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Home > The Old Testament > Daniel > Chapter 3
SummaryThis heading should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Daniel. The relationship of Chapter 3 to Daniel as a whole, and in particular to the account of the den of lions in Chapter 6, is discussed at Daniel. The historical setting of Chapter 3 is also discussed at Daniel. Story. Chapter 3 tells the story of Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace. Chapter 3 has six principal parts.
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 3 include:
DiscussionThis heading is for more detailed discussions of all or part of a passage. Discussion may include the meaning of a particular word, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout the passage, insights to be developed in the future, and other items. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Chapter 3 can be read as a parallelism.
In the first a passage (3:1-7) the people obey the king’s command, upon threat of death, to worship an idol (6-7). In the second a passage (3:19-23) the king commands his mighty men to cast the three friends (Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego) into the fiery furnace. But death instead takes the king’s own soldiers as they obey his command (3:20-22). Obedience to the world leads to destruction. In the first b passage (3:8-12) the three friends are discovered refusing to serve the idol by Chaldeans, members of Babylon’s earthly empire. The three friends are individually named, but they are also identified as Jews and thus represent all who worship God. In the second b passage (3:24-27) the world’s most powerful man, Nebuchadnezzar, angrily sentences the three to death for refusing to serve the idol. But they are saved by an angel of God whose form, significantly, “is like the Son of God,” and the king recognizes that they are in fact “servants of the most high God.” Safety lies in obedience to God. The climax of the first c passage (3:13-18) is the exchange in verses 16-17 between the king and the three friends about God’s ability to save: After the three friends are delivered, the king states the lesson in the second c passage (3:28-30) that “there is no other God that can deliver after this sort”. At the opening of this episode the king commanded that everyone must worship the golden idol (3:4-6). At the conclusion he now commands that no one may speak ill of the God of the Jews (3:29). The king is not converted to monotheism, but he does acknowledge God as the most high God.
Parallel passagesThis heading is for listing other passages that borrow from or are very similar to all or part of this passage. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
Points to ponderThis heading is for prompts that suggest ways in which all or part of this passage can influence a person's life. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
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ResourcesThis heading is for listing links and print resources, including those cited in the notes. A short comment about the particular strengths of a resource can be helpful. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
NotesFootnotes are not required but are encouraged for factual assertions that average readers cannot easily evaluate for themselves, such as the date of King Solomon’s death or the nuanced definition of a Greek word. In contrast, insights rarely benefit from footnoting, and the focus of this page should always remain on the scriptures themselves rather than what someone has said about them. Links are actively encouraged on all sections of this page, and links to authoritative sources are preferable to footnotes.
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Home > The Old Testament > Daniel > Chapter 3
SummaryThis heading should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Daniel. The relationship of Chapter 3 to Daniel as a whole, and in particular to the account of the den of lions in Chapter 6, is discussed at Daniel. The historical setting of Chapter 3 is also discussed at Daniel. Story. Chapter 3 tells the story of Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace. Chapter 3 has six principal parts.
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 3 include:
DiscussionThis heading is for more detailed discussions of all or part of a passage. Discussion may include the meaning of a particular word, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout the passage, insights to be developed in the future, and other items. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Chapter 3 can be read as a parallelism.
In the first a passage (3:1-7) the people obey the king’s command, upon threat of death, to worship an idol (6-7). In the second a passage (3:19-23) the king commands his mighty men to cast the three friends (Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego) into the fiery furnace. But death instead takes the king’s own soldiers as they obey his command (3:20-22). Obedience to the world leads to destruction. In the first b passage (3:8-12) the three friends are discovered refusing to serve the idol by Chaldeans, members of Babylon’s earthly empire. The three friends are individually named, but they are also identified as Jews and thus represent all who worship God. In the second b passage (3:24-27) the world’s most powerful man, Nebuchadnezzar, angrily sentences the three to death for refusing to serve the idol. But they are saved by an angel of God whose form, significantly, “is like the Son of God,” and the king recognizes that they are in fact “servants of the most high God.” Safety lies in obedience to God. The climax of the first c passage (3:13-18) is the exchange in verses 16-17 between the king and the three friends about God’s ability to save: After the three friends are delivered, the king states the lesson in the second c passage (3:28-30) that “there is no other God that can deliver after this sort”. At the opening of this episode the king commanded that everyone must worship the golden idol (3:4-6). At the conclusion he now commands that no one may speak ill of the God of the Jews (3:29). The king is not converted to monotheism, but he does acknowledge God as the most high God.
