Daniel 6:11 | Daniel in the Lions’ Den | God Shuts Their Mouths

The Christian Life Podcast · Oct 2, 2026 · 3m

Then these men were in an uproar and found Daniel seeking and imploring favor before his God (Daniel 6:11).

After the overseers and governors under Darius the Mede persuaded the king to sign a decree making it law that anyone caught making a request to another god or man other than the king would be thrown into the lions’ den, they went to Daniel’s house in an uproar. The purpose of this decree was to accuse Daniel and have him put to death because he was loyal to his duties to the king as an overseer (Daniel 6:3–4). They knew the only way to accuse Daniel was because of his dedication to…