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Daniel chapter 3 is a well known and well loved chapter in the Bible. 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. When we left our friends at the end of chapter two everything was going along very nicely thank you very much.
He ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual. (20) Then he commanded valiant warriors who were in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego and throw them into the blazing furnace. (Daniel 3:19-20) So these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, being firmly tied, fell down in the middle of the blazing furnace.
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Feb 7, 2024 · We are studying Daniel 3, specifically verses 19-28, this week, as we near the end of our quarter-long meditation on faith. [ Some notes on the text are here.] In that context, the central question is presumably “What does this narrative teach us about faith?
The book of Daniel, named after and written by Daniel in the sixth century B.C., records the events of his life and the visions that he saw from the time of his exile in 605 (Dan. 1:1) until the third year of King Cyrus (536; Dan. 10:1). Daniel, whose name means “God is my Judge,” was a young man of noble blood who was exiled from Judah ...
- A. The Prayer of Daniel.
- B. Gabriel Brings The Answer to Daniel’s Prayer.
- C. The Prophecy of The Seventy weeks.
1. (1-2) Introduction: Daniel’s reason for prayer.
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the lineage of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the LORD through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. a. Understood by the books: Daniel 9is one of the most amazing and significant prophetic passages in the Bible, and it begins with Daniel’s u...
2. (3) Daniel’s preparation for prayer.
Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. a. I set my face: This implies determinationin prayer. Daniel had a goal to reach through prayer, and he approached God as a man who would not be denied. He did this because he was rightly convinced that his prayer was in the will of God, and knew it was not motivated by any selfish desire. b. To make request by prayer and supplications: Daniel wasn’t passive as God’s prophe...
3. (4-15) Daniel confesses the sin of his people, and glorifies the goodness and righteousness of God.
And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousn...
1. (20-21) Daniel’s prayer is interrupted by an angelic visit.
Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God, yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. a. While I was speaking in prayer: This dramatic answer to prayer came even as Daniel prayed. Jesus said, your Father knows the things you...
2. (22-23) Gabriel announces that he has come to bring Daniel an answer to his prayer.
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:” a. I have now come forth to give you skill to understand: In his prayer, Daniel didn’t ask for understanding. His prayer demonstrated that his heart was close to God’s heart, so as a friend, God revealed...
1. (24a) Seventy weeks are determined for the Jews and Jerusalem.
“Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, a. Seventy weeks are determined: There is almost universal agreement among Bible scholars and commentators that this refers to seventy sets of seven years, or weeks of years. i. In ancient Hebrew, weekssimply refers to a unit of seven. The Hebrew word here is often used to mean a unit of seven days, but it may also be used for a unit of seven years. ii. “The Jews had Sabbatic years, by which their years were divided into we...
2. (24b) What will be accomplished in the seventy weeks.
To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy. a. To finish the transgression: This says that transgression itself will be finished. Taken literally, this means establishing an entirely new order on earth, with an end to man’s rebellion against God. i. “The culmination of appointed years will witness the conclusion of man’s ‘transgression’ or ‘rebellio...
3. (25) The course and dividing of the seventy weeks.
“Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times. a. From the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem: Here Gabriel revealed to Daniel the starting point for the seventy-weeks prophecy. There was a command to restore and build Jerusalemin history that started this specific per...
May 26, 2004 · These three remained faithful to God and to His law, even when threatened with the fiery furnace. In contrast, Israel persisted in her idolatry, even when warned not to do so. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego are the ideal Israelites, who obey God’s law even when it is life-threatening.
3. In what ways did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego show their unwavering faith? 4. How does this chapter speak to the theme of God's protection and deliverance? 5. How does King Nebuchadnezzar's reaction to the miracle reflect his understanding of God's power? 6. What is the significance of the fourth figure in the fire? 7.
