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Let The Nations Rage! My Hope is in the Lord!

by Rev. Kirby Williams

Daniel's faith and miraculous deliverance from the lion's den.

Text: Daniel 6:16-28
Date: 01/21/2018, the Evening service.
Series: "Daniel: Divine Dominion and Deliverance" Part 16

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As we finish the last and perhaps most famous of the so-called court stories that have dominated the opening chapters of Daniel, we will concentrate on the central themes that have dominated the stories. Namely the overwhelming power and wisdom of God in the face of the raging of the nations of men, and the power of faith as He delivers His people from the jaws of death. We will make a profound connection between the beloved story of Daniel's miraculous deliverance from the lion's den and the beloved story of the Gospel, especially focusing on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. When confronted by the omnipotence and omniscience of God, and His promise to always protect and save His people, the machinations of men seem far less daunting. Ultimately, with our faith thus bolstered, we can stand with Daniel and say to the powers that oppress us, "Let the nations rage! My hope is in the Lord!"


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I. Introduction, Psa. 2:1-6.
II. Exposition of the text, Daniel 6:16-28.
A. Context
B. Daniel in the lion's den, vs. 16-18.
1. Fed to the lions, vs. 16-17.
a. Yielding to pressure, vs. 16a.
b. A pagan's prayer, vs. 16b.
c. Sealed and sealed again, vs. 17.
2. A nervous king, vs. 18.
C. The day after, vs. 19-24.
1. Dawn at the den, vs. 19-20.
2. A welcome voice, vs. 21-22.
a. An almost comical address, vs. 21.
b. The method of his deliverance, vs. 22a.
c. The reason for his deliverance, vs. 22b.
i. Blameless before God.
ii. Blameless before the king.
3. The happy ending, vs. 23.
a. Out of the lions den, Isa. 11:6.
b. Unharmed and faithful, Heb. 11:32-33.
4. The unhappy ending, vs. 24.
a. Ancient jurisprudence.
b. Cutting off posterity.
c. Re-enforcing the miraculous deliverance.
D. Darius' decree, vs. 25-27.
1. Every people, nation and language, vs. 25-26a.
2. Exalting the God of Daniel, vs. 26b-27.
a. Demanding reverence to the God of Daniel, Psa. 2:1.
b. Fearing the Living God.
c. The eternal Kingdom.
d. Miracles and deliverance.
E. Daniel's prosperity, vs. 28.
III. Application
A. The centrality of faith.
B. The Gospel connection, Acts 4:25-28.
IV. Conclusion

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