Preaching Daniel at Harderwyk - Daniel 6 - October 25, 2020

 Resources For Daniel 6 From Each Harderwyk Preacher

Pastor Aaron VanderVeen - WaterShed Preacher

From The Gospel According to Daniel by Bryan Chapell
As we come to the end of act one in the book of Daniel (chaps. 1–6 describing Daniel’s life), it is helpful to review the scenes that prepare us for act two (chaps. 7–12 describing Daniel’s prophecies). Each previous chapter had a key image or event that plays a pivotal role in piecing together the gospel message of Daniel:

• In chapter 1, Daniel and his friends were kept healthy on a politically dangerous diet of vegetable soup, as God communicated to his people, “I remember you.”
• In chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar’s multilayered statue was displaced by a heavenly rock, as God assures his people, “I will rescue you.”
• In chapter 3, one “like a son of the gods” appears with Daniel’s friends in a fiery furnace to demonstrate God’s Immanuel principle: “I am right here with you.”
• In chapter 4, Nebuchadnezzar’s restoration from animal-like insanity communicates God’s vital message to his own idolatrous people: “I restore the humble.”
• In an important but gracious contrast, chapter 5 reveals the writing on the wall that humbles an arrogant King Belshazzar and discloses God’s loving warning of judgment to all people in all times: “I judge the proud.”

Now as we come to this concluding chapter of the biographical portions of the book of Daniel, the final brick in the foundation of Daniel’s gospel message gets laid, preparing us for the glorious prophecies of God’s future work in the chapters that remain. What is the final gospel truth that a loving God will unveil in this chapter? It’s not complicated. The Lord allows the aged Daniel to face his greatest challenge in a lion’s den to say to his people then and to us now: “Trust me.”

Daniel - Reformed Expository Commentary by Iain Duguid 
In response to Daniel’s deliverance, King Darius issued a counter decree nullifying his original edict. In this decree he commanded fear and reverence for the God of Daniel, the living God who rescues and saves (Dan. 6:26–27). Of course, no one can enforce devotion to God by decree, any more than anyone can crush it by decree, but the edict was nevertheless a tangible testimony of God’s work in convincing Darius of his existence and power. The Lord had once again brought the ruler of the mightiest of empires to acknowledge his greatness and power, as well as the fact that his kingdom would truly last forever.

Pastor Bill Lindner - Celebration Preacher

From Daniel: Gospel Transformation Bible
For all his wisdom and integrity, Daniel is an old man facing the jealousy of peers, the arrogance of a king, isolation from his people, and a lions’ den. Such circumstances remind us to trust God on the basis of his character, not on the basis of our circumstances.