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 it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with you.

Then Esther told them to return Mordecai this answer,

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.

It may be the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.

Call unto me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.

How think you? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine, and go into the mountains, and seek that which is gone astray?

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, you are God, who has made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them:

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

However the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Of the god of heaven

Suppose there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: will you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

Then shall you return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that serves him not.

The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: