And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den - Probably a large flat stone sufficient to cover the mouth of the cave…

Sealed it. —This sealing by both the king and his nobles appears to have been due to the fear that the nobles had ([Reference Dani…

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God, whom th…

There is no doubt that God’s counsel provided that the nobles should seal the stone with their own rings, thus closing the mouth of the cave and ma…

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den, &c.] Not a heap of stones, but a single one, a very large on…

It is nothing new for actions performed faithfully, out of conscience toward God, to be misrepresented as acts of obstinacy and contempt for civil …