{"id":45189,"date":"2020-12-01T08:32:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T05:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45189"},"modified":"2025-05-09T18:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:20:34","slug":"what-are-mouths-in-the-bible-daniel-622","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/12\/01\/what-are-mouths-in-the-bible-daniel-622\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are \u201cMouths\u201d in the Bible? (Daniel 6:22)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In <\/span>Daniel <\/span>6:<\/span>22<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>the <\/span>prophet <\/span>declares:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>My <\/span>God <\/span>sent <\/span>His <\/span>angel <\/span>and <\/span>shut <\/span>the <\/span>lions\u2019 <\/span>mouths, <\/span>so <\/span>that <\/span>they <\/span>have <\/span>not <\/span>hurt <\/span>me, <\/span>because <\/span>I <\/span>was <\/span>found <\/span>innocent <\/span>before <\/span>Him; <\/span>and <\/span>also, <\/span>O <\/span>king, <\/span>I <\/span>have <\/span>done <\/span>no <\/span>wrong <\/span>before <\/span>you.\u201d<\/span><\/em>
(<\/span>Daniel <\/span>6:<\/span>22, <\/span>NKJV)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The <\/span>word <\/span>\u201c<\/span>mouths\u201d<\/span><\/strong> here <\/span>refers <\/span>literally <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>mouths <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>lions<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>but <\/span>symbolically, <\/span>it <\/span>carries <\/span>a <\/span>deeper <\/span>spiritual <\/span>implication. <\/span>Daniel <\/span>uses <\/span>the <\/span>word <\/span>to <\/span>describe <\/span>the <\/span>instruments <\/span>of <\/span>destruction <\/span>that <\/span>were <\/span>supernaturally <\/span>restrained <\/span>by <\/span>God.<\/span><\/p>\n

Context: <\/span>Lions <\/span>Prepared <\/span>to <\/span>Devour<\/span><\/h3>\n

Daniel <\/span>was <\/span>thrown <\/span>into <\/span>a <\/span>den <\/span>of <\/span>lions, <\/span>not <\/span>because <\/span>of <\/span>wrongdoing, <\/span>but <\/span>because <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>unwavering <\/span>faithfulness <\/span>to <\/span>God. <\/span>These <\/span>lions <\/span>were <\/span>not <\/span>ordinary <\/span>animals\u2014<\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>intentionally <\/span>kept <\/span>hungry <\/span>and <\/span>used <\/span>as <\/span>executioners <\/span>for <\/span>condemned <\/span>men. <\/span>The <\/span>intention <\/span>was <\/span>clear: <\/span>anyone <\/span>cast <\/span>into <\/span>that <\/span>den <\/span>was <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>devoured <\/span>without <\/span>mercy. <\/span>This <\/span>brutal <\/span>system <\/span>ensured <\/span>that <\/span>no <\/span>bones <\/span>remained\u2014<\/span>just <\/span>as <\/span>seen <\/span>later <\/span>in <\/span>Daniel <\/span>6:<\/span>24<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>when <\/span>Daniel\u2019s <\/span>accusers <\/span>were <\/span>thrown <\/span>in <\/span>and <\/span>were <\/span>torn <\/span>apart <\/span>\u201c<\/span>before <\/span>they <\/span>ever <\/span>reached <\/span>the <\/span>bottom <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>den.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Yet <\/span>in <\/span>Daniel\u2019s <\/span>case, <\/span>something <\/span>extraordinary <\/span>happened. <\/span>God <\/span>intervened.<\/span><\/p>\n

God <\/span>Shuts <\/span>the <\/span>Mouths <\/span>of <\/span>Destruction<\/span><\/h3>\n

Daniel <\/span>says, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>God <\/span>sent <\/span>His <\/span>angel <\/span>and <\/span>shut <\/span>the <\/span>lions\u2019 <\/span>mouths.\u201d<\/span><\/em> That\u2019s <\/span>a <\/span>powerful <\/span>image\u2014<\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>of <\/span>physical <\/span>protection, <\/span>but <\/span>divine <\/span>authority <\/span>over <\/span>even <\/span>the <\/span>fiercest <\/span>forces <\/span>of <\/span>death. <\/span>The <\/span>lions, <\/span>though <\/span>naturally <\/span>ferocious <\/span>and <\/span>hungry, <\/span>could <\/span>do <\/span>nothing <\/span>against <\/span>a <\/span>man <\/span>whom <\/span>God <\/span>had <\/span>declared <\/span>righteous.<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>act <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>just <\/span>about <\/span>physical <\/span>preservation, <\/span>but <\/span>a <\/span>theological <\/span>statement: <\/span>God <\/span>has <\/span>authority <\/span>over <\/span>all <\/span>that <\/span>seeks <\/span>to <\/span>destroy <\/span>His <\/span>people.<\/span><\/strong> If <\/span>God <\/span>can <\/span>shut <\/span>the <\/span>mouths <\/span>of <\/span>lions, <\/span>He <\/span>can <\/span>silence <\/span>every <\/span>threat <\/span>against <\/span>your <\/span>life\u2014<\/span>be <\/span>it <\/span>human <\/span>opposition, <\/span>demonic <\/span>attack, <\/span>or <\/span>systemic <\/span>injustice.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201c<\/span>Mouths\u201d <\/span>Today<\/span><\/h3>\n

