Hey, campers,
welcome to Bible Gems.
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You all are gonna learn
about Daniel in the lions' den.
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Yeah! There's gonna be lions.
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Yeah! And tigers and bears.
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Oh, my. No, no, Julie.
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It's just the lions. Oh.
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Oh, they're about to start.
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Oh, let's get going. Okay.
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Wait, were there
refs in the Bible times?
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Here, put this on.
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Now let's go find those gems.
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Julie, this way.
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Hi, boys and girls.
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Welcome to Bible Gems.
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We're so glad
you joined us today.
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We have a great Bible Gem.
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Miss JoDee is
going to sing about it
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and you can kind of see
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if you know what
the Bible Gem is about?
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And Uncle Aron is
going to tell us about it
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and some other ones
are going to help too.
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So come and join us.
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We're going to have fun today.
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My God hath sent His angel
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And hath shut the lions' mouths
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And hath shut the lions' mouths
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And hath shut the lions' mouths
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My God hath send His angel
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And hath shut the lions' mouths
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That they
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Have not hurt me
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Daniel 6:22
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Thank you, Miss
JoDee for sharing
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that memory verse song.
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You're welcome, Uncle Aron.
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Well, I think you boys and girls
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know the story
we're going to tell today.
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It's Daniel in the lions' den.
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Well, picking up the story,
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Daniel is in the
kingdom of Babylon.
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And there, ah, excuse
me, I got that all wrong.
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He's no longer in
the kingdom of Babylon.
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He's in the
kingdom of Medo-Persia.
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And there, he was elevated to be
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one of three of the top rulers,
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the governors over
all of the kingdom.
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But below the three governors,
there was 120 satraps.
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These were other rulers as well.
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Now the king, Darius,
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because he knew
Daniel as a governor
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and he saw how well
he dealt with the money
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and ruling over the
area that he was given,
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he was thinking
to himself, "Man,
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I should make him... I
should promote him to be
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even greater than a governor."
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Well, the satraps that heard
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about this and they thought
and they saw that the king
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was warming up to Daniel,
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they didn't like that very much
because Daniel was so faithful
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that he would
expose any lies and errors
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that were going
on in the kingdom.
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So the satraps began
to think to themselves
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and come up with a plot
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of how they could
get Daniel in trouble.
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So as they were
thinking and plotting,
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finally they came
up with something.
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I think I've got something.
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Majesty, your
satraps request a audience.
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Bring them forward.
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Oh, precious King.
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Good morning. You may rise.
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We satraps know your glory.
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We see it every day.
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Your jewels all over the palace
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glistening in
this bright sunshine.
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You're quite eloquent,
I would say, keep going.
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Your wisdom bestowed on
the people of this city.
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We admire you so, O King.
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Well, I think you're
right. I am glorious.
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There are many wonderful
things around my kingdom.
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You are
glorious, wonderful, wise,
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the greatest king
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worthy of even worship.
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Well, I don't know
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what you had for
breakfast, satrap,
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but you're doing quite well.
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What do you think
we should do about it?
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Here's what we propose.
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For 30 days, all of the kingdom
shall worship only you, O King,
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you and you only.
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All those who do not worship you
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shall be thrown
into the lions' den.
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My lions are hungry.
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They haven't eaten in a while.
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But I don't think anyone
would dare to disobey my order.
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Of course not, O King.
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This is just to ensure
the power of your throne.
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Yes, it would be good
for my subjects to remember
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who has given them
all of the sustenance
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and supplies and the...
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Yes.
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You are wise.
Here is my signet ring.
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I entrust you with it.
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Make the decree according
to all that you have spoken.
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We shall, O King, we shall.
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You may
withdraw, you may withdraw.
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And once the satraps
had flattered the king
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into coming up with this law
that no one in all the kingdom
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could pray or
worship to any other god
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besides King Darius himself,
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the law went into
effect immediately.
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And Daniel soon
heard about this law.
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But Daniel was faithful.
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And he knew
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that he had to
continue to pray to his God,
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to worship His God, and
that he could not bow down
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and worship any
mere mortal, any man.
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And so Daniel, that day,
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although he knew
the decree of the king
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and he knew that his
own life was at stake,
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he went into
his window that day,
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and as was his
custom, he prayed three times.
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"Oh, great Father,
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I know that you
are the true God.
