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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~
Chapter 6 – Daniel in the Lion’s Den
is calculated to inspire faith and hope and
courage in the hearts of the people of God in
every age, and lead them to be steadfast in
their adherence to the right.
The event narrated in this chapter is alluded
to by the apostle Paul in Hebrews 11, where
he speaks of some who through faith have
“stopped the mouths of lions.” Darius set over
the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes,
there being, as is supposed, at that time a
hundred and twenty provinces in the empire,
each one having its prince, or governor. By the
victories of Cambyses and Darius Hystaspes, it
was afterward enlarged to a hundred and
twenty-seven provinces. Esther 1:1. Over
these one hundred and twenty princes were
set three, and of these Daniel was chief.
Preference was given to Daniel because of his
