Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
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Aquinas Study Bible
AD 2017
upper chamber: he did this out of courage so everyone could see. towards Jerusalem: he did this not only to provoke his accusers, but also to fulfull an ancient law, when Soloman built that famous temple and celebrated the festival of consecration. 1 Kings 8:48 (Theodoret of Cyrus) three times a day: Observance of certain hours will not be unprofitable. However this practice stands simply without any command for its observance, still it may be granted a good thing to establish some definite standard, which may both develop a habit to pray, and may, as it were by a law, tear us out from our businesses unto such a duty. (Tertullian) There is an ancient tradition of the Church to pray three times a day and understands them to be the third hour, the sixth hour, and the ninth hour i.e., 9:00 A.M., 12:00 M., and 3:00 P.M.. It was at the third hour that the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles Acts 3. It was at the sixth hour that Peter, purposing to eat, ascended to the upper room for pra...
From this passage we learn that we are not to expose ourselves rashly to danger, but so far as it lies in our power, we are to avoid the plots of our enemies. And so in Daniel's case, he did not contravene the king's authority in a public square or out in the street, but rather in a private place, in order that he might not neglect the commands of the one true God Almighty.
