Dan 6:20 | TNotes | STEP | 6:20 Was your God ... able? There was no question about whether Daniel had served God faithfully , so if God didn’t rescue him it would have told the king that God was not able to do so. • living God: The king probably knew what Daniel’s God had done during the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar. The expression living God is particularly used in the Bible to contrast the Lord with lifeless idols (see, e.g., Deut 5:26 ; Josh 3:10 ; Isa 37:17-18 ).

bDeut 5:26►

cJosh 3:10►

dIsa 37:17-18►

‏ Daniel 6:20

6:20 ^a Was your God ... able? There was no question about whether Daniel had served God faithfully, so if God didn’t rescue him it would have told the king that God was not able to do so.

• living God: The king probably knew what Daniel’s God had done during the reigns of Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar. The expression living God is particularly used in the Bible to contrast the Lord with lifeless idols (see, e.g., Deut 5:26 ^b; Josh 3:10 ^c; Isa 37:17-18 ^d).