Dan.6.16

Daniel 6:16

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Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:10

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Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

The God of All Comfort

Introduction

2 Samuel 3:39

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And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

David Mourns for Abner

Job 5:19

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He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

Eliphaz Continues: God Blesses those Who Seek Him

Psalm 37:39

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But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Delight Yourself in the LORD

Psalm 37:40

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And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

Delight Yourself in the LORD

Isaiah 41:10

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¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

God’s Help to Israel

Israel Encouraged

Jeremiah 38:5

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Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

Jeremiah Cast into the Cistern

Jeremiah Thrown into the Cistern

Daniel 3:17

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If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Accused

Daniel 3:28

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Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

The Fiery Furnace

Daniel 6:7

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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.

The Plot against Daniel

Daniel Serves Darius

Daniel 6:20

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And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?