Daniel 6:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

Is

Daniel 6:16

Daniel 3:15

Servest

General references

Isaiah 36:14

Bible References

Is

Then the king gave a command, and Daniel was brought and thrown into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you constantly serve, rescue you Himself!”

Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, very good. But if you do not worship, you shall be thrown at once into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you out of my hands?”

Servest

Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually [longing to be in His presence].

But as for me, I will wait and hope continually,
And will praise You yet more and more.

Nevertheless I am continually with You;
You have taken hold of my right hand.

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, even to the end.

While I live I will praise the Lord;
I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

Do not let your heart envy sinners [who live godless lives and have no hope of salvation],
But [continue to] live in the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord day by day.

Therefore, return [in repentance] to your God,
Observe and highly regard kindness and justice,
And wait [expectantly] for your God continually.

Now Jesus was telling the disciples a parable to make the point that at all times they ought to pray and not give up and lose heart,

But we will [continue to] devote ourselves [steadfastly] to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

to those who by persistence in doing good seek [unseen but certain heavenly] glory, honor, and immortality, [He will give the gift of] eternal life.

Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.

be unceasing and persistent in prayer;

But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience].

General references

This is what the king says, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you;