Daniel and the Lion's Den

The pagan king Beshazzar h;as made the splendid empire of Babylon a playground for fools. The arrogant ruler goes so far as to make drunken toasts using sacred vessels seized from his Hebrew captives. This blasphemy causes God to send Belshazzar a mysterious message, written in fire on the palace walls.

Unable to interpret the writing on the wall, the king calls on the Hebrew prophet Daneil for a translation. Daniel tells Belshazzar that he and his kingdom are doomed, a prophecy that is soon made true by the Persian army.

Daniel's wisdom and moral strength earn the admiration of Darius, the new ruler of Babylon, but also excites jealousy among lesser men. They trick Darius into having Daniel arrested and thrown into a den of lions. Locked in a cage with these hungry beasts, Danie's faith in God is put to the ultimate test.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Hanna
• Barbera
• the greatest adventure
• stories from the bible
• pass through time
• three young visitors
• Daniel and the lion's den
• king belshazzar
• babylon
• persia
• darius
• drunken toasts
• sacred vessels
• temple in jerusalem
• blasphemy
• mysterious message
• prophet daniel
• daniel is arrested
• daniel's faith

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The look on Nebeezer's face at 20:04 when he shouted, "Throw him in" made me want to punch him in the face. Who all thought the same thing?

[lawofficers]

The expression on Alreth's face at 18:00 is pretty creepy. Who all agrees?

[lawofficers]

Nebeezer and Alreth look even more suspicious at 13:04.

[lawofficers]

When I first saw this as a kid, I knew there was something suspicious about those two guys at 9:48. The two evil conspirators of Babylon: Nebeezer and Alreth. I'm just glad that after they deceived Darius, and Daniel got rescued, they got thrown into the lion's den and were eaten. After all, evil will be conquered by the good.