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And I am here in Medo-Persia,
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and I want the king to
know that you are the true God.
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I want all of
these people to know.
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But, God, I don't know
how You're going to do it,
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but I trust and I believe
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that You will
let Your light shine.
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Lord, use me if
that is your will.
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Amen.
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Daniel.
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Wow.
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Our plan worked.
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Come on. Let's go see the king.
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Majesty, your
satraps have returned.
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They wish another
audience with you.
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Thank you, guard.
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Please summon them forward.
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O King, we have terrible
news on this beautiful day.
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Well, what is the news?
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There is one man who
has not been faithful
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to the decree you,
O King, have given.
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What?
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We have found him, my
Lord, praying to another God,
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another man besides yourself.
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Who would dare
disobeying my command?
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It is
inconceivable, Your Majesty.
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Absolutely inconceivable.
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Guards, go and get this man,
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and bring him before me now!
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Show you the way here.
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Unbelievable.
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I am Darius, greatest
king in the entire world,
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who would dare disobey me?
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O King.
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Daniel?
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It is I.
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Daniel, what happened?
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O King, live forever.
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But there is a greater
King, the King of the universe
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who I could not
withhold my worship
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and my prayers too.
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Daniel, you are my friend.
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You are my most trusted advisor.
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What have I
done? What have I done?
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Oh, Daniel, if there was
any way to save you, I would,
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but the laws of
the Medo-Persians
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cannot be changed.
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Oh.
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I understand, O King.
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I will suffer whatever it is.
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Guards, guards,
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please take
Daniel to the lions' den.
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Oh, God, be merciful to me.
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Daniel was thrown into the den.
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The lions were all around him.
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Can you hear the roaring?
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Make a roaring sound.
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And then all of a
sudden, the lions were quiet.
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Oh, no, what
could have happened?
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The king was so upset.
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He didn't know what
to do. He couldn't sleep.
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He couldn't eat.
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He couldn't do anything.
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Let's listen on to what the king
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is going through right now.
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Oh, Daniel, what have I done?
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I have been duped,
duped because of pride.
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And now you are
in the lions' den.
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Oh, I have been foolish.
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I have fallen prey to the traps
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of those jealous satraps.
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Maybe, just maybe,
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the God that Daniel
serves could protect him.
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How can I get
through this long night?
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How can I get through it?
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The King was so distraught.
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All night long he listened
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but he couldn't hear
the roar of the lions.
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Was Daniel's God
able to protect him?
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Or was Daniel gone?
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Had the lions eaten him?
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Was that why they
were so, so quiet?
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Oh.
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The next morning, the King
got up as early as he could,
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and he hurried out.
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Guard, have you heard anything
all night long from the lions?
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Not since last night, sir.
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Stand aside. Stand aside.
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Oh, Daniel,
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is your God whom
you served continually,
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was He able to
deliver you from the lions?
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O King, live forever.
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My God was able
to send His angel
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to stop the mouth of the lions
so that they could not hurt me.
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And, King, He knew
that I was faithful to Him
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and I had done
nothing wrong to offend you.
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Oh, Daniel.
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Now I know that there is
no God like the God of Daniel.
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He saves, He
protects, He uplifts.
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All proclaim His name
throughout my dominion
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as the only true God.
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Oh, Daniel, I'm so happy.
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Now we must deal with
those jealous satraps.
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Guards, go get those sad traps
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and throw them
into the den of lions.
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Majesty, please,
please, Your Majesty.
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It was a mistake, all mistake.
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Oh.
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And thus the Lord used
the faithfulness of Daniel
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to stop the mouth of the lions
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and to make a
decree through King Darius
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over all of the kingdoms.
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All the world knew
this wonderful story
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that God has power over lions,
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that Daniel was faithful.
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Oh, boys and
girls, isn't this a God
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that you want to serve?
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Yes.
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Boys and girls at
home, isn't this a God
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that you want to
put your trust in,
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your faith in, to
deliver you from your lions?
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Yes.
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Amen.
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There is no god like our God.
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He is the greatest God of all.
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And someday, boys and girls,
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He is going to come
in the clouds of heaven
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and He's going to take
all those who are faithful.
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We don't have to fear anything.
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But remember, boys and girls,
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to get into the
scriptures and find your gems
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because there's
something very special for you.
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Until next time, we'll see you.
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Join us again on Bible Gems.
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Bye.
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