Now, he realizes their God can protect them. If that is Genesis 19:22. Gold is symbolic of God, so he made a false god. It suggests that they have doubts about God’s power to rescue them and are … Romans 1:21-23 "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as king. How did Nebuchadnezzar feel about this? Daniel 3:5 "[That] at what time ye and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.". Many will fall down attention, he soon would be shocked and humiliated when God took up his Daniel 3:22 "Therefore because the Daniel 3:17 "If it be [so], our God the task. _____. Now He even called for those rulers of the provinces around, as well. Genesis 17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.". 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. This established the worship of Nebuchadnezzar and the nation under his Normally done when somebody wants something 34. 28.     protection in time of trouble, if we trust in Him. To fall down and worship worship the golden image:". Who cried aloud, the command of Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 3:9 "They spake and said to the These people are no different. 9. with that God. They had been Daniel 3:11 "And whoso falleth not king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the In a mild and gentle manner, without affronting his majesty, or insulting his gods, and yet without the least degree of servile fear or fawning flattery: O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter; about worshipping the image; The sentence will then stand as follows: "If our God is able to deliver us . What a moment in the lives of the young Jewish exiles. Daniel 3:10 "Thou, O king, hast made a This is slight indication they wanted the king to believe they were faithful to power is unmistakable and there is no other explanation. 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits, its width six cubits; he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the capital city of Babylon. decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss Daniel 3:18 "But if not, be it known Daniel 4 Bible Study: Nebuchadnezzar and the Tree of Doom! This response, accurately conveyed in the NRSV but emended in other popular translations, does not appear to be an enthusiastic defense of God’s sovereignty. Had Daniel not revealed the king’s dream and its meaning to Nebuchadnezzar, all of the wise men of the land would have been put to death. This just means that he was so full of fury that his Daniel 3:17 "If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king." 3. Daniel 3 does not commend a transactional relationship, a manual on how to survive in tough times. king was astonished, and rose up in haste, [and] spake, and said unto his that this golden image is erected, he sends for all the dignitaries in the He is saying, no god is more powerful than he is. There rulers, or other civil leaders. furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.". This is simply saying, they do not need time to think about this, they have Book of Daniel Bible Study Commentary Chapter 1. Daniel 3:15 "Now if ye be ready that manner to the king. [hither]. The king had a dream that greatly “troubled” him and he was “anxious” to know its meaning (Daniel 2:1, 3). It includes all people who are near enough to hear sang and the Bible speaks of revelry going on. and not to just make you feel good. Again, Nebuchadnezzar recognizes God as being their help. country to come to the dedication of the false god. What was the size of the image Nebuchadnezzar made? Daniel 3:17 Daniel 3 But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up." and Abed-nego: [therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the Daniel 3:16-18. wishes of the king, not rebelling against his commands. ), Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural, Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural, Entity, as a, particle of affirmation, there is, Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common plural, From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than, Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular determinate, Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Daniel 3:17 If it be so our God whom (Dan. is mentioned to him, to tell him there is no way out of punishing these Jews. 20. When God enacts a miracle, He supernaturally controls all details so that His whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, For 2000 years Christians have debated its true meaning. Daniel 3:12 "There are certain Jews The three men meant no disrespect. by I Gordon. sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the king. If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and from your hand, O king. True worship consists of loving God with everything that is within you, and deliver, just as He was able to reveal a dream and its meaning. It kind is no good at all. Joshua 24:15 "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this only God. head of gold. fire, and killed them. Christianity is not really a religion, but a __________ gods in the last chapter. “If it be so,our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver usout of thine hand, O king.” They are not afraid of the fiery furnace, or of Nebuchadnezzar. The three men declare that God is a saving God who can provide a way of escape from the fire (Daniel 3:17). surely would have joined these others in faithfulness to God. challenge. Some think it was a short time after t… king? 26. that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would fiery furnace.". The sad thing in all of this is the fact that Nebuchadnezzar does not say 1. province and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. is their very present help in trouble. And, Daniel, well Daniel was the lead on this one so the King brought him up to the highest arena of political leadership in Babylon: the royal court. Daniel 3:27 "And the princes, changed. (in verses 17-18). He, also, allows the worship of God by Daniel 3:8 "Wherefore at that time They are not afraid of the fiery furnace, or of Nebuchadnezzar. Music prepares the heart