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Daniel 3:10-18 (NET)

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¹⁰ You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music. ¹¹ And whoever does not bow down and pay homage must be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire. ¹² But there are Jewish men whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and these men have not shown proper respect to you, O king. They don't serve your gods and they don't pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected." ¹³ Then Nebuchadnezzar in a fit of rage demanded that they bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego before him. So they brought them before the king. ¹⁴ Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don't serve my gods and that you don't pay homage to the golden statue that I erected? ¹⁵ Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don't pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?" ¹⁶ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to King Nebuchadnezzar, "We do not need to give you a reply concerning this. ¹⁷ If our God whom we are serving exists, he is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he will rescue us, O king, from your power as well. ¹⁸ But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don't serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected."


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 13) Anger / Fits of Rage / Bitterness - Nebuchadnezzar - 3 Hebrews who refused to worship his idol
(v. 13) Courage - 3 Hebrews - refused to bow down to an idol
(v. 16) Courage - 3 Hebrews - refused to bow down to an idol
(v. 17) Courage - 3 Hebrews - refused to bow down to an idol
(v. 18) Courage - 3 Hebrews - refused to bow down to an idol

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 13) Pride's Angry Partner (2015-09-09)
(v. 16) No-Compromise Faithfullness (2015-03-14)
(v. 17) Prayer of the Righeous - More Powerful Than We Can Imagine (part II) (2013-03-06)
(v. 17) No-Compromise Faithfullness (2015-03-14)
(v. 18) Prayer of the Righeous - More Powerful Than We Can Imagine (part II) (2013-03-06)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 10) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 11) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 12) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 13) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 14) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 15) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 16) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 17) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)
(v. 18) Bible Talk: God can do more than we can ask (2013-03-08)

Definition(s):
Abednego (A-bed-neg-o): servant of light; shining
Babylon (Bab-el-on): same as Babel
Nebuchadnezzar (Neb-ukh-ad-nezz-ar): Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment
So (Soh):