Daniel 2:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

They would

Of the god of heaven

Genesis 18:28

Malachi 3:18

2 Peter 2:9

Bible References

They would

If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king.

Then David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”

Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”

Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:

Call on Me in a day of trouble;
I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble.
I will rescue him and give him honor.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding;

Perhaps Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore offer a prayer for the surviving remnant.’”

Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.

What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep, and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the 99 on the hillside and go and search for the stray?

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.

After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Now I appeal to you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join with me in fervent prayers to God on my behalf.

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the proclamation might be fully made through me and all the Gentiles might hear. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

Of the god of heaven

suppose the 50 righteous lack five. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?”

He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find 45 there.”

So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,