all nations. and speaks Of His eternal
kingdom. He makes us think OF the time
when ''all kings shall fall down before Him;
al nations shall serve Him" FPS. lxxi.. II:
lxxxvi. Q, 10. "The lofty looks Of man
shall be humbled. and the han ghtiness OK
men shall be bowed down, and the LORD
alone shall be exalted in that Gay" lisa. u,
II, ~.
worketh signs and wonders in heaven ana
in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from
the power of the lions" Darius had seen
the deliverance OF one man from a lions
den: but Daniel could tell tof the deliver
ence OF millions from the bondage OF Egype
OF their food coming from heaven every day
for forty years. Of sea and river divided for
them to pass through on dry land, OF walled
cities falling down as men shouted, ana
many such wonderful works Of q wonderful
God We can tell of dead bodies actually
raised from their graves as Lazarus and otn-
ers, and Of q time when all in their graves
shall come forth, and of some who WI!
never die. Let us magnify the name OF
Him who only doeth all these things
%. $50 this Daniel prospered In the reign
of Darius, and in the reign OF Cyrus tns
Persian" And all because he was man Q,
prayer. and Goi was with him. He fearen
not the face Of man, nor did he fear deat9i
but he feared only 10 sin against God. hs
honored God, and God honored him, even
in this world Il Sam, il, 30. - Lesson
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