“You will not be able to go through life without being discovered: a lighted candle cannot be hid. Pentateuch Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. v. They might have said, "Everybody else is doing it." God brought them to this place of great faith by preparing them with tests in less dramatic areas. Politicians are happy to blend together spiritual allegiance and national allegiance. It is ours to do the right, and leave results with the Lord." (Spurgeon). 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Wisdom Literature Additionally, we see from this that the three Jewish men did not lodge a formal protest; they simply refrained from sharing in the sin of idolatry themselves. Historical Books They are written by some of the most knowledgeable theologians in … And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Ten minutes, just for the king. i. Prophets Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! A biblical commentary is a written systematic series of explanations and interpretations of Scripture. Study Resources:: Text Commentaries:: David Guzik:: Daniel ... David Guzik :: Study Guide for Daniel 3 ← Back to David Guzik's Bio & Resources. Major Prophets Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. David Guzik Study Guide for Isaiah 35 The Highway of Holiness. 1. A. This whole account is a powerful illustration of the principle of Romans 12:1. a. Horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery: Some of the musical instruments are difficult to define precisely but the idea is clear. Servants of the Most High God: Before they are out of the furnace, Nebuchadnezzar recognizes that these men serve the true God, the God Most High. i. Through a series of unexpected events I found that what I prepared for myself as teaching notes was helpful to some others as Bible commentary. -------------------- Ah me, what a degenerate set!" This was an even greater test for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. ii. Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Jesus was literally with them in the worst of their trial. ii. Next Book Daniel. 2. Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. They intend to lie low all the wartime, and come out when the palms are being distributed. David Guzik :: Study Guide for Daniel 6 ← Back to David Guzik's Bio & Resources. 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! Who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him: In Daniel 3:15 Nebuchadnezzar asked, “who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?” Now Nebuchadnezzar knew a great deal about this God. (Dan 3:13-15) Nebuchadnezzar interviews the disobedient Hebrew men. Major Prophets 1. A. i. The New Testament The angels shun him as a man who was ashamed of the Lord of glory. The New Testament iii. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Prophets Archaeology also proves beyond a doubt that Greek mercenaries fought and made military settlements in and around Judea before the time of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, All the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image, Whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace, Certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews, They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image, But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. In my many years of teaching verse-by-verse through the Bible, I came to prepare my teaching notes in a certain way. Paperback $11.73 $ 11. 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.". "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." Minor Prophets The Gospels The sound of the Cornet - There is not less difficulty in ascertaining the precise meaning of these musical instruments than there is in the offices in Daniel 3:2. Coerced worship isn't good, either towards an idol or towards the true God. Choose from 113 Bible Commentaries freely available online at StudyLight.org for sermon, Bible study, and Sunday school preparation. b. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, All the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image, Whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace, Certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews, They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image, But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. A. Nebuchadnezzar erects an image and demands everyone worship it. Pauline Epistles -------------------- This was a common method of construction in the ancient world. 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Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. -------------------- Daniel’s understanding of this is clear from the text, because he also used the term Chaldean in its racial sense (Daniel 3:8 and 5:30). The certainty of the last days and God's promise. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Sometimes we are aware of Jesus’ presence in our trials and sometimes we are not – but He is there nonetheless. But if He doesn't, I can't turn my back on Him. 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General Epistles 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! Poetical Books Some fill their life with many small compromises; yet tell themselves that they will stand firm when it really matters. Nebuchadnezzar thought nothing of insulting all gods with this statement. b. a. (John 16:33). God can deliver us from a trial, or He can miraculously sustain and strengthen us in a trial. Home > Commentaries > David Guzik's Commentaries > Daniel > Chapter 3. Fell down and worshiped the gold image: According to Baldwin, this literally reads as soon as they were hearing they were falling down. And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands? Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Do not make a profession at all. (Dan 3:7) The crowd obeys Nebuchadnezzar’s command. They intend to lie low all the war time, and come out when the palms are being distributed. Luke-Acts It refers to a specific category of public officials. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Ah me, what a degenerate set!” (Spurgeon). In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar. Pauline Epistles -------------------- But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: Nebuchadnezzar would not tolerate losing face on such an important occasion. Amazon.com: david guzik commentaries. The Book of Daniel is divided into two parts. The angels shun him as a man who was ashamed of the Lord of glory. b. Whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace: The command was backed up by a powerful threat. viii. Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us: In this, the Jewish men show they have a good understanding and appreciation of God's great power. When all the people heard the sound: Nebuchadnezzar's grand idolatry was accompanied by music - elaborate and well-produced music. Major Prophets Verse 5. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Historical Books Coerced worship isn’t good, either towards an idol or towards the true God. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Minor Prophets The Gospels It was the kind of submission Paul wrote of in Romans 12:1: present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. (1-3) Introduction: Daniel's state of heart. Ten minutes can chart the course for your eternity. The "astonishment" of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 3:24 is made an argument for its genuineness, as if it explained the cause of his astonishment, namely, "they walked in the midst of the fire praising God, but the angel of the Lord came down into the oven" ( Daniel 3:1 and Daniel 3:27 of the Apocryphal addition). (Dan 3:19-23) The three men are cast violently into the furnace. Trapp quotes an English martyr who said this as he was burnt at the stake: “O ye Papists, behold ye look for miracles; here now you may see a miracle; for in this fire I feel no more pain than as if I were in a bed of down; but it is to me as a bed of roses.”