Bible Strands
Daniel 6:27
He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Darius addresses his entire kingdom, recording his official decree immediately after Daniel emerges unharmed from the lion’s den.
The words — מְשֵׁזִב (me.shei.Ziv) denotes [he is] delivering, paired with וּ/מַצִּל (u./ma.Tzil) meaning and [he is] rescuing, which the text uses to describe God’s active intervention.
The thread — This declaration of divine rescue aligns with the signs and wonders recorded in Daniel 4:2, the great salvation proclaimed in Psalms 18:50, and the preservation of saints from the wicked in Psalms 97:10.
Why it lands — The text states that God performs signs and wonders to rescue His people from lethal power, requiring the reader to acknowledge His sovereign authority over earthly decrees and natural forces.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Daniel 4:2 I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
- Psalms 18:50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
- Psalms 97:10 Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Acts 4:30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
- Jeremiah 32:19 the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
- Daniel 4:34 But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.
- Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
- Luke 1:74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- 2 Corinthians 1:8 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
- 2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.