The colossal golden statue of Daniel 3 was built around 556 years before Christ.
Daniel 3:7-15, "The band started to play, a huge band equipped with all the musical instruments of Babylon, and everyone—every race, color, and creed—fell to their knees and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8-12 Just then, some Babylonian fortunetellers stepped up and accused the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "Long live the king! You gave strict orders, O king, that when the big band started playing, everyone had to fall to their knees and worship the gold statue, and whoever did not go to their knees and worship it had to be pitched into a roaring furnace. Well, there are some Jews here—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have placed in high positions in the province of Babylon. These men are ignoring you, O king. They don't respect your gods and they won't worship the gold statue you set up."
The Hebrew names of these three Hebrew young men, when they were taken captive by Babylon, were Hananiah, meaning "God is gracious", Misha'el, "Who is like God?" and it also means to feed or provide as a husband for his family. Azariah appropriately means, "God has helped." Their Hebrew names all proved God true in God's deliverance for them! The Babylonian names given them were to try to make them forget about the One True God, and to be reprogrammed to worship the gods of Babylon. The three Hebrews were renamed after Babylonian gods. Hananiah was renamed Shadrach meaning, "Command of the moon god," Meshach meaning, "Who is like moon god?" and abednego meaning, "Servant of Nebo." Nebo was one of the main gods in the Babylonian heathen culture. Ever notice how the culture around you tries to reprogram you to believe there is no God, and draws your mind through movies, music, books, ect...
13-15 Furious, King Nebuchadnezzar ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be brought in. When the men were brought in, Nebuchadnezzar asked, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don't respect my gods and refuse to worship the gold statue that I have set up? I'm giving you a second chance—but from now on, when the big band strikes up you must go to your knees and worship the statue I have made. If you don't worship it, you will be pitched into a roaring furnace, no questions asked. Who is the god who can rescue you from my power?"
We'll go over the red hot furnace in the next post...
Daniel 3:7-15, "The band started to play, a huge band equipped with all the musical instruments of Babylon, and everyone—every race, color, and creed—fell to their knees and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8-12 Just then, some Babylonian fortunetellers stepped up and accused the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "Long live the king! You gave strict orders, O king, that when the big band started playing, everyone had to fall to their knees and worship the gold statue, and whoever did not go to their knees and worship it had to be pitched into a roaring furnace. Well, there are some Jews here—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—whom you have placed in high positions in the province of Babylon. These men are ignoring you, O king. They don't respect your gods and they won't worship the gold statue you set up."
The Hebrew names of these three Hebrew young men, when they were taken captive by Babylon, were Hananiah, meaning "God is gracious", Misha'el, "Who is like God?" and it also means to feed or provide as a husband for his family. Azariah appropriately means, "God has helped." Their Hebrew names all proved God true in God's deliverance for them! The Babylonian names given them were to try to make them forget about the One True God, and to be reprogrammed to worship the gods of Babylon. The three Hebrews were renamed after Babylonian gods. Hananiah was renamed Shadrach meaning, "Command of the moon god," Meshach meaning, "Who is like moon god?" and abednego meaning, "Servant of Nebo." Nebo was one of the main gods in the Babylonian heathen culture. Ever notice how the culture around you tries to reprogram you to believe there is no God, and draws your mind through movies, music, books, ect... 13-15 Furious, King Nebuchadnezzar ordered Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be brought in. When the men were brought in, Nebuchadnezzar asked, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don't respect my gods and refuse to worship the gold statue that I have set up? I'm giving you a second chance—but from now on, when the big band strikes up you must go to your knees and worship the statue I have made. If you don't worship it, you will be pitched into a roaring furnace, no questions asked. Who is the god who can rescue you from my power?" We'll go over the red hot furnace in the next post...
God B in U & through U, Joy J
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