Daniel Chapter 2 Through 7 Is Written In Aramaic. Preaching the Power of the Cross. And remember what we learned in the Daniel Chapter 2 sermon. See Romans 12:1-2. The Crowd Notices Some Rogue Elements (3:8-12). A. 1. Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king saying, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you concerning this matter. The temptation, when the stakes are high, is to convince ourselves that God is not ultimately sovereign or that because He is so sovereign that my allegiance to him does not really count. Those who support the sin of homosexuality would have us bow down to their idol. 2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. True allegiance is the refusal to allow anything to be removed from the framework that the Torah established. Big Idea: When God has big business in the world, allegiance always gets the contract (Develop Inductively), Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego stand out from the crowd (3:13-23), Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar ordered Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego to be summoned. Or, are you being pulled by the crowd onto their path. ; Then we see a … SUBJECT: Passage Study TITLE: Studies in Daniel – God’s Proving PROPOSITION: What can we learn of the trial of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? But if you do not worship, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire! With everything on the line God came through and did the extra-ordinary. Its tendency - you might even says its penchant and desire - is to rise to the surface. The penalty for refusal was to be cast into the burning fiery furnace. So Daniel asks King Nebuchadnezzar to “hook” his friends up with good jobs. It's a powerful force that can take the form of overt social pressure or subtler influences. A. (Why Daniel does not object is unknown, as is Daniel’s whereabouts in chapter 3.) Animal Parade Daniel 7. Regardless of what lies ahead of them. 3 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, [] and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 3) The three Hebrew children wouldn’t conform to the world. Elizabeth Bibesco famously said, “Irony is the hygiene of the mind.” Irony keeps the mind healthy and on its toes. These Jewish men, and us I hope, recognize that the pull of the crowd is really just the pull towards conformity. 3) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew the pressure of political correctness! Goats 1, Rams 0 Daniel 8. After clicking 'Register', you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. THE STORY OF THE THREE HEBREW CHILDREN. Daniel chapter 3 is a well known and well loved chapter in the Bible. I. He ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than it was normally heated. They sang the song of Moses and the lamb. Michael A. Milton. This essay is both a historical and expository treatment of Daniel 3. 2. 1. God’s Graffiti Daniel 5. It is one of those passages that we think we know inside out, upside down and forward and backwards. Sermon of the Week Daniel 3:13-18 (NKJV) "Through The Fire" 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Daniel 3:16-18 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources "THE COMMITMENT THAT WINS" Intro: The setting of the text. Power and its irresistible influence were thick in the air at Corinth. Turn-it and turn-it everything you need is in it. This is reasonable but not certain. Daniel 3 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries; King sent word to Assemble - All the leaders in Babylon were required to be present and by some estimates the number was in the thousands (or even much higher). Date written: September 2nd, 2007Bible Text: Daniel 3:1-7. (develop inductively). We learn 1) The Pressure of Political Correctness, 2) … Trials" from our "Daniel: Faith Under Fire" series. He died as an allegiant Jew but he rose from the grave to show us the reality of the confidence that Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego had, the confidence that for allegiant Jews the resurrection is our ultimate victory over all the false images and emperors who try to force us to bow at their altars. He asked his ministers, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Surely, O king.” But he answered saying, “Look! Daniel does not forget those who helped him get to the top. 1) We have those in our society who want us to bow down to their idols as well. Whoever does not fall down and worship will that same hour be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.”. Daniel 3:25 This narrative may be assumed to set forth in lively type or emblem the security of God's saints in the hour of their greatest peril, together with the reason of that security. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 4) The three Hebrew children were captured in Jerusalem and taken here as captives, slaves, eunuchs. The Book of Revelation shows us a group of people who had the same spirit as Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego but they overcame not be escaping but dying in Judaism we call it “kedush ha’shem” they sanctified the Name of God by not bowing to an idol. Daniel 3 Sermon — Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley on Daniel 3 with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the fiery furnace. PROPOSITION: What can we learn of the trial of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? And so no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark—either the name of the beast or the number of his name. They do not serve your gods, nor will they worship the golden image that you have set up.”, There are certain Jews whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego—those men pay no heed to you, O king. A sermon by Bob Wade titled "Faith vs. LESSONS FROM THE FIERY FURNACE . Memory