Daniel 6:7 Meaning and Explanation
“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.”
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Read Full Chapter →They propose a decree forbidding petitions to any god or man except the king for thirty days, on pain of the lions' den.
What Does Daniel 6:7 Mean?
The officials present their plan: a royal statute that, for thirty days, forbids anyone to make a petition to any god or man except Darius himself. The penalty for disobedience is to be thrown into a den of lions. They falsely claim that all the leaders are united in proposing it, knowing Daniel was never consulted.
The scheme is aimed straight at Daniel's daily prayers, yet it is dressed up as honor to the king. Pride is easily flattered into folly, and a ruler's vanity is here turned into a weapon against the righteous. The decree demands that devotion belong to the throne alone, a demand no faithful heart can grant, for worship belongs to God above every earthly crown.
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What does Daniel 6:7 mean?
They propose a decree forbidding petitions to any god or man except the king for thirty days, on pain of the lions' den.