DANIEL 6: KNOW THIS, THAT YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT


Daniel 6:1–2

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom. And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.

 
“Daniel was first: … and the king should have no damage”

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. (Romans 12:11)

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. (Proverbs 21:5)

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. (Colossians 3:17, 22–24)

We cannot always be first in our work, but as Christians, we should always do our best, not to please men or to receive higher wages, but because it is right. Daniel desired to do his best because he wanted to bring honor to God’s name. His righteous life was the result of daily walking with God.

All our work, for God or men, should be done to the best of our ability, and with prayer seeking for wisdom. We should not rob our employers of service, time, goods, or money, but do everything as unto the Lord. This was Daniel’s manner of work, and that is why, under his administration, there was no loss of revenue that was due to the king.

Daniel 6:3

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

“Preferred above”

The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. (Proverbs 14:35)

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [insignificant] men. (Proverbs 22:29)

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. (Proverbs 16:13)

“An excellent spirit was in him”

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. (Proverbs 17:27)

Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in… Daniel. (Daniel 5:12)

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. (Proverbs 12:26)

Daniel received preference from the king not because of his intellectual knowledge or work experience, though he had both. Daniel’s special abilities were the direct result of his faithfulness to God.

Daniel 6:4

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

This made the other presidents and governors very jealous, and they began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling his affairs so that they could complain to the king about him. But they couldn’t find anything to criticize! He was faithful and honest, and made no mistakes. (Daniel 6:4 TLB)

At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. (Daniel 6:4 NIV)

“Sought to find occasion against Daniel”

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. (Proverbs 29:4)

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. (Deuteronomy 16:19)

Thy [apostate Jerusalem] princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (Isaiah 1:23)

For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, everyone is given to covetousness (to greed for unjust gain); and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely. (Jeremiah 6:13 AMP)

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Exodus 23:8)

Daniel understood these spiritual principles and was honest in his work and would not be influenced by gifts or corrupted with bribes. His fellow leaders were consequently brought to strict account and could not use their offices for personal enrichment. When they saw a foreigner, a newcomer to the Media-Persian government, elevated to such a high position, they became jealous.

No doubt the complaints were instigated by a few, but soon others saw that Daniel’s downfall would be advantageous to them also. “Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?” (Proverbs 27:4). Daniel was soon to come under a storm of trouble, all motivated by envy.

Daniel 6:5

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

They said to each other, “We are not going to find anything of which to accuse Daniel unless it is something in connection with his religion.” (Daniel 6:5 TEV)

“Find … occasion against this Daniel”

The wicked plot against the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright in right standing with God); they gnash at them with their teeth. (Psalm 37:12 AMP)

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. (Proverbs 29:27)

These men knew they could find nothing amiss with Daniel’s work, for he obeyed God’s law and hence man’s laws. These wicked associates sought to turn Daniel’s steadfast obedience into an excuse to bring about his downfall. They sought to take that which was good and turn it into evil. So it often is today: those who are honest and righteous are stumbling blocks to the dishonest and wicked.

Daniel’s allegiance to God and His law was to be misrepresented as dishonoring the king and rebelling against the laws of the land. He was put into a position where he had to choose to obey God or man. His enemies knew this choice would be the means of his downfall, because they knew he would choose God over man and thus appear rebellious and dangerous, one who would have to be severely dealt with by the king.

Daniel 6:6–7

Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

The leaders of the realm united not only against Daniel, for in reality, they were plotting against God in the person of His servant Daniel. “For they [Thine enemies] have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against Thee” (Psalm 83:5).

Daniel 6:8–9

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

The leaders made the king believe this decree would be to his honor, but its true purpose was the destruction of Daniel. So great was their hatred and jealousy toward Daniel that a law affecting every subject of the kingdom was made for the purpose of destroying one man.

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 [previously].

“He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed”

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. (Psalm 55:17)

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. (Acts 3:1)

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour. (Acts 10:9)

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. (Ephesians 6:18)

In ancient Israel, prayer was offered three times a day: at the third, sixth, and ninth hour (the hours being counted from sunrise). The third and ninth hours corresponded with the morning and evening sacrifices. The lesson to be learned here is the importance of daily and regular communion with God, regardless of the times. The Bible instructs us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), to constantly turn to God throughout the day to praise and thank Him, intercede for others, and seek His blessing and strength for ourselves.

