Summary: Hey, you probably know this one, too. Daniel is now one of several seconds-in-command to Nebuchadnezzar's grandson, Darius. He is so popular and effective in that role that Darius wants to make him ruler of all but himself. The other leaders are less than happy with this, and trick Darius into signing an unchanging decree calling for a full month of praying only to him.
Daniel can't do that; he prays to God, as expected, and is captured and brought before Darius. The other leaders remind the king that he can't change the law, so Daniel must go to the lions' den. Darius tries to think of loopholes and is visibly shaken, unable to eat, distract himself, or sleep.
Darius wakes as early as he can, calling out to Daniel. He's okay! But the king is rather put out. He orders the conspirators thrown in the lions' den and their families. Chomp. Then we move into Darius's successor, Cyrus.
Response: A bit more wrinkles than the Veggietales version, which is to be expected. What I didn't expect is how badly this weighed on Darius. And the retribution felt a little over the top, but this is a few thousand years old, so I might let it slide for now.
No comments:
Post a Comment