Daniel & The Lion’s Den

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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# 244 - Daniel & The Lion’s Den - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, When a royal decree outlaws prayer, Daniel’s only “crime” is faithfulness—so his enemies throw him into a pit of lions. Journey through Daniel 6 as God shuts mouths, topples schemes, and proves that allegiance to the Eternal King outlasts every empire.Episode 244 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Joshua 1:9, Haven't I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don't be afraid. Don't be dismayed, for Yahweh, your God is with you wherever you go.Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(0_:__) Intro with Yael Eckstein(0_:__) Daniel & The Lion’s Den(__:__) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the Chosen People.
0:03.4	On the central dais, sprawled across cushions,
0:07.9	King Belchazzar held court like a man determined to defecate on his father's legacy.
0:14.6	Ha ha ha ha!
0:16.1	More wine!
0:18.1	If the Persians are camped at our gates, let them hear our laughter over their war drums.
0:25.1	Then all went dark. Bel Shazhar pushed himself up, his eyes narrowing toward the wall.
0:33.8	Something was emerging out of the dark, cold wall. a hand. The first fingertip touched the plaster. Black lines bloomed under it, each stroke burning like hot iron into the wall.
0:49.3	Mene, Mena, Tekhel Ufarsin. Daniel pressed his palm against the wall and traced his fingers against the
0:59.1	carvings. He expected them to be hot to the touch, but instead they were ice cold.
1:06.3	Mene, God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end, Teckle.
1:13.8	You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.
1:19.2	Paris, your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.
1:26.2	Somewhere, far off, a faint tremor passed through the floor.
1:31.8	It could have been the tread of soldiers or the shifting of walls or the first distant rumble
1:40.1	of an empire's fall.
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1:49.9	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
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