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Daniel 3:13 Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, 14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
Remember Nebuchadnezzar had already castrated these men. He was not known for making hollow threats.
I'm posting a video of a guy melting a little tiny bit of gold.
First he makes a silver bar then a gold one. You can see where just laying the tongues on the wood have burned the surface. Notice the flames coming out when he melts the gold. We wouldn't want to even touch the furnace let alone stick a pinkie finger in there.
This was a serious threat.
[video=youtube;Cb91nETfaqg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb91nETfaqg[/video]
Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us[c] from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
c.Daniel 3:17 Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and
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