Daniel’s Daily Routine
What did Daniel do three times a day?
→ He prayed to God.
📖 Daniel 6:10 – "He got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before."
Where was Daniel thrown?
→ Into a den of lions.
📖 Daniel 6:16 – "So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den."
Did King Darius like Daniel?
→ Yes, a lot!
📖 Daniel 6:14 – "When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel..."
Who protected Daniel from the lions?
→ God did.
📖 Daniel 6:22 – "My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions."
What did King Darius do after Daniel was saved?
→ He praised Daniel’s God.
📖 Daniel 6:25 – "Then King Darius wrote to all the nations... 'May you prosper greatly!'"
Where did Daniel go to pray?
→ To his upstairs room with the windows open toward Jerusalem.
📖 Daniel 6:10 – "He went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem."
Did the lions hurt Daniel?
→ Nope, not even a scratch.
📖 Daniel 6:22 – "My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me..."
How did the king feel after signing the law?
→ He regretted it and tried to find a way to save Daniel.
📖 Daniel 6:14 – "...he made every effort until sundown to save him."
What did God use to save Daniel?
→ An angel.
📖 Daniel 6:22 – "My God sent his angel..."
Did the king make a new law afterward?
→ Yes, that everyone must respect Daniel’s God.
📖 Daniel 6:26 – "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel."
Did Daniel stop praying after the new law was made?
→ No, he kept praying like he always did.
📖 Daniel 6:10 – "Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed... just as he had done before."
How did Daniel survive in the lion’s den?
→ God sent an angel to protect him.
📖 Daniel 6:22 – "My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions."
What did Darius do all night while Daniel was in the den?
→ He couldn’t eat, sleep, or enjoy anything.
📖 Daniel 6:18 – "The king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep."
Why did God rescue Daniel?
→ Because Daniel was innocent.
📖 Daniel 6:22 – "...because I was found innocent in his sight."
What did the king say about God?
→ That He’s alive forever and saves people.
📖 Daniel 6:26-27 – "For he is the living God and he endures forever... He rescues and he saves..."
Why did Daniel face Jerusalem when he prayed?
→ It was his tradition to pray facing God's city.
📖 Daniel 6:10 – "Where the windows opened toward Jerusalem..." (facing Jerusalem was a common practice for Jews praying in exile)
What did the king say before Daniel was thrown in?
→ “May your God rescue you!”
📖 Daniel 6:16 – "The king said to Daniel, 'May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!'"
What was the first thing the king did the next morning?
→ He ran to check on Daniel.
📖 Daniel 6:19 – "At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den."
Was Daniel hurt at all?
→ Not even a scratch.
📖 Daniel 6:23 – "No wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God."
What happened to the people who set Daniel up?
→ They were thrown into the lions’ den instead.
📖 Daniel 6:24 – "At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den..."
What did Daniel do right after hearing about the law?
→ He went home and prayed anyway.
📖 Daniel 6:10 – "Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home... and prayed."
Why didn’t the lions attack Daniel?
→ Because he was innocent before God.
📖 Daniel 6:22 – "...because I was found innocent in his sight."
Why couldn’t the king just cancel the law?
→ Because Persian law couldn’t be changed.
📖 Daniel 6:15 – "No decree or edict that the king issues can be changed."
How did Daniel respond after being saved?
→ He gave all credit to God.
📖 Daniel 6:22 – "My God sent his angel... They have not hurt me..."
What happened to Daniel after everything?
→ He kept on winning and succeeding.
📖 Daniel 6:28 – "So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian."