I noticed that Daniel had taken his cloak off and was half naked. Daniel's cloak was also red. The color red represented "flesh" & "blood". Interesting that in a state of extreme uncertainty and tremendous fear, Daniel strips himself of his clothes and lays his flesh vulnerable and bare before God. The natural reaction to uncertainty and fear is to close up our psychical posture to protect ourselves and shut down emotionally. I also noticed that Daniel's head and eyes were fixed toward heaven. He was not looking at the Loins and for that reason not a single Lion was looking at him. It was as if something or someone was with him in that Den protecting him from any harm at all. But again, it is so easy for us to look at our circumstances around us and allow them to consume our lives all the while our faith decreases. I believe we can learn something invaluable from this painting. Rubens example of Daniel's response to the Lion's Den is something to aspire for in our own lives. When faced with uncertainty and fear of any kind, whether deserving or undeserving, we must posture ourselves towards God and remain open to Him with our eyes & thoughts fixated towards Heaven, trusting and believing in Him to see us through and deliver us from all evil.  

No matter what circumstance you find yourself in today. Remain open. Be still and know that He is God. He will fight your battle for you. You need only to be still!