Parallel passagesThis heading is for listing other passages that borrow from or are very similar to all or part of this passage. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
Points to ponderThis heading is for prompts that suggest ways in which all or part of this passage can influence a person's life. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
I have a questionThis heading is for unanswered questions and is an important part of the continual effort to improve this wiki. Please do not be shy, as even a basic or "stupid" question can identify things that need to be improved on this page. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
ResourcesThis heading is for listing links and print resources, including those cited in the notes. A short comment about the particular strengths of a resource can be helpful. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
NotesFootnotes are not required but are encouraged for factual assertions that average readers cannot easily evaluate for themselves, such as the date of King Solomon’s death or the nuanced definition of a Greek word. In contrast, insights rarely benefit from footnoting, and the focus of this page should always remain on the scriptures themselves rather than what someone has said about them. Links are actively encouraged on all sections of this page, and links to authoritative sources are preferable to footnotes.
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Home > The Old Testament > Daniel > Chapter 3
SummaryThis heading should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Daniel. The relationship of Chapter 3 to Daniel as a whole, and in particular to the account of the den of lions in Chapter 6, is discussed at Daniel. The historical setting of Chapter 3 is also discussed at Daniel. Story. Chapter 3 tells the story of Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace. Chapter 3 has six principal parts.
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 3 include:
DiscussionThis heading is for more detailed discussions of all or part of a passage. Discussion may include the meaning of a particular word, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout the passage, insights to be developed in the future, and other items. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Chapter 3 can be read as a parallelism.
In the first a passage (3:1-7) the people obey the king’s command, upon threat of death, to worship an idol (6-7). In the second a passage (3:19-23) the king commands his mighty men to cast the three friends (Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego) into the fiery furnace. But death instead takes the king’s own soldiers as they obey his command (3:20-22). Obedience to the world leads to destruction. In the first b passage (3:8-12) the three friends are discovered refusing to serve the idol by Chaldeans, members of Babylon’s earthly empire. The three friends are individually named, but they are also identified as Jews and thus represent all who worship God. In the second b passage (3:24-27) the world’s most powerful man, Nebuchadnezzar, angrily sentences the three to death for refusing to serve the idol. But they are saved by an angel of God whose form, significantly, “is like the Son of God,” and the king recognizes that they are in fact “servants of the most high God.” Safety lies in obedience to God. The climax of the first c passage (3:13-18) is the exchange in verses 16-17 between the king and the three friends about God’s ability to save: After the three friends are delivered, the king states the lesson in the second c passage (3:28-30) that “there is no other God that can deliver after this sort”. At the opening of this episode the king commanded that everyone must worship the golden idol (3:4-6). At the conclusion he now commands that no one may speak ill of the God of the Jews (3:29). The king is not converted to monotheism, but he does acknowledge God as the most high God.
Parallel passagesThis heading is for listing other passages that borrow from or are very similar to all or part of this passage. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
Points to ponderThis heading is for prompts that suggest ways in which all or part of this passage can influence a person's life. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
I have a questionThis heading is for unanswered questions and is an important part of the continual effort to improve this wiki. Please do not be shy, as even a basic or "stupid" question can identify things that need to be improved on this page. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
ResourcesThis heading is for listing links and print resources, including those cited in the notes. A short comment about the particular strengths of a resource can be helpful. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
NotesFootnotes are not required but are encouraged for factual assertions that average readers cannot easily evaluate for themselves, such as the date of King Solomon’s death or the nuanced definition of a Greek word. In contrast, insights rarely benefit from footnoting, and the focus of this page should always remain on the scriptures themselves rather than what someone has said about them. Links are actively encouraged on all sections of this page, and links to authoritative sources are preferable to footnotes.
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Home > The Old Testament > Daniel > Chapter 3
SummaryThis heading should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Daniel. The relationship of Chapter 3 to Daniel as a whole, and in particular to the account of the den of lions in Chapter 6, is discussed at Daniel. The historical setting of Chapter 3 is also discussed at Daniel. Story. Chapter 3 tells the story of Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace. Chapter 3 has six principal parts.
