Daniel 2:14 "Then Daniel answered
with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was
gone forth to slay the wise [men] of
It seems that "Arioch" was
the chief executioner. He was seeking out all the wise men to kill them, on
orders from the king. The wonderful thing about God is the fact He can turn impossibility
into a miracle. What was impossible for the worldly wise will not be impossible
for someone like Daniel.
Daniel speaks the
Words of God that flow through him. God caused Daniel to be brave enough to
speak up to Arioch, here.
Daniel 2:15 "He answered and said
to Arioch the king's captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king?
Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel."
Daniel and his friends were not even
aware of what had taken place with the king and the {worldly wise men}. This is
a request from Daniel to give him and his friends a chance to see what they
could do.
Daniel knew that
his God was the real God, and could reveal these secrets. The question,
"Why is the decree so hasty from the king?" is a very legitimate
question. God had to intervene for Daniel to be able to ask this question.
The haste was
because the king was angered.
Daniel 2:16 "Then Daniel went in,
and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the
king the interpretation."
Notice, Daniel speaks for himself. We
know that the executioner would not speak for Daniel, fearing for his own life.
Daniel has confidence that God will reveal this to him.
Daniel was
obviously held in high esteem, as his ready access to the king demonstrates.
The men, who had
been asked at first, did not ask for extra time. They had said it was impossible.
They, also, said the king was in error asking for such a thing. Kings do not
like to hear they are in error.
Daniel 2:17 "Then Daniel went to
his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his
companions:"
Daniel believed God would save them by
revealing this dream to him. He, also, knew the importance of the prayer of
agreement. Daniel knew how he believed, but he also had confidence in the
prayers of his friends.
Even though Daniel
had special, God given abilities, he and his friends still had to pray.
These 3 are the
same as Shadrach, Meshek, and Abednego.
Daniel 2:18 "That they would
desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his
fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon."
In the book of Genesis, we see that
many times the sinful are saved from death along with the righteous. God will
do whatever necessary to protect His own.
Genesis 18:28
"Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou
destroy all the city for [lack of] five? And he said, If I find there forty and
five, I will not destroy [it]." In verse 18 above, Daniel believes that
God will stay the hand of the executioner for these 4 men.
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