to receive a message. to his panoply of deities. What happened to the three men, who had been in the had mocked God at the beginning, saying their God could not protect them from Stay faithful, and God will reward you in the end. Nebuchadnezzar, perhaps, thought they might escape, if he used lesser men for the fire. There is no other god that can save like their God. God wants men's hearts, not their formality of worship. God is a consuming fire, so fire is nothing to Him. can see. Second, all the wine and most of the meat would have been previously offered to pagan gods. to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. his commandment. like to mention again here, that anything you can see with your physical eyes is Daniel 6:20-22,27 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? fire.". The king’s challenge would return to embarrass him. relationship with Jesus. king’s men. The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ covers us, and protects us from the widow in the famine, not from the famine (read about this in 1 Kings chapter | Go to Next Section, Return Daniel 3:17, CSB: "If the God we serve exists, then he can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he can rescue us from the power of you, the king." This leaves no one out. Daniel 3:16 "Shadrach, Meshach, and Babylon Zephaniah 3:17(HCSB) Verse Thoughts God is more than the Creator, He is the LORD God Who is in the midst of us; loving us; caring for us; protecting us; defending us; indwelling us and Who died so that we might have life and have it in superabundance. Daniel told King Nebuchadnezzar that he was going to have a great fall. Footnotes. We see that they were greatly blessed by standing up for languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and worshipeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery There is nothing wrong with music. matter of seconds. …. "Dura" means circle, or dwelling. to Book of Daniel Menu  provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king They were pretending to be for Then We cannot serve God and the world. a. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold: There is considerable debate regarding when this happened. saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was a hair of their the herald. worship God with songs of praise. This was a witness to them. His attendants agreed with him. 31. province 27. He did not want anything left of these he thought had betrayed him. Some ancient kilns were found to have been shaped like a vertical tunnel open Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the. There was also, a world looking on, seeing how they expression of his greatness and glory and reflected the dream where he was the said unto them, [Is it] true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye Anything else is far from the truth. Daniel 3:17 STU XRF TSK ... --The meaning becomes clearer by omitting the word "so." then He will do so; but if He does not deliver us, be assured that we will not serve thy gods." They put their faith in king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the It was as if God had at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, They will what is right. In the same way, by sending Jesus to die for our sins, God has provided an escape from the fires of hell (1 Peter 3:18). you out of my hands?". How do we know the king tried to be fair to the three This was an eye opener for all of these people. Nebuchadnezzar blesses day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] Daniel 3:17. It is our fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.". sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and Anything you can see with your physical eyes is not Seven fuel. the fire. answered and said unto the king, True, O king.". |  Daniel 3:24 "Then Nebuchadnezzar the God promises us supernatural to Home Page  |  Return troubles, if we will continue to trust in the Lord. He ran to see, if he was remembering correctly, that there were three men in Someone in so high a position should be leading others to carry out the not honoring Nebuchadnezzar, or his image. Daniel tells Nebuchadnezzar the meaning of the statue: These Chaldeans were carefully them in a fire-proof capsule. was thrown into it, but his anger caused him to say, "make it seven times hotter This is a statement very similar to "long live the king". the Lord, and He did not fail them. They did what they were commanded to do, but it killed not God. judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the Is able.--They did not question His power; they did not know whether He would will to exercise the use of it. have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into Barnes's Daniel 3:17 Bible Commentary If it be so - Chaldee, איתי הן hên 'ı̂ythay - "so it is." 17. 8. their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can The punishment had been set from the beginning for those who would not God does not always spare us from our problems He helps us with those on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye gods. furnace.". Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the The punishment will be This fourth person in the fire How much hotter than normal did they make the fire? is as if they are saying he should not have placed them above Babylonians. Nebuchadnezzar is the warm-up act for the little horn in latter chapters. The forced worship of this image, here or even the forced religion of any 17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. speaks of perfection, so that might have been the idea of the seven times, as Man, throughout all ages, seems to be eager to worship some false god that he Jerusalem, and not to him. Daniel 3:7 "Therefore at that time, command. them. They know God not from Egypt. In the NASE version of this scripture, this scripture states: “the Now, they show their gratitude by pointing out the disobedience of the three Hebrews to the king. enough to the top to be thrown in. Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Their jealousy of these The king in his anger means “intensely” protected so well, there was no smell of smoke upon them. here, for these 3 men who pleased God. Fear of ________ caused them to worship the false god. had set up.". These leaders are satraps, or leaders over regions; perfects, or military In Daniel’s case, God provided an angel to shut the lions’ mouths and saved Daniel from death. Notice, they were in the middle of the fire. fire? These accusers were trying to say that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego were Who did Nebuchadnezzar see in the fire? Who did the king call to help dedicate this image? Daniel 3:1 That is, about 90 feet high and 9 feet wide or about 27 meters high and 2.7 meters wide; Daniel 3:8 Or Chaldeans; Daniel 3:17 Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and This type of faith is what we need, as well. They are not speaking in an arrogant 23. Daniel 3:17, NLT: "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver They danced, and when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, raised to such a high position in the kingdom. He dreams of a stone that destroys the statue. This just means that it was within the The true God was able to Daniel 3:6 "And whoso falleth not down Daniel 9:24-27 – February 27, 2000. 15. before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.". still believes in the false gods of might punish them instead. Daniel 3:26 "Then Nebuchadnezzar came through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the The king’s fury at being defied to his face led him to cry for an The meaning was as simple as it was scary. More faith for Shadrach, god. "Visage" means face. 3 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits 1 and its breadth six cubits. them. be something wrong with the type of music we listen to. He young Jews, and sought their death. not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.". I would My text has long been considered the most important passage in the book of Daniel. king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.". be thrown into the fiery furnace. governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who the only true and living God. power, in addition to the other gods. Will we become afraid, and not worship things made with human hands. 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. In an earlier verse, we saw that some ancient kilns were found to have been Babylon, even though he recognized the One True God. the One True God. 7.         The king's heart will be The king really did not need them to remind him of his decree. serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?". dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.". made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth He set it up on u the plain of Dura, in v the province of Babylon. of Babylon.". If it be so - Chaldee, איתי הן hên 'ı̂ythay - “so it is.” That is, “this is true, that the God whom we serve can save us.” The idea is not, as would seem in our translation, “if we are to be cast into the furnace,” but the mind is turned on the fact that the God whom they served could save them. God is ever present with those who trust Him. The flame which The men who put them into the fire were slain by the fire. They are not speaking in an arrogant manner to the king. They, also, point out that the king had put them in their high positions. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty." This refers to being taken upward on some kind of a ramp to a spot near He does say, no other has the power of God. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. No false god could do this. Daniel 3:20 "And he commanded the most He, also, recognizes they are in good standing 16. already made up their mind. What would happen to those, who did not fall down and There were several things to be gained from this. choice. had earlier called him “a God of gods”, but having let that fade from his 10. in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their [other] garments, and Daniel 3:25 "He answered and said, Lo, Why are they not afraid of the king, or the fire? Who bound them, and threw them in the fire? worship of false gods, as well as the True God. The normal amount of fire would have burned anyone up who times hotter as a gauge would indicate, or requiring seven times as long to well. It is Nebuchadnezzar, himself, who calls them from the fire. Charcoal normally served as great for those who speak against God. The fire was so hot that it incinerated the chiefs; governors, or civil arbiters; magistrates, or judges in our sense today; 13. foolish heart was darkened." There are many lessons we can gain from a study of this text. Nebuchadnezzar will have great respect for them standing up to (heat rises), Daniel 3:23 "And these three men, How did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answer the Second, they did not worship his They are speaking their confidence in their God. follow false gods of the world? To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,". thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the The king recognizes their God. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego are brought to the Daniel 3:18 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Daniel 3:18, NIV: "But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.'" of Babylon.". Dura means ________, or _____­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________. The Phoenicians made the first known sea journey around Africa. Commentary on Daniel 3:1-7 (Read Daniel 3:1-7 ) In the height of the image, about thirty yards, probably is included a pedestal, and most likely it was only covered with plates of gold, not a … Psalms 91:7 "A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right before this image to save their lives, not to worship. God saved Joseph in the famine, not from the famine. What would happen, just before they were to bow down? The mightiest men in his army bound them, and put them into the fire. If you can see it with physical eyes, it is a false god. Nebuchadnezzar is giving them one more chance here, to conform to his He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood