Chapter 18

The warnings God gave his people about bad

things that would happen came true just as God

said. The Babylonians captured the best and

brightest young people of the nation and took

them far away.

Daniel and his three friends were among

them. They were chosen to be trained as new

leaders of this foreign nation. But instead they

chose to follow God’s way and his law, even

though it was dangerous to disobey the king of

Babylon.

Daniel was one of the captive Jews taken

prisoner from Jerusalem. He was very wise and

became important in his new home of Babylon.

King Darius relied on Daniel to help him make

good decisions. The king liked Daniel so much he

gave him bigger and better jobs to do. But this

made the other officials jealous. They didn’t like

a captive Jew getting the best jobs and being

honored by the king, so they plotted to hurt

Daniel.

One day, the officials had a brainstorm. “I’ve

got it!” one of the men said. “Daniel prays to God

three times every day. Let’s get the king to sign a

law making prayer illegal.”

The officials quickly convinced the king to

sign the law. Now those who prayed to anyone

except the king would be thrown into a den of

lions!

King Darius was pleased with this new rule;

he felt even more powerful and important than

ever. But he forgot that his friend Daniel prayed

to God.

As soon as Daniel began to pray near his

window, the officials ran to the king. “Daniel

broke your new law! He’s praying to God. Now

you’ll have to throw him to the lions.”

The king was upset. He liked Daniel very

much. He told Daniel, “You serve your God so

faithfully, maybe he can save you.”

Into the lions’ den went Daniel.

The king was so worried about his friend, he

couldn’t sleep. The next morning, King Darius

ran to the lions’ den and called out. “Daniel? Are

you alive?” To his surprise, Daniel answered

back.

“My God sent his angel to protect me,” said

Daniel. “God’s angel shut the mouths of the lions.

They didn’t hurt me at all.”

King Darius immediately declared a new law:

“In every part of my kingdom, people must

worship the God of Daniel. He is the living Godthe

God who rescues and saves.”

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