Once Upon a Time in the bustling city of Babylon there lived an elderly man named Daniel he was a captive from Israel taken away during the Babylonian Conquest despite his age Daniel remained steadfast in his faith refusing to compromise his beliefs Daniel had risen through the ranks in Babylon serving as an administrator in the Pagan Kingdom his honesty and hard work made him stand out but jealousy brooded among his colleagues they plotted to use Daniel's unwavering Faith against him one day they tricked King Darius into issuing a decree anyone who prayed to a god other
than the king would face the Lion's Den Daniel knew the consequences but continued praying to God three times a day facing Jerusalem as he always had the wicked administrators caught Daniel in the act and reported him to the king despite darius's love for Daniel the decree could not be revoked the mes and Persians had a custom once a law was passed even a bad one it could not be changed and so the king gave the order and Daniel found himself in the Lion's Den the king said to Daniel your God whom you are continually serving
with will rescue you the Ferocious beasts roared as their hungry eyes were fixed on Daniel the pit was sealed with the king's signate ring and with the signate Ring of his Nobles so that nothing could be changed with regards to Daniel but Daniel's Faith remained unshaken he trusted in God to rescue him the king then went back to his Palace he passed the night fasting and disallowed any form of entertainment and he could not sleep that night as Daniel lay among the Lions an incredible Miracle unfolded God shut the Lion's mouths sparing Daniel's life the
next morning King Darius rushed to the den fearing the worst as he called out to Daniel with a sad voice the king asked oh Daniel servant of the Living God has your God whom you are continually serving been able to rescue you from the Lions to his amazement Daniel emerged unharmed as he replied oh King may you live on forever my God sent his Angel and shut the mouth of the Lions and they have not harmed me for I was found innocent before him nor have I done any wrong to you O King The King
was overjoyed and he commanded that Daniel be lifted up out of the pit when Daniel was brought out of the pit he was completely unharmed because he had trusted in his God at this the king gave an order and the men who had accused Daniel were brought and they were thrown into the lion's den along with their sons and wives the Lions devoured them crushing their bones on their arrival into the pit the king went ahead to issue a decree that in every domain of his kingdom people are to tremble in fear before the god
of Daniel for he is the Living God and he endures forever also he made know that God's kingdom will never be destroyed and his rulership is eternal the Lion's Den became a symbol of Daniel's captivity in Babylon where God protected and sustained him because of his great faith Daniel's trial mirrored that of Jesus for Pontius Pilate and his Escape echoed Jesus's resurrection from that day on Daniel's name echoed through the streets of Babylon a testament to unwavering Faith courage and God's miraculous intervention