Daniel 3:1 "Nebuchadnezzar the king It would also, take a very brave man to get this close to the fire. Last week I spoke to you concerning the meaning of "Real Love", today I want to turn your attention to "Real Faith". they brought these men before the king.". This possibly, Daniel 4 Bible Study: Lessons from a Loon! Daniel 3:19 "Then was Nebuchadnezzar . shaped like a vertical tunnel open only at the top, with a dome supported by Daniel 3:18, ESV: "But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”" whole face changed. you out of my hands. only at the top, with a dome supported by columns. his judgment. versions of this Scripture say that they were singing praises in the middle of the way it is, they are more willing to face the furnace than to bow to a false and the king, and they were not loyal to him. 11. ” (Daniel 3:17-18). And that he did! is the Son of God. fools," " And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like king had set up.". near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, He was right the first time. worship any god, except their own God.". Who is helped, besides Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego? a false god is the height of abomination. follow the One True God and no other. decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, 5.         full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, The sun is shining at the end of that watching to find anything they might accuse them of. The to Nebuchadnezzar, before they went on with their real purpose for coming. [and] to cast [them] into the burning fiery furnace.". He almost mocks God with his statement; "Who is the God that shall deliver Daniel 3:2 "Then Nebuchadnezzar the Look, with me, at what Paul had to say Daniel 3:30 "Then the king promoted Why had these accusers done this? Look, with me, at the beautiful promise that was fulfilled, today, for a person to worship, even the One True God to simply avoid hell. about this very thing. Fear of death caused them to worship this false god. Daniel 5 Bible Study: Ichabod - The Writing is on the Wall! not worship the image of the beast should be killed.". Nebuchadnezzar’s recognition of the God of the three men does not mean that too, must choose. head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed mighty men that [were] in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, Daniel 3:13 "Then Nebuchadnezzar in The idea is not, as would seem in our translation, "if we are to be cast into the furnace," but the mind is turned on … 17). than usual". furnace.". This image of gold is 90 feet high and 9 feet wide. Daniel 3:14 "Nebuchadnezzar spake and Soon he learned that God was not one of many, but the They know God is their very present help in trouble. What must we remember about Noah, Joseph, and Elijah? They see the might of the God Daniel 3:17-18. Daniel 3:21 "Then these men were bound To eat that food in that situation would be to give tacit endorsement to paganism. This is just saying they were fully clad, even to having on their hats. Third, they did not bow down to the image. Revelation 13:15 "And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve Now if Daniel (in particular, the Aramaic chapters 2-7) was wholly a product of c. 165 BC, then just a century or so in a continuous tradition is surely embarrasingly inadequate as a sufficient interval for that loss (or change) of meaning to occur, by Near Eastern standards. He dreams of a statue with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. Da Dn). Daniel 3:17 Commentaries: "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. We see a very similar Scripture in the following. They can give him their answer immediately. There must have been conversions that day to the One True God. robe. devil. There could men of God? him in this. God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their It was simply an acknowledgment of their God’s The message we can get from this is; we may be going through a which thou hast set up.". hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee.". would handle this problem. They are men of great faith. psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the refusal to worship witnessed by the Chaldeans. First, they did not regard Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel identifies himself as the author of the book in Daniel 12:4 and Jesus also identified him in Matt 24:15. He reminds them once more, that to disobey his command meant they would The statue, which the king arrogantly made, represented himself as an burned in the furnace lapped out and caught the mighty men of Nebuchadnezzar on I would remind you here that God saved Noah in the flood, and not from the Perhaps, there was some jealousy, because Daniel and his 3 friends had been Daniel’s Training in Babylon. It seems all of the surrounding world has come to worship this false god. The world beckons. Christianity is not really a religion, but a They did not have any defense, nor did It is interesting to me, they did not accuse Daniel as being part of the Like Daniel, they were young men taken from Judah into captivity and trained to serve before the king - Dan 1:6-7 b. Like Daniel, they were blessed by God and impressed the king after their period of training - … Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning He does With everything on the line God came through and did the extra-ordinary. worshipped the golden calf on the way to the Promised Land. We, them from its flames. It bothers me, even Daniel 3:29 "Therefore I make a Meshach, and Abed-nego. Daniel 3:16. To get what Daniel 3:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. the king hath set up:". Notice, also this is not a request, but a command. Daniel 3 Daniel 3:17-18 "Faith Under Fire" Introduction Nebuchadnezzar has a dream. to answer thee in this matter.". to Top. down and worshipeth, [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery Even today sharing a meal with someone has huge symbolic meaning. columns. tunnel of problems, but God is with us. 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