Verse: Daniel 3:17-18 “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand O king. d. Some have suggested that this was the Christ. They stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. The men that will win. They were not as high up as Daniel but they had some leadership responsibility and some status. When God has big business in the world, allegiance always gets the contract. The Septuagint, the Greek Translation of the Old Testament, says Daniel 3 took place in the 18thyear of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign (587-586 B.C.). In addition, Nebuchadnezzar never acknowledges what the narrator asserted in the opening verses of the book: God gave him the victory over Judah and Jerusalem (1:1-2). It is the pull towards conformity, to align your attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors with those around you. The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. The message of the power of the Cross was preached by Paul to a congregation very much embroiled in the practical meaning and effects of power. Here's a sermon about Daniel's example from Daniel 6. is geographically at the outer wall of Babylon at the pedestal of a idol statue. The Three Hebrew Children Lived by Faith. The pull of the crowd is the path to perdition. At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews. This is the time when he destroyed the temple in Jerusalem and deported, for a 3rdtime, Jews to Babylon. Let me begin reading in chapter 3 Daniel 3:1-2, 4-6 The sermon this morning is entitled “Drawing a line in the sand”. 2) Not only were the three alive, but there was a fourth figure with them that he likened to a son of the gods. 2) Are there some truths for which we would lay down our lives? Nebuchadnezzar then approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire and exclaimed, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego came out from the middle of the fire. Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage and the appearance of his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. Do you sing the song of Moses and the Lamb? 3 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Intro: This is one of those chapters in the Bible that we have been hearing since we were small children in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. When the satraps, administrators, governors and royal ministers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. 1) We must learn that when we stand up for what is right, some will oppose us. At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews. This is not just a story that unmasks reality it is a plot that predicts. The King’s Command – Daniel 3:1-7 The chapter begins with King Nebuchadnezzar erecting a statue and the commanding everyone to bow down to it. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. Daniel 3:24-25 There are two aspects of life: one, the common, the ordinary, the prosaic aspect; and the other, the Divine, the glorified, the Christian aspect; and that which alone can give you this second aspect of life is the presence of the Son of God. What is under the surface will push its way up and burst onto the surface. Now if you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and pipes and all kinds of music you must fall down and worship the image that I have made. Lets look at that. Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations! Children learn about it in Sunday School and preachers preach about it and reference it often. The Paperback Bible presents the Bible by the Book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Nebuchadnezzar executed his wrath upon the three Hebrew children. Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, Mashiach-bah. This is a sermon based on Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who were thrown into the Fiery Furnace for not worshipping the statue of Gold in Daniel 3:1-10. Whoever does not fall down and worship will that same hour be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.” Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. So the king does. Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. But If Not Daniel 3:17-18. Then what god will be able to deliver you out of my hands?”. The second beast was permitted to give life to the image of the first beast, so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause all who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. a. Daniel 3:1-30, ESV If you are anything like me, when you read this well-known account of faithfulness to the Lord and to his word, even when the prospect of death is on the table. c. It was Jehovah’s messenger/angel (verse 28). Fire represents persecution, trial, torment, affliction, of whatever sort, under its fiercest aspect; for fire consumes, devours, destroys, causes to disappear. When we left our friends at the end of chapter two everything was going along very nicely thank you very much. Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him! 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). Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Daniel 3:22 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources. Daniel 3:1-30. 2) They brought the accusation before the king regarding Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Other nations, who believed in more than one god, simply added this idol to their list of deities to be worshipped. If it is so, our God whom we serve is able to save us from the furnace of blazing fire and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. CONCLUSION: [ conclusion of this daniel 3 sermon ], 1. OBJECTIVE: That each one would be motivated to stand strong in the face of trial and overcome through faith. Nebuchadnezzar and the crowds realize their is a sovereignty greater than the fire (. Who shall not fear and glorify Your name, O Lord? As much as we like to think of ourselves as individuals, the fact is that we're driven to fit in, and that usually means going with the flow. Therefore I hereby decree that any people, nation or language that says anything slanderous against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego will be torn limb from limb and their house made a pile of rubble, because there is no other god that is able to deliver in this way.” Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon. How were the Hebrew children discovered? 1) What happened next literally amazed the old king. Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego’s allegiance changes everything (3:28-30). I have no doubt in my mind these are faithful Jewish believers and non-Jews who have learned to walk out their faith in a Jewish context. And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had overcome the beast and his image and the number of his name standing by the sea of glass, holding the harps of God. Turn-it and turn-it the Messiah is in it.”. In this chapter, the word worship occurs 11 times, the word serve occurs 5 times, a total of 16 usages to hammer home the point that this is about a man trying to command the spiritual allegiances of other mens hearts to a false god. b. It contains things we all like in a story... 90 foot idols, furious kings, fiery furnaces hot enough to kill people who are just passing by... That sort of thing. It could have been. Date written: September 2nd, 2007 Bible Text: Daniel 3:1-7. 2. Not a hair of their head was singed, nor were their robes scorched, nor was there a smell of fire on them. When God has big business to get done in the world, allegiance always gets the contract. 5) They are in a strange country where strange customs prevail. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 3) Nebuchadnezzar was also conquered. When the satraps, administrators, governors and royal ministers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. I see four men walking about unbound and unharmed in the middle of the fire, and the fourth has the appearance like a son of the gods!”. THE MEN WHO KEPT THEIR TESTIMONIES. 1. They spoke up and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! 2) This could potentially have been around 14000 degrees Fahrenheit. They sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. 1) Jeremiah 9:7 “Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?”, 2) Isaiah 48:10 “Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”, 3) Ezekiel 22:18-22 “Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 9) They were willing to be tried by fire literally to prove their personal principles. - the reality is that he is not the sovereign one but a servant to THE SOVEREIGN ONE. Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and leapt to his feet. 6) So today we too must walk by faith especially in trying times. Nebuchadnezzar orders the execution of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego (19-23). Reference: Daniel 3:18.—J. a. The crowds waste no time doing what they are told. 2) Some desire us to have no standards of morality whatsoever. 4) All of Nebuchadnezzar’s men, who had accused Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego saw the outcome. Moreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained at the royal court. What a moment in the lives of the young Jewish exiles. Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. He ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than it was normally heated and commanded some of the mighty men in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego and to cast them into the furnace of blazing fire. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. a. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold: There is considerable debate regarding when this happened. Here is wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number of a man, and his number is 666. At that time certain Chaldeans came forward and denounced the Jews. He also causes all—the small and the great, the rich and the poor, the free and the slave—to receive a mark on their right hand or upon their forehead. Daniel 3:19-30. Not a bad job at all. At some point, every Christian will face trials that challenge their faith. And, Daniel, well Daniel was the lead on this one so the King brought him up to the highest arena of political leadership in Babylon: That is like being part of our President’s inside circle of cabinet members. The crowds are not just swearing politically loyalty, this is about worship. Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. THE VALUE OF COMMITMENT. 2) By faith we can overcome the world as well. SermonAudio.com - Daniel 3 Sermons. The King Who Went Crazy Daniel 4. We learn about…, The Church Before Pentecost – In Prophecy (2), Crucifixion of Jesus - The Nature and Purpose of the Crucifixion, Instrumental Music in Worship Is Sabotaging Your Walk With God, Elders in the Bible | Ordaining Elders in the Church, Sermon on Zacharias | 3 Powerful Lessons You Need to Know, God's Unforgettable Call of Abraham - God's Call and Promise, Sermon on the Mind of Christ - The Mind of Christ. Nebuchadnezzar thought that what mattered the most, what was most ultimate was absolute allegiance to him. Apply the Idea: You can try really hard to push down beneath the surface what you really love but in times of crises especially when the crowd puts its pressure on you. When these men were brought before the king, Nebuchadnezzar responded to them saying, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, that you don’t serve my gods or worship the golden image that I set up? If not then you will be thrown into the fiery furnance. a. (Daniel 3:29)We live in an age of increasing religion and decreasing faith.On the one hand, the "business" of religion is booming. 