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, "Yahweh who 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." Saul said to David, "Go; and Yahweh shall be with you."

Then Esther asked them to answer Mordecai,

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding.

It may be Yahweh your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.'"

Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.

"What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn't he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, "O Lord, you are God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Of the god of heaven

What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."

Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn't serve him.

the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;