6:11-13
The conspirators found Daniel praying to God for help. This gave them the ammunition that they needed, so they went to the king, reminding him of the decree he had issued, especially the bit about throwing people into the lion’s den. The king, of course, eagerly agreed that the decree stands, for it was his decree! And nothing could be done to repeal it. At this point they then tell the king that Daniel had broken the decree. Indeed, they claimed more than this. They said “he pays not attention to you”, implying that Daniel had a habit of not paying any attention to the king.
6:14
The king was greatly distressed. When we make decisions based on pride we will usually regret it, for these decisions will often have consequences that we do not foresee. Instead we must always trust in God and seek to follow His ways. This approach is a lot safer, and often the unforeseen consequences will be very good. The king “made every effort to rescue Daniel”, though we are given no details on what these efforts were. In some ways the king is a bit like Pilate who also made efforts to have Jesus released, recognising the true motives of the accusers.
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