3) Nebuchadnezzar called them out of the furnace. Yet even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image that you set up.”. Nebuchadnezzar sees the angel of the Lord: the king of Israel Yeshua (24-25). I see four men walking about unbound and unharmed in the middle of the fire, and the fourth has the appearance like a son of the gods!” Nebuchadnezzar then approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire and exclaimed, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, servants of the Most High God, come out and come here!” So Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego came out from the middle of the fire. They do not serve your gods, nor will they worship the golden image that you have set up.”, Rather than going with the flow of the crowd go rogue because the pull of the crowd is the path to perdition. 7) Are we prepared to live by faith regardless of what may come our way? Dare to be a Daniel Daniel 1:8-21. 3) And sometimes, those who oppose us will become our allies. In this chapter we see a specific trial that has fallen upon these three Hebrew children. A Time to Disobey Daniel 3. 3) The men who threw them into the fire were consumed by the heat. - unveiling the realities around us for what they really are.” (p. 39 [brackets mine]). This is a sermon based on Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who were thrown into the Fiery Furnace for not worshipping the statue of Gold in Daniel 3:1-10. 3) And they were willing to die for their faith. The Ones Who Would Not Worship that Image (. We are going to explore this today in our passage from, Grab your copy of the Scriptures and say it with me like you mean it, “Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, De-cola-bah. We learn 1) The Pressure of Political Correctness, 2) The Proving of Personal Principles, 3) The Prevailing Power of Faith in God. S.M.A. B. Daniel 3 Sermon — Sermon outline by Kevin Cauley on Daniel 3 with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and the fiery furnace.. He asked his ministers, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Surely, O king.” But he answered saying, “Look! 8) But even if He didn’t, even if they had to die, they would not bow down. Keble, Sermons for Sundays after Trinity, Part II., p. 251. S.M.A would have nothing to do with this. 2. He performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven in the sight of men. The point of apocalyptic literature…[is not] just prediction but, - unveiling the realities around us for what they really are.” (p. 39 [brackets mine], While Nebuchadnezzar wanted to believe he was the only sovereign in the world - that is why he made the whole statute out of gold instead of like the pattern found in. 1) He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times as hot. There are certain Jews whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego—those men pay no heed to you, O king. The prophets foretold of their being tried, proved, and tested. discerned this was not just about political allegiances to Nebuchadnezzar; no, this was about religious allegiance, this was about worship. Possibly the place where the image was constructed. This posed a serious threat to the Jews. Refresh the irony definition: “Irony is the hygiene of the mind.”, which is translated “the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men”, James Smith, “Apocalyptic literature is a genre of Scripture that tries to get us to see (or see, ) the empires that constitute our environment in order to see them for what they really are. King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide. For You alone are Holy. This story is so special to us because it teaches that taking a stand for God always pays off in the end. The image was the Political Correctness of the day. They spoke up and said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! And he deceives those who dwell on the earth through the signs he is permitted to perform, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image in honor of the beast who has the sword wound yet lived. All the nations shall come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed!”. 2) However, we can prevail through faith. The commandment to bow and worship the image. Then the satraps, administrators, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the authorities of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected. The men who will get the job done. And they are singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful are Your deeds, ! c. Some might say to save another person from death. 1) They said that their God would deliver them, but even if He would not, they still refused to bow down. He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. b. Now, at the beginning of chapter 3 others must bow (3:5, 6, 11, 15). It just tells you “what no to do” but not what God is looking for. Sermons from Daniel Dare to be a Daniel (Daniel 1:8-21) The Four Freshmen: How the World Tries to Seduce the Church (Daniel 1:1-7) The World According to God (Daniel 2) But If Not (Daniel 3:17-18) A Time to Disobey (Daniel 3) He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (Daniel 4) The King Who Went Crazy (Daniel 4) God’s Graffiti (Daniel 5) He exercises all the authority of the first beast before him, and he makes the earth and all those who dwell in it worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. Where won’t you cross and what won’t you do? I bet there pats on the back to go around and lots of head-shaking, that head-shaking that says, “things are going to be different now.” I am sure Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego were so grateful that there friend did not forget them and got them a sweet job in the government. They chose instead to be transformers of wrong to right. 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