Daniel’s consistent prayer life and commitment to God were misrepresented as disloyalty to the king. Often throughout history, conscientious obedience to God has been made to appear as disobedience and insubordination to men in authority. This will continue to be the case to the end of time.

“Gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime”

The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. (Psalm 119:51)

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. (Psalm 112:1, 7)

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. (Isaiah 51:7)

A faithful Christian will not allow human laws, be they ecclesiastical or legislative, to deter them from following conscience in matters of faith. There is coming a time, as in Daniel’s day, when obedience to God will be condemned as disobedience to human and religious laws. This is why, in the book of Revelation, God’s people are depicted as commandment-keepers in contrast to the worshippers of the beast. (See Revelation 12:17; 14:9–12.)

The final crisis before the second coming of Christ will center on worship, just as it did here with Daniel, and with his three companions as we saw in Daniel 3. In the final test, every individual will show by their actions whether they will obey God or man.

We may wonder whether Daniel, or his three friends brought to a similar test in chapter 3 would not have fared better if they had been less public in their demonstration of faith. Could not these servants of God have bowed before the image like the others but prayed to God in their minds? Could not Daniel have continued praying but more discreetly? Yes, this course could have been followed, but it would have been the same as a public denial of God. We are admonished to “abstain from all appearance of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:22).

These servants of God would have appeared to others to be in harmony with the unrighteous decrees of the kings, which would have placed them out of harmony with God. Not even by the slightest appearance would they give the impression that their allegiance to God was severed. These men had a faith of substance that was more important than life itself.

Daniel 6:11

Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. (Daniel 6:11 NIV)

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. (Psalm 56:5–6)

Daniel 6:12

Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

“Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king’s decree”

Woe to those [judges] who issue unrighteous decrees, and to the magistrates who keep causing unjust and oppressive decisions to be recorded. (Isaiah 10:1 AMP)

Daniel 6:13

Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

Then they told the king, “That fellow Daniel, one of the Jewish captives, is paying no attention to you or your law. He is asking favors of his God three times a day.” (Daniel 6:13 TLB)

“That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee”

The godless and arrogant have dug pitfalls for me, men who do not conform to Your law. (Psalm 119:85 AMP)

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off. (Psalm 94:20–23)

Righteousness and integrity are here turned into an accusation of treason and rebellion against the king. Ignorantly or not, the king had made himself a god by a law that would bind the consciences of all within the realm of the Medes and Persians. This was the outcome for which Daniel’s enemies were hoping.

The cries of the people of God have gone up throughout the ages, asking, “Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?” (Psalm 94:3–4). For Daniel, the answer was immediate, for he was saved from sure and instant death, and the wicked, whose triumph seemed assured, were dead by the morning hours, with none to mourn them. Daniel’s experience is a revelation to us that God’s truth and His servants will eventually triumph. Therefore, we must maintain our hope and trust in God and remain faithful.

Daniel 6:14

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

Hearing this, the king was very angry with himself for signing the law, and determined to save Daniel. He spent the rest of the day trying to think of some way to get Daniel out of this predicament. (Daniel 6:14 TLB)

The king now realized that jealousy on the part of his princes and presidents and his own pride, had combined to condemn his most trusted official to death. However, once a law was set in motion it was difficult to change. Like the experience of Pilate with Jesus, the king found himself unable to change the course of events instigated by those determined to destroy the righteous. No legal loophole was found that could deliver Daniel and maintain the unchangeable nature of the laws of the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 6:15

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.

In the evening the men came again to the king and said, “Your Majesty, there is nothing you can do. You signed the law and it cannot be changed.” (Daniel 6:15 TLB)

These men were pleased with themselves, but their wisdom had as its source the kingdom of darkness. “But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work” (James 3:14–16).

For a time these leaders seemed to have the upper hand; however, “he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons” (Colossians 3:25).

Daniel 6:16

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 thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.

“Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee”

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. (Psalm 34:7, 19)

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4)

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. (Daniel 3:17)

Undoubtedly, the king had heard of the mighty deliverance of Israel from Egypt and the deliverance of Daniel’s friends from the fiery furnace. He probably knew of the prophecies that foretold that his general Cyrus would be used as the instrument of God to destroy Babylon and free the people of Israel. With this knowledge he had confidence that Daniel’s God would deliver His servant.

Yet the king’s example is like many people today. Having been an instrument to undermine and destroy Daniel, he nevertheless wished Daniel well. No doubt, in this instance, the king really desired to deliver Daniel, but often people who pretend to wish us well or have sympathy toward us play a part in our difficulties. Nevertheless, let us take courage and remember, “the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment. For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?” (Job 20:5; 27:8).

