Daniel 6:27He delivers and rescues, and he works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
The setting
Babylon, ~539 BC. King Darius concludes his empire-wide decree by listing God's miraculous works, with Daniel's lion pit deliverance as the crowning proof...
The emotion here: documenting undeniable evidence for political protection
The original word
pelag (פְּלַג) — divine intervention, supernatural breaking into natural circumstances
Why it matters
Lions were the symbol of Babylonian royal power - God defeating them symbolized His authority over earthly kingdoms
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 6:27
This decree went to every corner of the known world - Daniel's story reached India and Africa
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the miracle with lions, missing that this is about God's kingdom outlasting human empires - Babylon fell, but God's kingdom remains.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 6:27
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 6:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 6:27 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Darius. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine power, deliverance. Notable phrases: delivers and rescues; signs and wonders.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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