Conclusion of They Would Not Bow Down

At hearing this, Neb-u-chad-nez'zar is even more angry.  There is a furnace nearby and he commands: 'Heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was before!'  Then he has the strongest men in his army tie up Sha'drach, Me'shach and A-bed'ne-go go and throw them in the furnace. The furnace is so hot that the strong men are killed by the flames. But what about the three you men whom they threw in?

The king looks into the furnace, and becomes very much afraid.  'Didn't we tie up three men and throw them into the burning hot furnace?' he asks.

'Yes, we did,' his servants answer.

'But I see four men walking around in the fire,' he says.  'They are not tied up, and the fire is not burning them.  And the fourth one looks like a god.'  The king goes closer to the door of the furnace and cries out:  Sha'drach! Me'shach! A-bed'ne-go ! come out, you servants of the Most High God!'

When they come out, everyone can see that they have not been hurt. Then the king says: 'Let the God of Sha'drach, Me'shach and A-bed'ne-go be praised!  He has sent his angel and saved them because they would not bow down and worship any god except for their own.' 

Isn't this a fine example of faithfulness to Jehovah for us to follow?

Note: Well, I must say, it took them long enough to get to  what I had told you earlier. But I am glad they did. I wish they would all of it every time,  so people won't have to guess for any amount of time. 

Exodus 20:3; Daniel 3:1-30.

Next time: Handwriting on the Wall

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