Faith Among Lions: Daniel and the Lion’s Den

The story of Daniel and the lion’s den is a story with which many of us are familiar. When Daniel was living under the rule of King Darius, the king established a decree saying that no one under his rule could pray to any god except the king. Anybody that disobeyed the decree was to be thrown into a den of lions. Daniel knew about this decree yet he continued to pray to God. Daniel was captured and thrown to the lions where he survived the night. This story is one that yields a good example of...