The Angel's Hand · Mission
The Lions' Den
Babylon · Daniel 6
The king's seal is on the stone over the den. The lions haven't eaten in three days. Twelve moves until dawn.
The lions can't see you. Your hand shuts an opening jaw and wakes a sleeping lion. A crouching lion pounces on the next move.
You are the angel. Push the scene with your hand until The Lions' Den ends the way the text says. No rewind, no peeking at the text: First try.
What happens in Daniel 6
At the king's command Daniel was thrown into the den of lions.
A stone was laid over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and the signets of his nobles. The king went back to his palace and spent the night fasting, unable to sleep.
Very early in the morning he hurried to the den and called out to Daniel.
Daniel answered that his God had sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and that they had not hurt him.
Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
Daniel 6:16-23 · World English Bible
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”
17 A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting. No musical instruments were brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.
20 When he came near to the den to Daniel, he cried with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?”
21 Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
22 My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”
23 Then the king was exceedingly glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no kind of harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.
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