Daniel 6:22

Schlachter Bibel

Mein Gott hat seinen Engel gesandt und der Löwen Rachen verschlossen, daß sie mir kein Leid zufügten, weil vor ihm meine Unschuld offenbar war und ich auch vor dir nichts Böses verübt habe!

Parallel Translations

Lutherbible (1912)
Mein Gott hat seinen Engel gesandt, der den Löwen den Rachen zugehalten hat, daß sie mir kein Leid getan haben; denn vor ihm bin ich unschuldig erfunden; so habe ich auch wider dich, Herr König, nichts getan.

Bible Verse Review
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My God: Daniel 6:20, 2 Samuel 22:7, Psalms 31:14, Psalms 38:21, Psalms 118:28, Micah 7:7, Matthew 27:46, John 20:17, John 20:18

hath sent: Daniel 3:28, Numbers 20:16, 2 Chronicles 32:21, Psalms 34:7, Isaiah 63:9, Acts 12:11, Acts 27:23

hath shut: 1 Samuel 17:37, Psalms 91:11-13, 2 Timothy 4:17, Hebrews 11:33

forasmuch: Daniel 6:23, Psalms 18:19-24, Psalms 26:6, Psalms 84:11, Isaiah 3:10, Acts 24:16, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 John 3:19-21

and also: Genesis 40:15, 1 Samuel 24:9-11, 1 Samuel 26:18, Psalms 7:1-4, Acts 25:8-11

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:5 - and innocency Genesis 39:21 - the Lord Genesis 39:23 - because Exodus 18:4 - delivered Deuteronomy 28:49 - bring a nation 1 Samuel 17:35 - smote him 1 Kings 13:28 - the lion had Job 5:23 - beasts Psalms 25:21 - General Psalms 34:20 - General Psalms 57:4 - among Psalms 91:13 - tread Psalms 97:10 - delivereth Isaiah 44:8 - ye are Jeremiah 37:18 - General Daniel 3:24 - O king Daniel 5:18 - O thou Luke 2:25 - just Acts 5:23 - The prison Acts 12:7 - the angel Philippians 4:19 - God Hebrews 1:14 - minister 1 Peter 4:19 - in 2 Peter 2:11 - angels Revelation 22:6 - sent

Gill's Notes on the Bible

My God hath sent his angel,.... Daniel takes up the king's expression, and confirms it; he asserts God to be his God, of which he had given him a proof in sending his angel to him that night; either one of the ministering spirits about him, or the Angel of the covenant, the same with him, said to be like the Son of God, that was seen in the fiery furnace, even the Messiah in human form:

and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; by taking away hunger from them, or by striking terror into them; so that they had either no inclination to hurt him, or were afraid of him:

forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; either before God, or before his Angel, Daniel appeared to be an innocent and righteous person; therefore the Lord pleaded his cause, and made it to appear that he was just, and his cause good; for this is not to be understood of the merits of his works, and the causality of them to justify and save; for here he is speaking not of the righteousness of his person, but of his cause; and not of eternal, but temporal salvation:

and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt: either to his person or government; nothing that was criminal and sinful, but what was just and right, serving daily his God; and this was plain to the king, what he knew and owned; and though he had acted contrary to the decree the lords had craftily obtained, yet it was not out of disrespect to the king, but in obedience to his God; and in doing of which he had done nothing prejudicial to the king's interest.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My God hath sent his angel - It was common among the Hebrews to attribute any remarkable preservation from danger to the intervention of an angel sent from God, and no one can demonstrate that it did not occur as they supposed. There is no more absurdity in supposing that God employs an angelic being to defend his people, or to impart blessings to them, than there is in supposing that he employs one human being to render important aid, and to convey important blessings, to another. As a matter of fact, few of the favors which God bestows upon men are conveyed to them directly from himself, but they are mostly imparted by the instrumentality of others. So it is in the blessings of liberty, in deliverance from bondage, in the provision made for our wants, in the favor bestowed on us in infancy and childhood. As this principle prevails everywhere on the earth, it is not absurd to suppose that it may prevail elsewhere, and that on important occasions, and in instances above the rank of human intervention, God may employ the instrumentality of higher beings to defend his people in trouble, and rescue them from danger. Compare Psalms 34:7; Psalms 91:11; Daniel 9:21; Matthew 18:10; Luke 16:22; Hebrews 1:14. Daniel does not say whether the angel was visible or not, but it is rather to be presumed that he was, as in this way it would be more certainly known to him that he owed his deliverance to the intervention of an angel, and as this would be to him a manifest token of the favor and protection of God.

And hath shut the lions’ mouths - It is clear that Daniel supposed that this was accomplished by a miracle; and this is the only satisfactory solution of what had occurred. There is, moreover, no more objection to the supposition that this was a miracle than there is to any miracle whatever, for

(a) there is no more fitting occasion for the Divine intervention than when a good man is in danger, and

(b) the object to be accomplished on the mind of the king, and through him on the minds of the people at large, was worthy of such an interposition.

The design was evidently to impress the mind of the monarch with the belief of the existence of the true God, and to furnish in the court of Babylon proof that should be convincing that he is the only God.

Forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me -

(1) Absolute innocency in reference to the question of guilt on the point in which he had been condemned - he having done only what God approved; and

(2) general integrity and uprightness of character. We need not suppose that Daniel claimed to be absolutely perfect (compare Daniel 9:0), but we may suppose that he means to say that God saw that he was what he professed to be, and that his life was such as he approved.

And also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt - That is, he had in no manner violated his duty to the king; he had done nothing that tended to overthrow his government, or to spread disaffection among his subjects.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 6:22. My God hath sent his angel — Such a one as that who attended Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the fiery furnace, and blew aside the flames, so that they could not hurt them.

Before him innocency was found in me — Because I was innocent God has preserved me; and now that I am preserved, my innocence is fully proved.