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Trial By Fire. Daniel 3. Michele Hice. http://openmyeyeslord.blogspot.com/2011/04/nebuchadnezzars-gold-statue.html. Nebuchadnezzar challenges God. – 3:1-7. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego discreetly disobey . – 3:8-12
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Trial By Fire Daniel 3
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego discreetly disobey. – 3:8-12 Shadrach Meshach and Abednego resolutely refuse a second chance. – 3:13-23
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are miraculously rescued. – 3:24-27 Nebuchadnezzar recognizes God’s power. – 3:28-30
“They obey God’s law, not because they know that God will deliver them…not because it will pay off, because God will reward them for their loyalty. They obey God simply because of their faithfulness to God. Their God had delivered their ancestors…made a covenant with them, and had given them his sacred law…They will be loyal and faithful to their covenant God, no matter what happens. They will not worship the gods of Babylon.” – Sydney Greidanus Our sovereign God is able to deliver his faithful people – even in the most severe trials. God will not protect you from that which will perfect you. Our loyalty to God should not depend on outcomes. God is more than able to deliver us.
Our sovereign God is able to deliver his faithful children, even in the most severe trials.
The Biblical Theme of the Fiery Furnace God delivered Israel from the ‘iron furnace’ of Egypt – Deut. 4:20 God promised to deliver Israel from the ‘furnace of affliction’ of Babylon. – Isaiah 48:10 God will save his righteous children from the ‘fiery furnace’ of the Lake of Fire. – Matt. 13:41-43