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The Sanctified Life
“My God Hath Sent His Angel”
Early in the morning the monarch hastened to the den of lions, and
cried, “Daniel, Oh Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom
thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? (
verse
20
). The voice of the prophet was heard in reply, “Oh king, live for
ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that
they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found
in me; and also before thee, Oh king, have I done no hurt.
“Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that
they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up
out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because
he believed in his God” (
verses 22, 23
). Thus was the servant of God
delivered. And the snare which his enemies had laid for his destruction
proved to be their own ruin. At the command of the king they were
cast into the den, and instantly devoured by the wild beasts.
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