. Their guilt in the matter was clear - they clearly would not bow down to this image. And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. His pride made him declare, “You shall have no other gods than me.”, i. In our day, many do love Jesus and think highly of Him – yet they are far from God because they also love and worship the world, sin, and self. A. Daniel's vision of the mysterious man. There was total and immediate obedience to Nebuchadnezzar's command! Pauline Epistles Thank you for registering. Share this page using one of these tools: Email / username or password was incorrect! Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. Do not make a profession at all. d. 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: It took great faith to say this. Historical Books It is unnecessary that a man should profess to be what he is not; it is a sin of supererogation, a superfluity of naughtiness. A. Nebuchadnezzar erects an image and demands everyone worship it. Prophets a. iv. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, 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.”. 1. -------------------- ii. (Spurgeon). He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. Nebuchadnezzar regarded the refusal to worship the image as treason, not only as a religious offense. -------------------- 2. קרנא karna, here translated cornet, is the common blowing horn, which makes a deep and hollow sound, as well as one shrill and piercing.. Flute - משרוקיתא mashrokitha, from שרק sharak, to whistle, shriek. In a time of testing like this it is easy to think of a thousand excuses that seem to justify compromise. -------------------- There are popular self-help books that hope to help people who seem to love too much, yet many Christians are hindered because they love too much. It is stupid to throw our lives away for ten minutes.” These men knew that ten minutes could change an entire life. Major Prophets e. Let it be known to you, O king: The statement of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego is also remarkable for what it does not have – any hint of an excuse. Additionally, we see from this that the three Jewish men did not lodge a formal protest; they simply refrained from sharing in the sin of idolatry themselves. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Get it as soon as Fri, Oct 23. Listen to Pastor David Guzik give a special message on Exodus 3 at the 2020 Southwest Pastors and Leaders Conference, "Vision Through The Life Of Moses". 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. Nos podemos imaginar que el rey ordenó que los echaran al horno y que no tenía la intención de ver otra vez, … His pride made him declare, "You shall have no other gods than me. Another example comes from 1960 when the President of Ghana had a slightly larger than life-size statue of himself erected in front of the national house of Parliament. -------------------- Minor Prophets "Do not judge the situation by the king's threat and by the heat of the burning fiery furnace, but by the everlasting God and the eternal life which awaits you. David Guzik's Commentaries on the Bible. Remember that early Christians were not thrown to the lions because they worshipped Jesus, but because they would not worship the emperor. All the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image: The demand that all come to the dedication ceremony means that Nebuchadnezzar meant to use the worship of this image as a test of allegiance. Cookie Notice: I know not whether I should say. Welcome to the YouTube Channel for David Guzik and Enduring Word. Revelation: Verse by Verse Commentary (Enduring Word Commentary) by David Guzik Paperback $14.99. Whoever serves Adolf Hitler, the fuehrer, serves Germany, and whoever serves Germany serves God.". 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The Christ was spat upon and nailed to the cross, and this man was afraid to own him. The Septuagint says in Daniel 3:24 that Nebuchadnezzar's attention was caught when he heard them singing praises in the furnace. Johannine Writings d. 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: It took great faith to say this. Even before the time of Jesus they knew the truth of Jesus promise: In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. (Dan 3:24-25) Nebuchadnezzar sees four alive and well in the furnace. All the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image: The demand that all come to the dedication ceremony means that Nebuchadnezzar meant to use the worship of this image as a test of allegiance. General Epistles He is more of a secularist or a humanist than a theist. Knowing that “God understands” should be a spur to obedience, not a license to sin. 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. He that is married to the world, or flinthearted, had better return to his house, for he is of no service in this war." range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed ... ©2013 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission [A previous revision of this page can be found here] Study Guide for Ezekiel 1 ← Prior Book. Nevertheless, ancient records tell us there were Greeks in the region of Assyria, Babylon and Persia as far back as the eighth century B.C. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Are you waiting for something "big" before you really start to obey God? a. There shall come a day when the man that was ashamed of Christ will himself be ashamed: he will wonder where he can hide his guilty head. (Dan 3:29) Nebuchadnezzar makes a proclamation that nothing evil should be said against the God of the Hebrews. Gather together the satraps: Satrap is a Persian loan word that means protector of the realm. Major Prophets They might have said, “There is nothing to gain by resisting; wouldn’t we do more good by living?” It is easy to say, “We must live,” but in reality, we all must die – so why not die making a stand for God? Wisdom Literature 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. i. "On the plains of Dura there stands today, a rectilinear mound, about twenty feet high, an exact square of about forty-six feet at the base, resembling the pedestal of a colossal statue." "If, standing before the heart-searching God at this time, you cannot say, 'It is true,' how should you act? Certain Chaldeans came forward and accused the Jews: These Chaldeans had an obvious political motivation against these Jews who were promoted to high office along with Daniel in the events recorded in the previous chapter. Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon. Let not flute, harp, and sackbut fascinate you, but hearken to the music of the glorified. i. Prophets At a safe distance from the raging heat he peers inside - and sees four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire. Johannine Writings Johannine Writings Next Chapter Isaiah 36. Historical Books 73 $12.99 $12.99. “Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, the height of which was sixty cubits and its width … Luke-Acts If it be not true that you renounce the world's idols, do not profess that it is so. 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The New Testament a. Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury: No matter how brave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego were, facing the fury of a king was still extremely intimidating. With so many thousands of government officials in attendance, it would be easy to overlook these three. 1. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. Welcome to David Guzik’s Bible Commentary. Despite the intense intimidation, the men stayed courageous in their confession of faith. 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These men knew that ten minutes could change an entire life. Johannine Writings If it be not true that you renounce the world’s idols, do not profess that it is so. b. Sometimes we are aware of Jesus' presence in our trials and sometimes we are not - but He is there nonetheless. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. i. It seems that Nebuchadnezzar deliberately made an entire statue of gold, saying that the day of his reign and authority would never end - in contradiction to God's declared plan. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. 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