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Daniel in the lions' den

Under Darius the Mede, Daniel kept praying toward Jerusalem despite the decree, and his God shut the lions' mouths (Daniel 6:10, 22), in the empire's first months after Babylon's fall.

📖 Daniel 6:1–3

1Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2and over them three administrators, including Daniel, to whom these satraps were accountable so that the king would not suffer loss. 3Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.

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Sources: Scripture — Daniel 6:1-28
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