DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN Definition & Meaning

Daniel in the lions' den

During the captivity of the Jews (see also Jews ) in Babylon (see also Babylon ), in the sixth century b.c. , the prophet Daniel continued to pray to his God against the express command of the king. As a result, Daniel was thrown into a lions' den to be devoured. But God sent an angel to protect him, and he emerged miraculously unharmed the next day.

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Notes

Daniel's situation is an image for an impossibly hostile environment.

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Every day on earth is Daniel in the lions’ den, where the winner takes all and success is a mark of God’s approval no matter how it’s achieved.

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Widespread claims have spread online that he is a church pastor recreating the Biblical story Daniel in the lions' den in a bid to prove his powers to his followers.

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She wanted to model my life with the courage of Daniel in the Lions’ Den from the Bible.

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The subject was Daniel in the Lions’ Den, and Johnson put the story in terms that resonated with a man who had recently talked about shooting people online.

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The exhibition opens with three of those large works, including the National Gallery of Art’s “Daniel in the Lions’ Den” — all of them full of cinematic energy and vibrant color, teeming with incident and detail yet instantly legible.

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