The Dens of Daniel

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Daniel survived the den of lions because he first built up his confidence in God's word in another den: Daniel's daily place of prayer1.Chapter 5 ends with the regime change to Darius the Mede; there is evidence that this is actually another name for Cyrus the Persian.2.The historical record speaks of Cyrus the Persian taking the throne from his grandfather in a coup among the Medeo-Persian empire in 550 BC.3.Daniel would have been keenly interested in the events of the Medeo-Persian conflict, because he would be familiar with the prophecies of Isaiah that refer to Cyrus by name (cf. Isa..