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stories of the bible


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daniel in the lion's den


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this is daniel oh hey who was a jewish


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man


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who was taken to babylon when he was


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very young


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daniel loved god and followed god's


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rules


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he talked to god three times a day and


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asked god for help often


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daniel served in the babylonian king's


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court for many years


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yeah i know him and under many kings


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daniel daniel always proved himself to


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be more


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capable than all the other court


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officials


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daniel was serving under king darius and


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because of his great abilities


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the king made plans to place him in


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charge of the entire


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empire wow okay the other court


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officials searched for some fault in


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daniel


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but they couldn't find anything wrong


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with him he was


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faithful responsible and completely


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trustworthy


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the court officials realized the only


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way to get at daniel would be to


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challenge his faith


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come on


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so they went to king darius


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and advised him to make a law that for


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the next 30 days


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any person who prays to anyone except


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king darius


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will be thrown into the lion's den i


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like it


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king darius signed this law and once a


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babylonian king


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signed a law it could not be overruled


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when daniel learned of this law he went


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home and knelt down as he always did


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to pray in his room with the windows


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open towards jerusalem


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he prayed three times a day just as he


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always had done


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giving thanks to god and asking for his


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help


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the officials went to daniel's house and


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found him praying


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gotcha they went to the king and


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reminded him of the law


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i remember well then they said that


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daniel had been found praying to god


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three times a day or when the king heard


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this


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he was very upset get over here and he


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spent the whole day trying to think of a


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way to save daniel


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by that evening the court officials came


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back to the king


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and reminded him that no loss signed by


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the babylonian king


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could be overruled so at last the king


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gave orders for daniel to be thrown into


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the lion's den


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the king said to him may your god who


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you serve faithfully


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rescue you then the lion's den was


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sealed


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shut with daniel inside the king spent


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the night


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fasting and couldn't sleep then very


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early in the morning


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the king hurried to the lion's den he


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called out


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daniel was your god able to rescue you


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from the lions


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and daniel answered long live the king


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my god sent his angel to shut the lion's


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mouth


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so that they would not hurt me for i


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have been found innocent


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in his sight the king was overjoyed


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and ordered that daniel be taken out of


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the lion's den


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then the king ordered the men who had


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schemed against daniel


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to be thrown into the lion's den as


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punishment


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daniel was safe there was not a scratch


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on him


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for he trusted in god


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you