“And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.”
The king was exceedingly glad and commanded that Daniel be taken 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. The king's joy and relief at Daniel's deliverance are complete. The examination of Daniel (no kind of harm was found on him) confirms the miraculous nature of his preservation; not even a scratch remains. The narrative explicitly attributes Daniel's preservation to his trust in his God—his faith has been vindicated by divine action. The sentence represents both vindication of Daniel and humiliation of the king; Darius's edict, meant to enforce reverence for himself, has instead become the occasion for revealing a power greater than his own—the power of the God of Israel.
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