The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms＃177
177. Internal Meaning of Daniel, Chapter 6
1-3 [See above, end of chapter v].) (2)
4-9 They deliberated about this, and concluded that they should be worshipped in place of the Lord; (2)
10-17 which decree being gainsaid by those who were of the Lord's church, it was ordained that they should undergo the punishment of the inquisition, which is the lion's den into which Daniel was cast;2 (2)
18-23 but still they were guarded by the Lord, that they might not undergo that punishment; (11)
24 but on the contrary, those who invented that crime were cast into hell, (15)
25-28 and those who were in worship of the Lord were saved. (11)
Daniel 6:4-9
4
Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
5
Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6
Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus to him, King Darius, live forever.
7
All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a strong decree, that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8
Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which doesn't alter.
9
Therefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
