Daniel is known for his great faith. When he was a boy, he and his friends (who the king called Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego) were taken captive to serve in the king’s court. When the king wanted the boys to eat his meat and drink his wine, which was against the law of Moses, they stayed true to the Lord and refused. When the king later decreed that everyone should worship a golden statue of him, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego refused and were thrown into a firey furnace. They were unharmed, and a fourth person was seen inside the furnace with them (who looked like the Son of God!). Later, Daniel was thrown into a lion’s den because he refused to stop praying to the Lord instead of following the king’s decree to only pray to the king. The Lord shut the mouths of the lions and Daniel was unharmed. In each of these events, Daniel and his friends risked death if they didn’t do what the king asked, but they trusted in God and believed He could protect them.