Daniel 6:14 Meaning and Explanation
“Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.”
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Read Full Chapter →Realizing the trap, the distressed king works all day to find a way to save Daniel.
What Does Daniel 6:14 Mean?
The moment the king hears Daniel named, he understands he has been manipulated. He is sore displeased with himself and sets his heart on rescuing Daniel, laboring until sundown to find some lawful way to save him. The flattering decree has become his own deep grief.
Here the king's genuine affection for Daniel breaks through. He toils against his own law, desperate to undo what he has done, yet the rigidity he was persuaded to create now defeats him. Earthly power, for all its grandeur, proves unable to deliver the one it loves. The king strives till sunset and fails, setting the stage for a deliverance that no throne could accomplish, but God alone could give.
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What does Daniel 6:14 mean?
Realizing the trap, the distressed king works all day to find a way to save Daniel.