Daniel 6:1-28
The
deliverance of Daniel from the mouths of the lions - What a great
miracle this is! It points forward to an even greater miracle - the
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Why is the resurrection a
greater miracle? - It seemed almost inevitable that Daniel would be
killed, but he didn’t actually die. Jesus did die. The shadow of death
hung over Daniel, but death did not take him. Jesus was raised from
death. He was “crucified, dead and buried” - and, after all that, He was
raised to life.
The message of Daniel’s deliverance from the
mouths of the lions - “For He is the living God, and He endures forever;
His Kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion has no end”
(Daniel 6:26). This is the message of Jesus’ resurrection.
Daniel’s
deliverance gives us a glimpse of God’s glory. Jesus’ resurrection is a
marvellous and mighty revelation of the eternal God and eternal life
(see 1 John 5:20 - “Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.”)
Daniel was a great man. Jesus is our great Saviour.
Like Daniel,
we will face “lions” - Satan goes about “like a roaring lion” (1 Peter
5:8). Like Daniel, we must “resist” the devil, firm in the faith” (1
Peter 5:9). Christ delivers us - and He will raise us.
