Daniel 4-6

Being on of the chief leaders under King Darius, Daniel was surely aware of every law that the king enacted. When he saw the edict excluding prayer to anyone but the king surely his stomach turned. Since his youth he had entrusted his life to the God of Israel. Time and again he had witnessed the LORD's protection for the faithful and his hand of judgment against the arrogant. His faith led him to perpetuate his practice of daily prayers. In Daniel 6:11 the old man of faith was asking God for help. I wonder if his words were similar to what Jesus would later pray in Gethsemane? I wonder if he understood the plot against him and the coming arrest? Did he tremble at the thought of the lions' den? Surely had hit witnessed other rebels being cast into that pit. But his resolve was unchanged. And even though it was illegal to pray to anyone other than King Darius, Daniel continued to pray to his Savior. Even as he was led to his doom he prayed. Though verses 21 and 22 do not mention prayer Daniel gives all of the credit to the God who had heard his prayers.
Stuart