Daniel's prayer demonstrates that faithful thanksgiving and daily prayer continue even when a royal decree makes prayer costly.
Daniel 6:10 records that Daniel went home, opened his windows toward Jerusalem, kneeled three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, just as he had done before. The available Les Feldick clips do not directly comment on Daniel 6, so the significance rests on the biblical account.
Daniel 6:10 — This verse records Daniel's response to the decree and is the focal passage for the question.
Daniel 6:10 reads: 'Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.' This verse shows Daniel's response was immediate and habitual. He prayed three times a day, knelt down, faced Jerusalem, and gave thanks. The text specifically says he 'gave thanks before his God,' showing that thanksgiving was part of his prayer, not just a request for help.
In the transcript evidence provided, Les Feldick does not directly teach on Daniel 6 or Daniel's prayer. His Daniel lessons in these clips focus on Daniel 2 and Daniel 12. In Daniel 2, he emphasizes that the almighty sovereign God revealed the forgotten dream to Daniel and brought him to a place of preeminence. In Daniel 12, God tells Daniel he will rest and stand in his lot. These clips establish Les's interest in Daniel's prophetic role, but they do not address the prayer scene of Daniel 6.
Daniel 6:10 says that when Daniel knew the writing was signed, he went into his house, opened his windows toward Jerusalem, kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, 'as he did aforetime.' The decree did not change his practice. He continued in the same established habit of prayer and thanksgiving.
Daniel 6:10 records that Daniel 'prayed, and gave thanks before his God.' The thanksgiving is embedded in the prayer itself, meaning gratitude was part of his regular approach to God, not merely a request for deliverance. This gives the prayer its distinctive character: Daniel did more than bring petitions; he gave thanks.
No. The closest Les Feldick material in these clips deals with Daniel 2 and Daniel 12. None of the provided transcript excerpts discuss Daniel's prayer in Daniel 6, so the biblical text itself is the direct source for this particular passage.
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And all you have to do is search the Scriptures, and then all these things begin to fall into place. So, that's enough for introduction. So, now if we come back to the book of Daniel, where we left off in our last program, Daniel is writing shortly after Nebuchadnezzar has besieged and taken the Jews captive out of Jerusalem and Judea back to Babylon.
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And all you have to do is search the Scriptures, and then all these things begin to fall into place. So, that's enough for introduction. So, now if we come back to the book of Daniel, where we left off in our last program, Daniel is writing shortly after Nebuchadnezzar has besieged and taken the Jews captive out of Jerusalem and Judea back to Babylon.
Daniel 6:10: Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
This is the key verse showing Daniel's faithful prayer and thanksgiving after the decree was signed.
No. Daniel 6:10 says he went into his house, opened his windows, kneeled, and prayed and gave thanks three times a day 'as he did aforetime.' The decree did not change his practice.
Daniel 6:10 simply records that he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and gave thanks. The text emphasizes the established habit rather than explaining the number of times.
Daniel 6:10 says he 'prayed, and gave thanks before his God.' Thanksgiving was part of the prayer, not an afterthought, and this pattern of thankful prayer is what the passage highlights.
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