It is with a distressed voice that Darius calls out to Daniel in the lions’ den. He expects the answer to be a profound silence. An answer that will make it clear that no god is able to rescue people from the mouths of hungry lions. He expects the silence that will make it clear that the devil, who prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour
(1 Peter 5:8), cannot be tamed by anyone.
20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”