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A. The _____________ of Daniel – Daniel 6:1-3
1. Daniel’s _______ – Daniel 6:1–2 – It pleased Darius to set over the Kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.
2. Daniel’s ___________ – Daniel 6:3 – Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
B. The ___________ against Daniel – Daniel 6:4-9
1. The ___________ of Daniel proven – Daniel 6:4 – Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.
2. The ___________ against Daniel planned – Daniel 6:5 – Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”
3. The ___________with Daniel programmed – Daniel 6:7 – All the high officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.
C. The _________________ by Daniel – Daniel 6:10-17
1. Daniel is ______________ – Daniel 6:10 – When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.
2. Daniel is __________ – Daniel 6:11 – Then these men came by agreement and found Daniel making petition and plea before his God.
3. Daniel is _________ – Daniel 6:13 – Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
4. Daniel is _________ – Daniel 6:14 – Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed and set his mind to deliver Daniel. And he labored till the sun went down to rescue him.
5. Daniel is __________ – Daniel 6:15 – Then these men came by agreement to the king and said to the king, “Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no injunction or ordinance that the king establishes can be changed.”
6. Daniel is ________ – Daniel 6:16–17 – Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” 17 And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
D. The _____________ for Daniel – Daniel 6:18-23
1. _________ for Daniel – Daniel 6:18 – Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; no diversions were brought to him, and sleep fled from him.
2. _____________ regarding Daniel – Daniel 6:19–20 – Then, at break of day, the king arose and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
3. _________ of Daniel – Daniel 6:21–22 – Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not harmed me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”
4. ___________ over Daniel – Daniel 6:23 – Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that Daniel be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
E. The __________ because of Daniel – Daniel 6:24-28
1. Daniel’s enemies __________ – Daniel 6:24 – And the king commanded, and those men who had maliciously accused Daniel were brought and cast into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. And before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones in pieces.
2. Daniel’s God ____________ – Daniel 6:26–27 – “I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for he is the living God, enduring forever; his kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his dominion shall be to the end. 27 He delivers and rescues; he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”
3. Daniel’s life ___________ – Daniel 6:28 – So this Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
This week as a Believer in Babylon I should:
Sunday – Continue or start our Daniel Devotions
Monday – Review Sunday’s Study Guide
Tuesday – Remember a time that you were persecuted for obeying God
Wednesday – Write down a time you felt you were in ”the Lion’s den”
Thursday – When have you//someone you know been delivered by God
Friday – Pray through Daniel 6
Saturday – Review this past Sunday’s Study Guide