Daniel 6:22

22 Mi Dios envió a su ángel para cerrarles la boca a los leones, a fin de que no me hicieran daño, porque fui declarado inocente ante Dios y no he hecho nada malo en contra de usted, su Majestad.

Daniel 6:22 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 6:22

My God hath sent his angel
Daniel takes up the king's expression, and confirms it; he asserts God to be his God, of which he had given him a proof in sending his angel to him that night; either one of the ministering spirits about him, or the Angel of the covenant, the same with him, said to be like the Son of God, that was seen in the fiery furnace, even the Messiah in human form: and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me;
by taking away hunger from them, or by striking terror into them; so that they had either no inclination to hurt him, or were afraid of him: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me;
either before God, or before his Angel, Daniel appeared to be an innocent and righteous person; therefore the Lord pleaded his cause, and made it to appear that he was just, and his cause good; for this is not to be understood of the merits of his works, and the causality of them to justify and save; for here he is speaking not of the righteousness of his person, but of his cause; and not of eternal, but temporal salvation: and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt:
either to his person or government; nothing that was criminal and sinful, but what was just and right, serving daily his God; and this was plain to the king, what he knew and owned; and though he had acted contrary to the decree the lords had craftily obtained, yet it was not out of disrespect to the king, but in obedience to his God; and in doing of which he had done nothing prejudicial to the king's interest.

Daniel 6:22 In-Context

20 Cuando llegó allí, gritó con angustia:
—¡Daniel, siervo del Dios viviente! ¿Pudo tu Dios, a quien sirves tan fielmente, rescatarte de los leones?

21 Y Daniel contestó:
—¡Que viva el rey!

22 Mi Dios envió a su ángel para cerrarles la boca a los leones, a fin de que no me hicieran daño, porque fui declarado inocente ante Dios y no he hecho nada malo en contra de usted, su Majestad.

23 El rey se alegró mucho y mandó que sacaran a Daniel del foso. No tenía ningún rasguño, porque había confiado en su Dios.

24 Entonces el rey dio órdenes de que arrestaran a los hombres que maliciosamente habían acusado a Daniel y los hizo echar al foso de los leones, junto con sus esposas y con sus hijos. Los leones saltaron sobre ellos y los despedazaron aun antes de que llegaran al piso del foso.