The jealous leaders plot Daniel’s downfall by tricking King Darius into making a law that would conflict with Daniel’s faith and Daniel now found himself in the Lion’s Den. King Darius was grieved that the law trapped Daniel, but couldn’t change the result. But Darius knew that God could save Daniel & he p[rayed for this miracle. The morning proved God had worked – Daniel was alive and untouched! Darius accepted Daniel’s innocence and condemned the conspiring leaders to the same death penalty. Darius also provided some signs that perhaps he had become a believer and follower of Daniel’s God.