“Babylon was one of the greatest cities in the world, with wonderful gardens and a wide river. The people of Babylon loved lions. They had pictures and carvings of lions everywhere…They even kept a den of fierce hungry lions-just to eat up he very worst criminals.”

The lions’ den was also a good place to send your enemies. And that was just what some wicked courtiers planned to do with Daniel.  Jealous of his friendship with King Darius, they tricked the king into throwing Daniel to the lions.

But that wasn’t the end of the story…