In <\/span>Scripture, \u201c<\/span>mouths\u201d <\/span>are <\/span>often <\/span>used <\/span>metaphorically <\/span>to <\/span>represent <\/span>destructive <\/span>forces. <\/span>In <\/span>Joel <\/span>1:<\/span>4<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>we <\/span>read <\/span>about <\/span>a <\/span>destructive <\/span>army <\/span>symbolized <\/span>by <\/span>locusts:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>What <\/span>the <\/span>chewing <\/span>locust <\/span>left, <\/span>the <\/span>swarming <\/span>locust <\/span>has <\/span>eaten; <\/span>what <\/span>the <\/span>swarming <\/span>locust <\/span>left, <\/span>the <\/span>crawling <\/span>locust <\/span>has <\/span>eaten; <\/span>and <\/span>what <\/span>the <\/span>crawling <\/span>locust <\/span>left, <\/span>the <\/span>consuming <\/span>locust <\/span>has <\/span>eaten.\u201d<\/span><\/em>
(<\/span>Joel <\/span>1:<\/span>4, <\/span>NKJV)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

These <\/span>locusts <\/span>symbolize <\/span>invading <\/span>nations <\/span>and <\/span>judgment\u2014\u201c<\/span>mouths\u201d <\/span>that <\/span>devour <\/span>crops, <\/span>livelihoods, <\/span>and <\/span>peace. <\/span>Likewise, <\/span>in <\/span>Revelation <\/span>9<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>time <\/span>of <\/span>judgment, <\/span>demonic <\/span>beings <\/span>described <\/span>like <\/span>locusts <\/span>are <\/span>released <\/span>upon <\/span>the <\/span>earth <\/span>to <\/span>torment <\/span>those <\/span>without <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>seal (<\/span>Revelation <\/span>9:<\/span>1\u2013<\/span>11). <\/span>These <\/span>beings <\/span>too <\/span>have “<\/span>mouths” <\/span>prepared <\/span>for <\/span>destruction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even <\/span>the <\/span>Devil <\/span>Has <\/span>a <\/span>Mouth<\/span><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>apostle <\/span>Peter <\/span>warns <\/span>us:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Be <\/span>sober, <\/span>be <\/span>vigilant; <\/span>because <\/span>your <\/span>adversary <\/span>the <\/span>devil <\/span>walks <\/span>about <\/span>like <\/span>a <\/span>roaring <\/span>lion, <\/span>seeking <\/span>whom <\/span>he <\/span>may <\/span>devour.\u201d<\/span><\/em>
(<\/span>1 <\/span>Peter <\/span>5:<\/span>8, <\/span>NKJV)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The <\/span>devil\u2019s \u201c<\/span>mouth\u201d <\/span>is <\/span>always <\/span>open, <\/span>seeking <\/span>to <\/span>devour <\/span>the <\/span>unsuspecting. <\/span>But <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>power <\/span>to <\/span>shut <\/span>that <\/span>mouth <\/span>is <\/span>still <\/span>active <\/span>today\u2014<\/span>especially <\/span>for <\/span>those <\/span>sealed <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit (<\/span>Ephesians <\/span>4:<\/span>30<\/span><\/em>). <\/span>Just <\/span>as <\/span>Daniel <\/span>was <\/span>untouched <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>lions, <\/span>so <\/span>believers <\/span>walking <\/span>in <\/span>holiness <\/span>and <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit <\/span>can <\/span>trust <\/span>in <\/span>divine <\/span>protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are <\/span>You <\/span>Sealed <\/span>by <\/span>God?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>real <\/span>question <\/span>is: <\/span>Have <\/span>you <\/span>been <\/span>sealed <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit?<\/span><\/strong> In <\/span>Ephesians <\/span>1:<\/span>13<\/span><\/em>, <\/span>Paul <\/span>writes:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>In <\/span>Him <\/span>you <\/span>also <\/span>trusted, <\/span>after <\/span>you <\/span>heard <\/span>the <\/span>word <\/span>of <\/span>truth, <\/span>the <\/span>gospel <\/span>of <\/span>your <\/span>salvation; <\/span>in <\/span>whom <\/span>also, <\/span>having <\/span>believed, <\/span>you <\/span>were <\/span>sealed <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>of <\/span>promise.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The <\/span>seal <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Spirit <\/span>comes <\/span>after <\/span>genuine <\/span>repentance <\/span>and <\/span>faith <\/span>in <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ, <\/span>often <\/span>accompanied <\/span>by <\/span>baptism <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>transformed <\/span>life. <\/span>Daniel\u2019s <\/span>protection <\/span>was <\/span>not <\/span>random\u2014<\/span>it <\/span>was <\/span>the <\/span>result <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>righteous <\/span>life. <\/span>God’s <\/span>favor <\/span>rests <\/span>on <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>walk <\/span>in <\/span>integrity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final <\/span>Reflection<\/span><\/h3>\n

If <\/span>God <\/span>could <\/span>shut <\/span>the <\/span>mouths <\/span>of <\/span>lions <\/span>for <\/span>Daniel, <\/span>He <\/span>can <\/span>shut <\/span>the <\/span>mouth <\/span>of <\/span>anything <\/span>set <\/span>against <\/span>you\u2014<\/span>poverty, <\/span>slander, <\/span>demonic <\/span>attack, <\/span>even <\/span>death <\/span>itself. <\/span>But <\/span>the <\/span>key <\/span>is <\/span>righteousness, <\/span>obedience, <\/span>and <\/span>being <\/span>found \u201c<\/span>innocent <\/span>before <\/span>Him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

If <\/span>today <\/span>you <\/span>desire <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>sealed <\/span>with <\/span>the <\/span>Holy <\/span>Spirit <\/span>and <\/span>walk <\/span>under <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>protection, <\/span>consider <\/span>turning <\/span>your <\/span>life <\/span>over <\/span>to <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>through <\/span>repentance, <\/span>faith, <\/span>and <\/span>baptism.<\/span><\/p>\n

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