Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. Ver. 1. _Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold._] Having taken Tyre, which was that great service spoken... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Ver. 2. _Then Nebuchadn... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set... [ Continue Reading ]
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, Ver. 4. _To you it is commanded._] Chald., They command; _i.e., _ the king and his council. _as Esther 1:13_ _; _ Est 1:15 But what said the heathen? _Obediemus Atridis honesta mandantibus,_ _a_ we will obey ruler... [ Continue Reading ]
Daniel 3:5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: Ver. 5. _That at what time ye hear._] See on Daniel 3:1. The allurements of pleasure... [ Continue Reading ]
_And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace._ Ver. 6. _And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, &c._] Fire and sword are idolaters' best arguments. But conscience is the fountain and spring of duty; and if that be not directed... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Ver. 7. _All the people, nations,... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. Ver. 8. _Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews._] All the Jews are accused, because some refused to worship. So still all the generation of the righteous must be charged with the pretended m... [ Continue Reading ]
_They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever._ Ver. 9. They spake and said, … O king, live for ever.] Thus they insinuate themselves by flattery. So Acts 24:2,3 .... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image: Ver. 10. _Thou, O king, hast made a decree._] Kings' decrees are much urged by such as are r... [ Continue Reading ]
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Ver. 11. _And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast, &c._] This with a graceless man is a swaying argument; he will rather turn than burn; as he came not frying i... [ Continue Reading ]
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Ver. 12. _There are certain Jews._] Everywhere spoken agai... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king. Ver. 13. _Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury._] His blood boiling at his heart, as brimstone doth at the match; for preventing whereof nature hath placed... [ Continue Reading ]
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? Ver. 14. _Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, &c., _] _q.d., _ I can very hardly believe it. _Certe tu non occidisti patrem; _ Sure thou... [ Continue Reading ]
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace;... [ Continue Reading ]
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter. Ver. 16. _Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered._] With a heroic faith and well knit resolution. A sound faith and a clear conscience, saith one, are able by thei... [ Continue Reading ]
If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king. Ver. 17. _Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us._] And deliver us he will, either from death or through it; and we are by his grace _in utrumque parat... [ Continue Reading ]
But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Ver. 18. _But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, &c._] We should not condition with God, but commit ourselves unto him in well doing, as unto a faithful creator, bein... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: [therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated._ Ver. 19. _And the form of his visage was changed._] Chal.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast [them] into the burning fiery furnace. Ver. 20. _And he commanded the most mighty men._] That they might be the more strongly bound, and no resistance made.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Ver. 21. _So these men were bound in their coats, &c._] Which, for haste of the execution, were never taken off, as is usually done. But thes... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Ver. 22. _The flame of the fire slew those men._] Who were too forward in the execution, and perhaps had been chief persuaders of th... [ Continue Reading ]
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. Ver. 23. And these three men … fell down bound.] Their binders were burnt, but not their bonds so soon, lest the glory of the miracle should have been thereby defaced. _ Into the mids... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, [and] spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king._ Ver. 24. _Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied._] God can soon astonish... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Ver. 25. _Walking in the midst of the fire._] As in some pleasant place. _Tua praesentia, Domine, Laurentio ipsam craticulam dulcem fecit,_ sai... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. Ver. 26. _Ye servants of the m... [ Continue Reading ]
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. Ver. 27. _And the princes, governo... [ Continue Reading ]
Daniel 3:28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. Ver. 29. _Therefore... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon. Ver. 30. _Then the king promoted._] Restored them to their dignities, and strictly forbade others to malign or molest them.... [ Continue Reading ]