John Trapp on Daniel 6:23

Ver. 23. And commanded that they ſhould take Daniel up out of the den] Pull him up with cords, as they did Jeremy in like caſe, chap. 38.

Mos priſcus Chriſtianorum fuit ut in ſuis ſepulchris inter alia Reſurrectionis ſymbola Danielem in lacu inter leones ſtantem ſculperent. A Lapide in loc. So Daniel was taken up out of the den] A lively type of Chriſts reſurrection from the pit. So was Joſeph taken from priſon, and made Lord of Egypt: Sampſon, breaking the bars and carrying away the gates of Gaza: David, ſo oft oppreſſed by Saul, and yet exalted to the Kingdom: Jonas, his being drawn out of many waters, Mat. 12.39.

Becauſe he beleeved in his God] Of ſuch force is faith, of ſuch power is prayer: for it may well be thought that he prayed hard (with David, Pſal. 22.21.) Save me from the Lions mouth: ſo will I declare thy name unto my brethren. The prayer of faith ſhall ſave the afflicted: and queſtionleſſe, juſtifying faith is not beneath miraculous, in the ſphere of its own activity, and where it hath the warrant of Gods Word. Let ſuch as deſire a ſpecial providence, believe, wait, and walk uprightly, 2 Chron. 16.9.