Reading for June 6th

Read Daniel 6.1-9 In 6.1-28: Daniel in the lion's den. This narrative demonstrates God's protection of righteous Jews from foreign monarchs who demand worship of pagan gods and themselves.. In verses 1-9: Darius (522-486 BEC) organized the Persian empire into twenty "straples," administered by officals called satraps. See Esth 1.1; 8.9. Daniel's success as president, an otherwise unknown position, prompts a plot to bring him down by play upon his religious piety. Darius is persuaded to demand worship of himself as god, much like Antiochus IV Epiphanes, "manifest god." So that it cannot be revoked: Once signed with the royal signet, Persaian laws could not be revoked even by the king. Comments or Questions..