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 3 include:
DiscussionThis heading is for more detailed discussions of all or part of a passage. Discussion may include the meaning of a particular word, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout the passage, insights to be developed in the future, and other items. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Chapter 3 can be read as a parallelism.
In the first a passage (3:1-7) the people obey the king’s command, upon threat of death, to worship an idol (6-7). In the second a passage (3:19-23) the king commands his mighty men to cast the three friends (Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego) into the fiery furnace. But death instead takes the king’s own soldiers as they obey his command (3:20-22). Obedience to the world leads to destruction. In the first b passage (3:8-12) the three friends are discovered refusing to serve the idol by Chaldeans, members of Babylon’s earthly empire. The three friends are individually named, but they are also identified as Jews and thus represent all who worship God. In the second b passage (3:24-27) the world’s most powerful man, Nebuchadnezzar, angrily sentences the three to death for refusing to serve the idol. But they are saved by an angel of God whose form, significantly, “is like the Son of God,” and the king recognizes that they are in fact “servants of the most high God.” Safety lies in obedience to God. The climax of the first c passage (3:13-18) is the exchange in verses 16-17 between the king and the three friends about God’s ability to save: After the three friends are delivered, the king states the lesson in the second c passage (3:28-30) that “there is no other God that can deliver after this sort”. At the opening of this episode the king commanded that everyone must worship the golden idol (3:4-6). At the conclusion he now commands that no one may speak ill of the God of the Jews (3:29). The king is not converted to monotheism, but he does acknowledge God as the most high God.
Parallel passagesThis heading is for listing other passages that borrow from or are very similar to all or part of this passage. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
Points to ponderThis heading is for prompts that suggest ways in which all or part of this passage can influence a person's life. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
I have a questionThis heading is for unanswered questions and is an important part of the continual effort to improve this wiki. Please do not be shy, as even a basic or "stupid" question can identify things that need to be improved on this page. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
ResourcesThis heading is for listing links and print resources, including those cited in the notes. A short comment about the particular strengths of a resource can be helpful. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
NotesFootnotes are not required but are encouraged for factual assertions that average readers cannot easily evaluate for themselves, such as the date of King Solomon’s death or the nuanced definition of a Greek word. In contrast, insights rarely benefit from footnoting, and the focus of this page should always remain on the scriptures themselves rather than what someone has said about them. Links are actively encouraged on all sections of this page, and links to authoritative sources are preferable to footnotes.
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Home > The Old Testament > Daniel > Chapter 3
SummaryThis heading should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Daniel. The relationship of Chapter 3 to Daniel as a whole, and in particular to the account of the den of lions in Chapter 6, is discussed at Daniel. The historical setting of Chapter 3 is also discussed at Daniel. Story. Chapter 3 tells the story of Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace. Chapter 3 has six principal parts.
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 3 include:
DiscussionThis heading is for more detailed discussions of all or part of a passage. Discussion may include the meaning of a particular word, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout the passage, insights to be developed in the future, and other items. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Chapter 3 can be read as a parallelism.
In the first a passage (3:1-7) the people obey the king’s command, upon threat of death, to worship an idol (6-7). In the second a passage (3:19-23) the king commands his mighty men to cast the three friends (Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego) into the fiery furnace. But death instead takes the king’s own soldiers as they obey his command (3:20-22). Obedience to the world leads to destruction. In the first b passage (3:8-12) the three friends are discovered refusing to serve the idol by Chaldeans, members of Babylon’s earthly empire. The three friends are individually named, but they are also identified as Jews and thus represent all who worship God. In the second b passage (3:24-27) the world’s most powerful man, Nebuchadnezzar, angrily sentences the three to death for refusing to serve the idol. But they are saved by an angel of God whose form, significantly, “is like the Son of God,” and the king recognizes that they are in fact “servants of the most high God.” Safety lies in obedience to God. The climax of the first c passage (3:13-18) is the exchange in verses 16-17 between the king and the three friends about God’s ability to save: After the three friends are delivered, the king states the lesson in the second c passage (3:28-30) that “there is no other God that can deliver after this sort”. At the opening of this episode the king commanded that everyone must worship the golden idol (3:4-6). At the conclusion he now commands that no one may speak ill of the God of the Jews (3:29). The king is not converted to monotheism, but he does acknowledge God as the most high God.
