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December 6, 1992
Daniel held a prominent leadership position in the Babylonian court. Unlike most leaders of his time and ours, however, he had integrity: his public life matched his private life. His commitment to the one true God caused many to despise him and plot against him. Alistair Begg explains that in this way, Daniel foreshadowed Jesus, who was also despised and rejected by men. Are we also willing to face persecution for our commitment to God?
1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom q120 rsatraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2and over them sthree high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these rsatraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss. 3Then this Daniel became tdistinguished above all sthe other high officials and rsatraps, because uan excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned vto set him over the whole kingdom. 4Then sthe high officials and rthe satraps wsought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, xbut they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, xand no error or fault was found in him. 5Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”
6Then these shigh officials and rsatraps came by agreement1 to the king and said to him, “O yKing Darius, live forever! 7All the shigh officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the zcounselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an ainjunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8Now, O king, establish athe injunction and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to bthe law of cthe Medes and the Persians, dwhich cannot be revoked.” 9Therefore King Darius signed the document and ainjunction.
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