Daniel 6:17

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

A stone was put over the mouth of the pit, and the king placed his own royal seal and the seal of his nobleman on the stone, so that no one could rescue Daniel. (Daniel 6:17 TEV)

“The king sealed it … that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel”

Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse. (Esther 8:8)

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. (Matthew 27:64–66)

The enemies of Christ thought that by sealing the tomb, they would ensure that no one could hinder their purpose, much like Daniel’s enemies sealing the lion’s den. In Daniel’s case, this was done to make certain no one could rescue Daniel. However, the sealing of the stone only made God’s triumph in the resurrection of Christ and the deliverance of Daniel more obvious.

Daniel 6:18–20

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

The same God who dramatically delivered Daniel is able to deliver us from the lions in our lives. He is able to rescue us from the trials and perplexities that threaten to overwhelm us. We must serve God continually, pray to Him at all times, and live in innocence before God and man.

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. (Psalm 56:1–4)

“Is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able”

God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. (Ephesians 3:20)

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. (Proverbs 10:2)

Riches provide no security in any day of wrath and judgment, but righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) delivers from death. (Proverbs 11:4 AMP)

Daniel’s story has been repeated many times in the deliverance of other faithful Christians from certain death. However, a greater number have sealed their faith in death. Regardless of the outcome, faith was and is the victory. “Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: and others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith … ” (Hebrews 11:35–39). Let us therefore, whether in deliverance or in death, hold on to the promises of God, for He is able.

“Is thy God … able to deliver thee?”

My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. (Psalm 31:15)

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. (Psalm 43:1)

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. (Psalm 71:2)

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. (Psalm 71:4)

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man. (Psalm 140:1)

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. (Psalm 142:6)

God is able to deliver from death, perplexity, temptation, and trial. Several times in the book of Daniel we see God’s deliverance. He can also deliver you from life’s many problems or give you the grace, fortitude, and wisdom to pass through the difficulties. The key to deliverance is to know and love God as Daniel and his friends did.

Daniel 6:21–22

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

“They have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me”

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? (1 Peter 3:12–13)

“My God hath sent his angel”

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. (Psalm 34:6–8)

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. (Acts 12:11)

Daniel’s experience to be ours:

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. (1 Peter 3:10–17)

Daniel 6:23–24

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

The punishment received by those who conspired evil against Daniel was the working out of a scriptural principle, one to which each of us must take heed. “And be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).

“They brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions”

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. (Deuteronomy 19:16–19)

His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden [held] with the cords of his sins. (Proverbs 5:22)

As righteousness tendeth to life; so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. (Proverbs 11:19)

Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkned unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. (Jeremiah 6:19)

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. (Job 4:8)

The righteousness of the upright [their rectitude in every area and relation] shall deliver them, but the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity and greedy desire. The [uncompromisingly] righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead. (Proverbs 11:6, 8, AMP; see also Psalm 37:14–15.)

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. (Isaiah 3:10–11)

But say to the wicked, “Your doom is sure. You too shall eat your just deserts. Your well-earned punishment is on the way.” (Isaiah 3:11 TLB)

Daniel 6:25–27

Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

The kings in the book of Daniel seemed zealous to issue decrees extolling the true God. But God cannot be served by force or laws binding the consciences of men. This is a lesson that men are slow to learn, even in the twenty-first century. Nevertheless, God used these episodes to draw the people’s attention to Himself and His truth.

“He worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth”

[God] maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. (Job 9:9–10)

How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. (Daniel 4:3)

Daniel 6:28

So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Shall we do that which is right and serve the Lord regardless of the consequences, or shall we enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season? This is a question for us to ponder as we close this chapter.

Uncompromisingly righteous and just are You, O Lord, when I complain against and contend with You. Yet let me plead and reason the case with you: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all they at ease and thriving who deal very treacherously and deceitfully? (Jeremiah 12:1 AMP)

Though Jeremiah’s question is one many have asked, we have learned here in Daniel 6 that sooner or later, sin will have its sure reward.

Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his days [seemingly] are prolonged [in his wickedness], yet surely I know that it will be well with those who [reverently] fear God, who revere and worship Him, realizing His continual presence. But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not [reverently] fear and worship God. (Ecclesiastes 8:11–13 AMP)
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