Genuine Faithfulness | Daniel 6:1-5
April 3rd - 33 AD
Luke 23:1-2
23 Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
Luke 23:3
3 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”
Luke 23:4
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”
October 12th 539 B.C
Daniel 5:30-31
30 That verynight Belshazzar the Chaldean king was killed.31 [a] And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
Daniel’s Godly Character Was His Promotion (vs. 1-3)
Daniel’s Accusation Was His Devotion (vs. 4-5)
Daniel 6:1
6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;
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Daniel 5:31
31 [a] And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old.
Daniel 6:1-2
6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.
Daniel 6:3
3 Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Daniel’s Godly Character Was His Promotion
Daniel 6:3
3 Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Colossians 3:23-24
23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.
Genuine Faithfulness Can Not Be Faulted
Daniel’s Godly Character Was His Promotion (vs. 1-3)
Daniel’s Accusation Was His Devotion (vs. 4-5)
Daniel 6:4
4 Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.
Daniel 6:5
5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”
Genuine Faithfulness Can Not Be Faulted
Daniel 6:5
5 Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”
Luke 23:1-2
23 Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
Luke 23:3
3 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.”
Luke 23:4
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”
Daniel Demonstrated A Righteous Life- Jesus Provides A Righteous Eternal Life
Daniel 6:4
4 Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.
Luke 23:4
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”
Colossians 2:13-14
13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.
1 Corinthians 1:7-8
7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8 who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Genuine Faithfulness Can Not Be Faulted