Tattle Tales Series

The answer is that nothing happened to these tattle tales. So, there warped minds did not take into consideration even though this is a different king from a different nation and culture that they would face repercussions. To show you also how blinded these guys were, please notice that they inform king Darius that Daniel is one of the captives from Judah. They were so blind in their jealousy that they failed to realize that they were also captives. Remember, these guys were part of the Babylonian Empire that is now being run by the Medo-Persian rulers. Hello?

The king was not totally deceived by these false aides. He probably understood that they hoodwinked him into signing this bill. He consulted with other advisors to see if there were any loopholes to get Daniel off the hook. However, these evil civil workers had done their home work correctly and there was no way out but to enforce the law.

16 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.” 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 purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.

For whatever reason when we look at chapter 3 about the fiery furnace Daniel was missing. His three friends stood bravely and declared boldly that they have but one Lord Who Is worthy to be worshipped. Now it is Daniel’s time to face the ultimate reality of his faith.

We want the Lord to come just in the nick of time and stop the proceedings. But what we learn from chapter 3 and chapter 6, our Lord allows the sentence to be carried out.

We have a law here in the United States that a person cannot face the same punishment twice. It’s called double jeopardy. For example, if you were scheduled to be electrocuted and after they threw the switch, the power went out. They cannot put you through it again.

Daniel and his friends had their sentences carried out and the Lord delivered them in the midst of that execution. In the fiery furnace our Precious Holy Lord Jesus met up with Daniel’s three friends and protected them from death. Here we will see that Daniel is thrown into the lions den and our Lord stops the vicious killer animals from hurting Daniel.

18 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him. 19 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 lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”

You can see that this king really cared for Daniel even though he was a foreigner. His cry to Daniel was to ask if the God Who Daniel professed to be as the only True and Living God was able to save him.