6:17 sealed it: The king pressed his signet, engraved with royal insignia, into a wax or clay bond. So long as the seal impression was intact, it could be verified that no one had tampered with the cover stone and thus acted against the king’s authority. A similar procedure was used to seal the stone that blocked the entrance to Jesus’ tomb (Mt 27:66). 6:22 shut the lions’ mouths: A divine miracle accomplished through an angel. It is a testimony, not only to God’s power over the animal kingdom, but