Chapter 3 Outline

Daniel Chapter 3

1. The Image of Gold & The Blazing Furnace
2. King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold
1. 60 cubits high
2. 6 cubits wide
3. set up on plain of Dura in Babylon
3. King Nebuchadnezzar
1. summoned officials to come to dedication of image
1. satraps
2. prefects
3. governors
4. advisers
5. treasurers
6. judges
7. magistrates
8. all other provincial officials
2. The herald proclaimed loudly:
1. You are commanded that when you hear the sound, you must fall down and worship the image of gold
1. horn
2. flute
3. zither
4. lyre
5. harp
6. pipe
7. and all kinds of music
2. Whoever does not fall down will be immediately thrown into a blazing furnace.
3. As soon as everyone heard, they all fell down and worshiped the image
4. At this time some astrologers came forward to denounce the Jews
1. they told of some Jews who the king set over the affairs of the province of Bablyon (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) who pay no head
2. Said they did not serve the kings gods nor worship the image of gold
5. Nebuchadnezzar responds
1. furious with rage he summoned the men
2. He asked them if it was true 
3. ...and continued in saying that if they were ready to fall down and worship image, it was all good.  
4. If not - sent immediately to blazing furnace
5. Then what god will be able to rescue you?
6. The 3 men replied
1. Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego
2. we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter
3. IF you put us in furnace, God is able to deliver us
4. IF he does not, we want you to know that we still will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold.
7. Nebuchadnezzar replied
1. He was furious with the men and his attitude towards them changed.
2. He ordered the furnace heated 7x hotter than usual
3. commanded strongest solders to tie them up and throw them in
8. The men were bound, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes and thrown into the furnace
9. The solders who took the men up to the furnace were killed because the flames were so hot, and the 3 fell into the furnace.
10. Nebuchadnezzar responded
1. leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers - weren't there 3 men?
2. they said certainly
3. He said Look - 4 men!  
1. All unbound and unharmed
2. the 4th looks like a son of the gods
4. He approached the opening and shouted
1. "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, Come out!  Comer here!"
11. The 3 men came out of the fire and the crowd was around them and saw...
1. the fire had not harmed their bodies
2. not a hair on their head singed
3. robes were not scorched
4. no smell of fire on them
12. Nebuchadnezzar responds
1. Praise be the God of S, M & A who sent his angel to rescue his servants
2. They trusted in him and defied the king's command
3. they were willing to give up their lives rather than worship any other god 
4. Therefore, I decree
1. Anyone who says anything against the God of S, M & A will be cut to pieces and their houses turned into piles of rubble
2. No other god can save in this way
5. Then the king promoted S, M & A in the Babylon

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