Daniel in the Lion's Den
Let's look at some of the vocabulary used in the English Standard Version of the Bible.
Counselor
One who counsels; an adviser.
Diversions
That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime;
Error
A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension.
Injunction
An order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
Medes
Iranian people from Media during this time period.
Ordinance
Persian
A native or inhabitant of Persia.
Petition
A prayer (often solemn and formal)
Plea
Prefect
From the Aramaic: probably an administrative official of lesser importance
Revoked
Satrap
The governor of a province in ancient Persia.
Signet
A signet was a special series of pictures and symbols that formed a unique seal that only the owner possessed. The owner could use the signet, which was often worn on a ring, to press into something softer, like wax, to create a seal. Messages could we sealed in this manner, and then the receiver of the message would both know who it was from and if it had been opened. Superstitions abounded in the ancient world, at it was believed that part of the possessor's life force was bound to the signet. It was therefore considered very bad luck to lose it.
