Bible Music Worship
Bible Stories: The Fiery Furnace
There was an opportunity to show not only King Nebuchadnezzar, but all the people, that the idols had no power at all, but the God of Daniel and his friends had all power. Even though the king had admitted that Daniel’s God was the great God who could reveal secrets, he thought that He was only one of many gods but a powerful one.
Nebuchadnezzar was a very powerful king, feared by everyone. One day he had a very large image of his god made of gold. It was ninety feet high and nine feet wide. He had it set up on a plain so that it could be seen for many miles. It glittered and sparkled in the sunlight. When it was completed, Nebuchadnezzar sent an order for all the princes and rulers from every part of the kingdom to come to the dedication of his image.
There were many captives from many lands living there, even as the Jewish people were. Each one worshipped a different god. King Nebuchadnezzar commanded them all to worship his god; the one whom he thought had helped him conquer the world. When they all came together and stood before this great image m a herald stood up and cried out in a loud voice, “You are commanded every one, when you hear the musical instruments playing, to fall down and worship the golden image which King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. If you do not do this you will be thrown into a burning fiery furnace.”
Everyone knew that the king would do as he said. Soon the sound of the music was heard, and the people fell to their knees before the image. Three men stood straight and tall as the music played. They were Daniel’s three friends. Near them were some of the wise men of Babylon. They hurried to the king and said, “O King, live forever. You have made a decree that if anyone should not fall down and worship the golden image, he should be cast into the burning fiery furnace. There are three Jews here who have paid no attention to your decree. They do not serve your gods, and they have not worshiped your image.”
The king was very angry. He commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought to him. When they stood before him, he said, “Is it true, that you do not serve my gods, nor worship the golden image that I have set up?” We will give you one more chance. This time, if you do not fall down and worship the image when you hear the music, that same hour you will be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace, and who is that God that will deliver you out of my hand?”
The young men stood very straight before the king as they answered, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not afraid to answer you. Our God is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and from your hand. But even if He does not deliver us from the furnace, we must tell you that we will not serve your gods, nor worship your image.”
The king was so angry that his face twisted in rage. He commanded his servants to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it had ever been heated before. This was an open furnace which had been built so that the king could watch as prisoners were thrown into it. He called the strongest men in his army to bind the three young men and throw them into the furnace.
The flames were so hot that the soldiers who threw them into the furnace were burned to death from the heat. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell down on their knees bound in the fire. Then suddenly the king rose in astonishment and said to his counsellors, “Did we not throw three men bound into the fire? I see four men, loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the form of the fourth man is like the Son of God.”
The king came closer to the furnace and called out, “Ye servants of the most high God, come here.” The three men came walking out of the fiery furnace. Not only the king, but all the people saw them. They saw that they were not burned, and there was no smell of fire about their clothing.
The only thing the fire had done was to loose the bonds which bound them. Then the king issued another decree, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. I make a decree that no one is to speak a word against their God, or they shall be punished. There is no other God that can deliver in this way.”
Then the king promoted the three men and gave them better positions in the kingdom. God had protected His servants because they were true to Him.
About the Author
Julia Shipley is a committed Christian worshipping and serving in her local church. She has a heart for the young children and the youth believing the word of God is the final authority. For information regarding Sunday school lessons and other Bible stories visit http://www.quick-christian-resources.com
Revelation Song – IBC Indiana Bible College
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