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Daniel 3

Daniel 3. Daniel 3. Nebuchadnezzar’s image of gold. (Dan 3:1 NKJV) Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold , whose height was sixty cubits [90 ft.] and its width six cubits [9 ft] . He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Plain of Dura (about the center).

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Daniel 3

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  1. Daniel 3

  2. Daniel 3

  3. Nebuchadnezzar’s image of gold • (Dan 3:1 NKJV) Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits [90 ft.] and its width six cubits [9 ft] . He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.

  4. Plain of Dura (about the center)

  5. Why the Image? • I consulted five commentaries, but none of them seemed to help much with answering the question of why. • Someone proposed, and it makes the most since to me, that the king made the entire image of gold since Daniel had said: • (Dan 2:38 NKJV He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all; you are this head of gold.

  6. Dedicate the Image • (Dan 3:2 NKJV) And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

  7. Some alternative descriptions princes — “satraps” of provinces [Gesenius]. • captains — rulers, not exclusively military. • sheriffs — men learned in the law, like the Arab mufti [Gesenius]. JFB

  8. The officials Assemble • (Dan 3:3 NKJV) So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

  9. Worship the gold image • (Dan 3:4-5 NKJV) Then a herald cried aloud: "To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, {5} "that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up;

  10. Death Penalty to failure to Worship • (Dan 3:6 NKJV) "and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."

  11. Seemingly against the Jews No other nation but the Jews would feel this edict oppressive; for it did not prevent them worshipping their own gods besides. It was evidently aimed at the Jews by those jealous of their high position in the king’s court, who therefore induced the king to pass an edict as to all recusants, representing such refusal of homage as an act of treason to Nebuchadnezzar as civil and religious “head” of the empire -- JFB

  12. Fiery furnace • — a common mode of punishment in Babylon (Jer_29:22). It is not necessary to suppose that the furnace was made for the occasion. Compare “brick-kiln,” 2Sa_12:31. Any furnace for common purposes in the vicinity of Dura would serve. Chardin, in his travels (a.d. 1671-1677), mentions that in Persia, to terrify those who took advantage of scarcity to sell provisions at exorbitant prices, the cooks were roasted over a slow fire, and the bakers cast into a burning oven.

  13. It seemed all had complied • (Dan 3:7 NKJV) So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the gold image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

  14. Some “Jews” have not obeyed! • (Dan 3:8-9 NKJV) Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews. {9} They spoke and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever!

  15. Some “Jews” have not obeyed! • (Dan 3:10-11 NKJV) "You, O king, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image; {11} "and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

  16. Some “Jews” have not obeyed! • (Dan 3:12 NKJV) "There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: • Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. • They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up."

  17. The Three are Brought in • (Dan 3:13-14 NKJV) Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they brought these men before the king. {14} Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up?

  18. I’ll give you a Second Chance • (Dan 3:15 NKJV) "Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?"

  19. The Answer of the Three • (Dan 3:16-17 NKJV) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, • "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. • {17} "If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, • and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.

  20. “not careful to answer thee” • — rather, “We have no need to answer thee”; thou art determined on thy side, and our mind is made up not to worship the image: there is therefore no use in our arguing as if we could be shaken from our principles. Hesitation, or parleying with sin, is fatal; unhesitating decision is the only safety, where the path of duty is clear (Mat_10:19, Mat_10:28).

  21. We will not worship your image! • (Dan 3:18 NKJV) "But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up."

  22. Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, • (Dan 3:19 NKJV) Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

  23. visage ... changed • — He had shown forbearance (Dan_3:14, Dan_3:15) as a favor to them, but now that they despise even his forbearance, anger “fills” him, and is betrayed in his whole countenance. JFB

  24. Throw them in the Furnace • (Dan 3:20-21 NKJV) And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. {21} Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

  25. The Soldiers Die • (Dan 3:22 NKJV) Therefore, because the king's command was urgent, and the furnace exceedingly hot,the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego.

  26. The Three Fall down bound • (Dan 3:23 NKJV) And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

  27. What is going on? • (Dan 3:24 NKJV) Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?" They answered and said to the king, "True, O king."

  28. What is going on? • (Dan 3:25 NKJV) "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God."

  29. Nebuchadnezzar responds • (Dan 3:26 NKJV) Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire.

  30. Untouched by the fire! • (Dan 3:27 NKJV) And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king's counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.

  31. Nebuchadnezzar speaks! • (Dan 3:28 NKJV) Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!

  32. Nebuchadnezzar honors God • (Dan 3:29 NKJV) "Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap;because there is no other God who can deliver like this."

  33. Comment from the next Chapter • (Dan 4:17 NKJV) 'This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it the lowest of men.'

  34. God is in Control • As we have seen, God is in control • He can deliver his own people as outline in Hebrews 11. • We must be ready to pay with our lives if that is required of us. • God is the one Who will determine the final outcome. • It is eternity and God that we must remember.

  35. The Hebrew Answer • (Heb 11:29-40 NKJV) By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. {30} By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. {31} By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace

  36. The Hebrew Answer • (Heb 11:29-40 NKJV). {32} And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: {33} who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

  37. The Hebrew Answer • (Heb 11:29-40 NKJV). { {34} quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. {35} Women received their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

  38. The Hebrew Answer • (Heb 11:29-40 NKJV). {36} Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and of chains and imprisonment. {37} They were stoned, they were sawn in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

  39. The Hebrew Answer • (Heb 11:29-40 NKJV). {38} of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, in dens and caves of the earth. {39} And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, {40} God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

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