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Belteshazzar = Daniel

Daniel 6:11&12
"11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."

We have studied the rooster that crowed upon Peter's betrayal and the DOVE that descended upon Jesus at His Baptism. We want to continue our study of God's Word in the hopes that the words of our mouths, and the meditation of my hearts will be acceptable in thy sight of GOD.

This week we will focus on the king of beast; the LION! We are going to go with Daniel into the LION'S den!! Daniel is unique in the Old Testament; he is the only figure with a completely positive record of his actions. And his FAITHFUL service to the Lord in a land and culture hostile to him, makes him all the MORE remarkable. 

Daniel was a young Israelite noble when his country was ransacked by the Babylonians. Taken captive and made a slave Daniel was renamed; Belteshazzar. Daniel lived through the 70 years of captivity of his people. He raised through the ranks of his captors to become one of only three administrators over the kingdom. Daniel was favored by the King Darius. So, much so that others in the King's court grew jealous and plotted to get Daniel executed! In today's verse we read about their scheme unfolding against Daniel...

"Then these men assembled, and found Daniel PRAYING and making supplication before his GOD." Daniel and everyone else was forbidden from worshiping anyone or anything other than King Darius, idolatry. And, Daniel bravely continued to worship the One True God. Daniel's enemies caught him is the act of praying to God and are seeking his execution! 

"Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into The DEN of LIONS? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not." It's the Law. Daniel must be executed!
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