Daniel 6:22

“My God hath sent his angel, etc.] Daniel takes up the king’s expression, and confirms it; he asserts God to be his God, of which he had given him a proof in sending his angel to him that night; either one of the ministering spirits about him, or the Angel of the covenant, the same with him, said to be like the Son of God, that was seen in the fiery furnace, even the Messiah in human form: and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me; by taking away hunger from them, or by striking terror into them; so that they had either no inclination to hurt him, or were afraid of him: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; either before God, or before his Angel, Daniel appeared…”

“his angel--the instrument, not the author, of his deliverance (Psa 91:11; Psa 34:7). shut . . . lions' mouths-- (Heb 11:33). So spiritually, God will shut the roaring lion's mouth (Pe1 5:8) for His servants. forasmuch as before him innocency--not absolutely (in Dan 9:7, Dan 9:18 he disclaims such a plea), but relatively to this case. God has attested the justice of my cause in standing up for His worship, by delivering me. Therefore, the "forasmuch" does not justify Rome's doctrine of works meriting salvation. before thee--Obedience to God is in strictest compatibility with loyalty to the king (Mat 22:21; Pe1 2:17). Daniel's disobedience to the king was seeming, not real, because it was not…”

“My God hath sent his angel - It was common among the Hebrews to attribute any remarkable preservation from danger to the intervention of an angel sent from God, and no one can demonstrate that it did not occur as they supposed. There is no more absurdity in supposing that God employs an angelic being to defend his people, or to impart blessings to them, than there is in supposing that he employs one human being to render important aid, and to convey important blessings, to another. As a matter of fact, few of the favors which God bestows upon men are conveyed to them directly from himself, but they are mostly imparted by the instrumentality of others. So it is in the blessings of liberty, in…”

“His angel - The same that was with the three children in the fiery furnace, whose presence made even the lion's den a strong - hold, his palace, his paradise. See the power of God over the fiercest creatures! See the care God takes of his faithful servants, especially when they are called to suffer for him! See how ready the angels are to minister to the heirs of salvation! Daniel 6:25”

“My God: Dan 6:20; Sa2 22:7; Psa 31:14, Psa 38:21, Psa 118:28; Mic 7:7; Mat 27:46; Joh 20:17; Joh 20:18 hath sent: Dan 3:28; Num 20:16; Ch2 32:21; Psa 34:7; Isa 63:9; Act 12:11, Act 27:23 hath shut: Sa1 17:37; Psa 91:11-13; Ti2 4:17; Heb 11:33 forasmuch: Dan 6:23; Psa 18:19-24, Psa 26:6, Psa 84:11; Isa 3:10; Act 24:16; Co2 1:12; Jo1 3:19-21 and also: Gen 40:15; Sa1 24:9-11, Sa1 26:18; Psa 7:1-4; Act 25:8-11 Daniel 6:23”