Daniel 6:11 Meaning and Explanation
“Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The conspirators gather and catch Daniel in the act of praying to his God.
What Does Daniel 6:11 Mean?
The men, lying in wait for this very moment, assemble and find Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. The trap has worked exactly as designed; they have the evidence they sought. His open, unconcealed devotion has delivered him into their hands.
What his enemies saw as a crime caught in the act, heaven saw as a man on his knees before his Maker. Daniel's supplication, the humble pouring out of need before God, is the very thing that condemns him in the eyes of the world. There is a holy paradox here: the posture that endangers his earthly life is the posture that secures his soul. Faithfulness sometimes makes us most vulnerable precisely where we are most true.
Daniel 6:11 in the Original Language
tachanun (תַּחֲנוּן), 'supplication' -- an earnest plea for grace, rooted in a word meaning to seek favor or mercy.
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What does Daniel 6:11 mean?
The conspirators gather and catch Daniel in the act of praying to his God.