The Bible In Paintings, #211: DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN, 1

Bing Images | c.2,200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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Ch. 1	Tributes To Daniel
Ch. 2	Daniel, Dream Interpreter
Ch. 3	Into the Fiery Furnace, 1
Ch. 3	Into the Fiery Furnace, 2
Ch. 4	God Humbles the Proud King
Ch. 5	Handwriting On the Wall
CH. 6	INTO THE LIONS' DEN, 1
Ch. 6	Into the Lions' Den, 2
Ch. 6	Into the Lions' Den, 3
Ch. 7	Daniel's Vision of Four Beasts
Ch. 8	Daniel's Vision of Ram & Goat

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DANIEL 6

New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible


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C L I C K :

To read DANIEL 6 in full
To hear MAX McLEAN reading it
To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it
HIGHLY recommended by Maudeen!
To see an ANIMATION of Daniel

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B. C.

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CHAPTER 6

1 It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, 2 with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. 3 Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. 4 At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. 5 Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”

6 So these administrators and satraps went as a group to the king and said: “May King Darius live forever! 7 The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den. 8 Now, Your Majesty, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.” 9 So King Darius put the decree in writing.

10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.

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11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. 12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?”

The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

13 Then they said to the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, Your Majesty, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day.” 14 When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him.

15 Then the men went as a group to King Darius and said to him, “Remember, Your Majesty, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed.”

16 So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!”

17 A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel’s situation might not be changed. 18 Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep.

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DANIEL & THE LIONS

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by MARC CHOISNARD
"Daniel"
Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Ouen, Île-de-France, France

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"Daniel"
Santuário de Bom Jesus de Matozinhos, Brazil

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by BRITON RIVIERE
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by KOLONGI TheArtist
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by HENRY OSSAWA TANNER
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by JAMES EDWIN McCONNELL
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by LEWIS WILLIAMS OFS
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by MATT KEDZIERSKI
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by JOHN LAWSON
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by ENGLISH SCHOOL
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by JACOB ACKERSON
"Daniel"

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by WALT BRODIS
"Daniel and the Lions"

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by PHARRIS ART
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by BERNINI, 1655
"Daniel and the Lion"

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by MARC CHAGALL
"Prophet Daniel with Lions"

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by DENNIS BACCHUS
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by MAX KLINGER
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by ANNE CAMERON CUTRI
"Daniel, the Lions' Den and the Whirlwind "

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by JAMES ROBINSON
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by MARZENA SALWOWSKA
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by FRANCOIS DE NOME, 1624
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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"Daniel in the Lions' Den"
Duomo, Milan, Italy

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by ALISON STEIN
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by RON CANTRELL
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by JOHN SMITH, 1690
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by DAVID TENIERS the Elder
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by DARIUS GILMONT
"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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"Daniel in the Lions' Den"

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by JANET SHAFNER
"Daniel"

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by JAMES NORTHCOTE
"Daniel In The Lions' Den"

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Preview of
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ATTRACTIONS

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
DANIEL WITH
HIS GOD

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

Daniel In The Lions' Den

Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

A r t Q u a l i t y

The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not "Great Paintings" nor even "Good Paintings." Indeed, occasionally photographs illustrate the text. So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don't need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby's. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.

Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!

P a c i n g

The pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).

Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?

The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

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Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I'm just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

Hebrews 11:6
Dan Lewis
DodgerDan
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CONSIDERATION

ENJOYMENT

& BLESSING

[ArtDodger]

This painting, in the Smithsonian, always impressed me.
http://thatmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/daniel-by-rubin.jpg

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In all those painting, only one (#13) shows Daniel with any dreads.

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That is a GREAT painting, seemingly the consensus favorite among observers.

I found 120 images on Daniel in the lions' den, far too many for a single thread. So I separated them into three groups: Daniel with just the lions, today's thread; Daniel with his God--that is, praying--which includes your favorite, shown tomorrow; and finally, Daniel with the angel, scheduled for Thursday.

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There is a shortage currently of black artists culturally appropriating Semitic Bible folk, although I did post a couple in the fiery furnace. Was hoping He Qi would come through once again for the Asians, as he did with Moses, but alas...

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LOL...I like your wording. :-)

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The Hicks twins have thoughtfully provided us with yet another black Daniel for tomorrow’s thread, but after that I’m afraid the pickings are slim.

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Your image of Daniel is a beautiful terracotta by Bernini. He also did one in marble (Santa Maria del Popolo Church in Rome), a late work by this extraordinary artist. Very expressive in gesture, Daniel in fervent prayer, the tamed lion licking his foot.

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Slim Pickins.

Whenever I hear those words, THIS comes to my mind. (Not to mention that slim often played "Hicks").

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The marble version is gorgeous—no idea how I missed it. I’ll add it to tomorrow’s thread to make sure everyone sees it.

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I saw what you did there.

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LOL.

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No idea how you live with yourself.

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Great Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5C4meGkNyc

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Wonderful!

[Albion Wilde]

Bernini. Always breathtaking.

[ArtDodger]

Thanks for responding. I absolutely LOVE your Bible threads. Truly, this is the internet at its best!

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Glad you think so. I love them, too--they're God's show, with me merely being the EmCee.

ArtDodger & DodgerDan! Kindred spirits.

[Maudeen]

By Dramatized Scripture (one of the best of their dramatizations) and the Pics did not disappoint.