In the King James אֱלָהּ ĕlâ is translated to God. Elâ or ALH is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning Deity. Ezra and Jeremiah also used ĕlâ in their books. However there are many deities. El-o'-ah אֱלוֹהּ is a longer spelling also meaning God. EL being the shortest spelling. Today in the Middle East Allah is the excepted spelling. The origin of Allah has been traced to early Semitic writings in which the word for god was il, el, or eloah.
1-3 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a 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. 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.
In other words, a prince was a governor over a Persian province. Over the governors was overseers. Daniel was an extraordinary man. This is why Darius appointed him to first president. Overseer of the other two.
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 was no less than a convert rebellion against the government. The presidents and princes was an adversary against righteousness. Their father, you could say was Satan.
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 Allah.
Notice the wording. His Allah. Daniel's Elohiym is not their Allah. Their Allah is Satan. So to destroy Daniel, they changed the Law. The Persian Allah is like the Spirit of Antichrist.
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 Allah or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
Notice how nothing was mentioned of Daniel. He probably was on business or perhaps a Hebrew Holy Day. The whole law was designed to Kill Daniel. Notice the Steal, Kill and Destroy operating method. It's none other than Satan.
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.
King Darius didn't see through the political manipulation. He fell into a Satanic trap.
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 Allah, as he did aforetime.
I find it interesting how Daniel prayed towards Jerusalem to his Elohiym like the Muslims pray towards Mecca. It's also interesting how Daniel knew of the trap and did according to his Elohiym.
11. Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his Allah.
You know they had a multitude of spys checking up on Daniel. It's like the coming situation with Antichrist's Mark of the Beast. If you don't worship Satan, you die. It's not necessarily against Daniel, it's against his Elohiym.
12-13. Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king's decree; Have you not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any Allah or man within thirty days, except of you, 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 altered not. Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regarded not you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.
It's interesting that Daniel prayed three times a day and Muslims are to pray five times a day. Meanwhile Christians are instructed to pray twice a day and most probably don't do it.
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 1 Thessalonians 3:10
But the point is, we see the manipulation of corrupted politicians in government using the faith of people against themselves.
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 labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
King Darius knew he was setup by people he appointed himself.
15-16. 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 established may be changed. Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said unto Daniel, Your Allah whom you served continually, he will deliver you.
Notice how this was written. King Darius said, proclaimed, Your Allah whom you served continually, he will deliver you.
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.
King Darius sealed the Lion's Deb along with wealthy and influential people. In this way the outcome of Daniel in the Den cannot be questioned or lies created to cover up an upcoming miracle. It is said that after Yahusha resurrected, other tombs was robbed in hopes to hide the miracle of Yahusha's resurrection.
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 spoke and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living Allah, is your Allah, whom you serve continually, able to deliver you from the lions?
It was a sleepless night for a King that his own appointed politicians manipulated him into destroying Daniel. Daniel must have spoken to the King About Yahuah Elohiym, otherwise the king wouldn't have cared.
21-22. Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live forever. Allah has sent his angel, and has shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, have I done no hurt.
It's interesting how the inevitable did not happen. I believe this happens today. Things that was planned out by political manipulation did not happen or was partially avoided for the benefit of the innocent.
23. Then was the king exceedingly 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 Allah.
Let's go back and think about what happened. The politicians thought they had Daniel in a trap that was certain to work. But the faith in Yahuah, Daniel's Allah to the Persians, heard Daniel and spared his life. What this is saying is that Yahuah communicated with animals. But yet there was no communication between Yahuah and the politicians. Daniel's Allah proved to be real and powerful.
24. 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 broke all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Today there's people that claim that this story of Daniel and the lions den is fictional, and just a work of art. However staged lion hunts was a sport of kings. Lions was kept on hand so a king could kill a lion in something like a park. Asiatic lions feed on wild boars, buffaloes, antelopes, and deer. They live to be 16-18 years old. They are smaller than African lions, about 3.5 feet at the shoulders. These lions have been known to attack and kill people, dragging the body out of their homes.
25-28. 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 Allah of Daniel: for he is the living Allah, and stedfast forever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. He delivered and rescued, and he worked signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
The king making a declaration of this nature is what the politicians feared.
So why did I edit 'ĕlâ to Allah? The pronunciation to me sounds like eh-lah. However there's another word in Hebrew that people like to point to. It sounds like ah-lah. This word means curse. That's like someone politically manipulating meanings of the English language. If I say, what two? They may twist it into, what? Too. A question about the identity of the two things becomes, What as in I didn't hear. Then adding something to what was said.
'ālâ is a verb meaning curse. Also 'ālâ is a feminine noun meaning curse. ĕlâ is a masculine noun. ĕlâ corresponds to ĕlôha, a masculine noun for God. 'ĕlōhîm is a plural masculine noun of ĕlôha. So the question is, why is there a plural masculine noun for Allah when there is only one Allah?
The Christians believe it the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Father and Son is not like a human father and son. ĕlôha created the angels in heaven. This is to say ĕlôha is far superior to the angels. I believe Yahuah of Host is Yahuah's Word made in the form of an Angel. In other words, Angel of Yahuah. Yahusha I believe is Yahuah's Word made flesh. In other words, Yahusha is Yahuah of Hosts. Yahusha is called son because he was son of a Virgin. Adam's chromosomes are not in Yahusha. Yahusha was not procreated in sin. He pre-existed his birth.
