Episode 7 Hungry Lions!

The Mountain Audio

Our verse: Daniel 6:16 “So at last the king gave orders for Daniel to be arrested and thrown into the den of lions.”
Welcome back to the Daniel adventures. We have experienced dreams, giant gold statues, a raging furnace and the fall of a world class city. This story is just as wild and crazy. There are four players in the action. Actually, two individuals and two groups-The king, Daniel the prophet, a group of bad guys, and a group of hungry lions!
A new king, Darius, had defeated the Babylonians and taken power. This king really liked Daniel. So much so, that he decided to make Daniel the prime minister of his kingdom. This didn't sit well with the king's other administrators... they were jealous! They hatched a scheme that got Daniel thrown to the lions.
Remember that God is using these stories to help us understand that He protects His people. Some might say the reason Daniel didn't get eaten is because the lions weren't hungry. If you read the end of the story, you'll find out, hungry they were!
Here's the tale- grudgingly, King Darius gave the order for Daniel to be thrown into the lion's den. So there was no funny business, he had the den mouth protected by his royal seal. The king spent a sleepless night worrying for his friend. Early in the morning he ran to the den and cried out, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from those lions?”
Daniel's reply is great- “Long live the king! My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in God's sight.”
Two lessons here for us- Be faithful and God will protect you and yours.
The other one- You will come to a bad end if you hurt God and His people.
Next time: Disembodied hand...and Death!
PS- Audio says King Cyrus. Oops! our bad...it's Darius!