Parallel passagesThis heading is for listing other passages that borrow from or are very similar to all or part of this passage. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
Points to ponderThis heading is for prompts that suggest ways in which all or part of this passage can influence a person's life. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
I have a questionThis heading is for unanswered questions and is an important part of the continual effort to improve this wiki. Please do not be shy, as even a basic or "stupid" question can identify things that need to be improved on this page. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
ResourcesThis heading is for listing links and print resources, including those cited in the notes. A short comment about the particular strengths of a resource can be helpful. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
NotesFootnotes are not required but are encouraged for factual assertions that average readers cannot easily evaluate for themselves, such as the date of King Solomon’s death or the nuanced definition of a Greek word. In contrast, insights rarely benefit from footnoting, and the focus of this page should always remain on the scriptures themselves rather than what someone has said about them. Links are actively encouraged on all sections of this page, and links to authoritative sources are preferable to footnotes.
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Home > The Old Testament > Daniel > Chapter 3
SummaryThis heading should be very brief. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Relationship to Daniel. The relationship of Chapter 3 to Daniel as a whole, and in particular to the account of the den of lions in Chapter 6, is discussed at Daniel. The historical setting of Chapter 3 is also discussed at Daniel. Story. Chapter 3 tells the story of Daniel's three friends Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being cast into the fiery furnace. Chapter 3 has six principal parts.
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 3 include:
DiscussionThis heading is for more detailed discussions of all or part of a passage. Discussion may include the meaning of a particular word, how a doctrinal point is developed throughout the passage, insights to be developed in the future, and other items. Contributions may range from polished paragraphs down to a single bullet point. The focus, however, should always be on understanding the scriptural text consistent with LDS doctrine. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. → Chapter 3 can be read as a parallelism.
In the first a passage (3:1-7) the people obey the king’s command, upon threat of death, to worship an idol (6-7). In the second a passage (3:19-23) the king commands his mighty men to cast the three friends (Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego) into the fiery furnace. But death instead takes the king’s own soldiers as they obey his command (3:20-22). Obedience to the world leads to destruction. In the first b passage (3:8-12) the three friends are discovered refusing to serve the idol by Chaldeans, members of Babylon’s earthly empire. The three friends are individually named, but they are also identified as Jews and thus represent all who worship God. In the second b passage (3:24-27) the world’s most powerful man, Nebuchadnezzar, angrily sentences the three to death for refusing to serve the idol. But they are saved by an angel of God whose form, significantly, “is like the Son of God,” and the king recognizes that they are in fact “servants of the most high God.” Safety lies in obedience to God. The climax of the first c passage (3:13-18) is the exchange in verses 16-17 between the king and the three friends about God’s ability to save: After the three friends are delivered, the king states the lesson in the second c passage (3:28-30) that “there is no other God that can deliver after this sort”. At the opening of this episode the king commanded that everyone must worship the golden idol (3:4-6). At the conclusion he now commands that no one may speak ill of the God of the Jews (3:29). The king is not converted to monotheism, but he does acknowledge God as the most high God.
Parallel passagesThis heading is for listing other passages that borrow from or are very similar to all or part of this passage. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
Points to ponderThis heading is for prompts that suggest ways in which all or part of this passage can influence a person's life. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
I have a questionThis heading is for unanswered questions and is an important part of the continual effort to improve this wiki. Please do not be shy, as even a basic or "stupid" question can identify things that need to be improved on this page. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
ResourcesThis heading is for listing links and print resources, including those cited in the notes. A short comment about the particular strengths of a resource can be helpful. Click the link above and to the right to edit or add content to this heading. →
NotesFootnotes are not required but are encouraged for factual assertions that average readers cannot easily evaluate for themselves, such as the date of King Solomon’s death or the nuanced definition of a Greek word. In contrast, insights rarely benefit from footnoting, and the focus of this page should always remain on the scriptures themselves rather than what someone has said about them. Links are actively encouraged on all sections of this page, and links to authoritative sources are preferable to footnotes.
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