3 Jews, angry king, and a hot time Daniel 3:19-21
Good morning my friend! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!
Okay, remember Shadrach, Mechach, and Abed-nego, in verse 18, had just told ole Neb that they would not worship his golden image.
Whoa! Nebuchadnezzar was beside himself with rage. How mad was he? The Bible says "his viage was changed" which means his face was changed, distorted, filled with anger. Now, that is mad!! So what is he to do? Punish them by golly, punish them.
So how is he to do this? BBQ, yep, start the fiery furnace and we will watch 'em burn. The song "Burn baby burn" comes to mind. Plus, he ordered the furnace to be seven times, yes, 7 times hotter than it normally is. Could you say Ole Neb was hot with rage?
Here are the verses: Daniel 3:19-21 (click to read) KJV "Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his viage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace."
So now, Neb has his strongest and mighty men tie up these 3 Jews. All they wore, turbins, robes, coats, sandals, everything was all tied up with them. They were "bound for the fiery furnace."
Now these three were taken and cast into the fiery furnace. Wow! They could have "justified" following the kings order in many ways, much as we do today. a) well it really does not matter, God will understand, or b) we are in a foreign land and God will excuse us for following their customs, or c) we are not hurting anyone, and on and on. BUT NO!!!! These 3 stood strong, stood up for, and were faith to God!! That is my calling my friend, that is yours as well -- be faithful to God.
Okay, so they were bound, taken up, and cast into the fiery furnace. Then what? Well......later my friend. See you tomorrow. Love you all.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny
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