The prophet daniel explained the past and the future of israel and all gentile nations according to the plan and purposes of god and his revelations do so with such incredible accuracy that he has silenced many a biblical skeptic throughout history. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. He set it up in the plain of dura, in the province of babylon. The prophecies found in the book of daniel are the key to unlocking all biblical prophecy. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 3 daniel chapter 3. Faith under pressure and the god of the impossible book of daniel bible study chapter 2 p2. Mene means that god has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. King nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of dura in the province of babylon.
Daniel 3 king nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, whose. Nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree king nebuchadnezzar, to the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth. Bible study of daniel chapter 3 looks at daniels three friends who refused to worship the huge gold statue of nebuchadnezzar and being thrown into the fiery furnace. Next chapter of daniel the book of daniel, chapter 3 we hope that you find the content of the book of daniel, chapter 3 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a. May 18, 2015 danielrmesa3 explains the book of revelation verse by verse, chapter by chapter in video format. Daniel 3 new international version niv the image of gold and the blazing furnace. He answered and said, lo, i see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt. Daniel 3 niv bible king nebuchadnezzar made an image. These words, let us remember, are uttered by a heathen king, who calls this same person, in daniel 3. Daniel 3, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Please login to save you quiz you can move back and forth between the quiz and the lesson to perfect your selection of answers. Daniel 4 niv nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree bible gateway. In chapter 3, the king clearly understands the issue is over whose god is more powerful, his god or the god of the hebrews.
Home ecourses the book of daniel ecourse daniel chapter 3 lesson quiz. In life we are the acting, thinking, energising part of the pantheistic god, to be. Daniel 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Sep 21, 2017 the book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. The remainder of the book correlates the nation israel with this program. Daniel has organized his book so that these two events are described backtoback so that detail alone would lead us to draw a connection o and we know this chapter follows the events of chapter 2 because daniels friends are in their roles as administrators over babylon but how close in time are the events of chapter 2 and chapter 3. Home ecourses the book of daniel ecourse daniel chapter 3 lesson quiz daniel chapter 3 lesson please login to save you quiz you can move back and forth between the quiz and the lesson to perfect your selection of answers. Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, blessed be the god of shadrach, meshach and abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who put their trust in him, violating the kings command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their own god.
He cannot continue on, without knowing the meaning of this dream. Daniel refuses to eat kings food, passes three year training course. If you read the second chapter of the book of daniel, you will think that nebuchadnezzar was not far from the kingdom. The narrative of the glorious boldness and marvellous deliverance of the three holy children, or rather champions, is well calculated to excite in the minds of believers firmness and steadfastness in upholding the truth in the teeth of tyranny and in the very jaws of. The king was aware this bad dream was not caused by eating the wrong food for dinner, but was, in fact, a warning. Living space tuesday of week 3 of lent first reading sacred. This is the only chapter in the book of daniel where daniel is not even mentioned. The greek versions do not present much worthy of note, only both insert molka, king, instead of the pronoun, and omit answered. Daniel chapter 3 explained discover the 66 books of the. This section deals exclusively with the times of the gentiles. Thus, in chapter 3, godly men had to obey god by disobeying government.
Almost everyone looks at the book of daniel with a sense of wonder and anticipation, because this is usually regarded as a prophetic book foretelling. Hence it has been conjectured that the second mene was originally madai, or media. Verse click for chapter new international version he said, look. A vision of things to come book of daniel bible study chapter 3. Why then would he build a huge gold statue of himself and order that it be worshiped. They were probably first composed in hebrew or aramaic, but are no longer extant in the original language. He answered and said, lo, i see four men loose not bound as the three were, when cast in. Now viewing scripture range from the book of daniel chapter 3. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin.
One of the central themes of this book is the absolute sovereignty of god and his love for his people. This, though it appears plausible, has no external support. Daniel 3 niv the image of gold and the blazing bible gateway. Probably nebuchadnezzar thought that he stood to jehovah in the same relation that he himself did to merodach. In the book of ezra, it is translated god 43 times. Daniel 4 niv nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree bible. When things get hot book of daniel bible study chapter 4. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. We also meet three men who are truly profiles in courage. But even if he does not, we want you to know, o king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up. Daniel 3 provides an example of not only the conditions that existed during the days of daniel, but also a typology of what will happen to the saints of god during the tribulation. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. Daniel 3 niv the image of gold and the blazing bible. 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. He answered, but i see four men, untied and walking around in the midst of the fire. It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the most high god has performed for me. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. Book of daniel chapter 3 bible study when things get hot. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all t. New revised standard version catholic edition nrsvce.
These verses of the song of the three men in the fiery furnace are only found in the. David guzik commentary on daniel 3, where daniel and his friends get send into the. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. The book of daniel verse by verse chapter 3 the image. Although the entire book is traditionally ascribed to daniel the seer, chapters 16 are in the voice of an anonymous narrator, except for chapter 4 which is in the form of a letter from king nebuchadnezzar. In this chapter we have a duel between the worldpower and the lord god himself. Proud men are still ready to say, as nebuchadnezzar, who is the lord, that i should fear his power. The book of daniel deals with gentiles and jews the church is totally excluded. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition.
It should be remarked that the word mene, which occurs twice in the inscription, is found only once in the interpretation, and that the medes who are mentioned in the interpretation are not spoken of in the inscription. The matter is put into a little compass, turn, or burn. From chapter 2, verse 4, through chapter 7, daniel is in aramaic, the gentile and diplomatic language of daniels day. And the appearance of the fourth is like that of a god. Leaders guide daniel chapter 3 the fiery furnace 1. Genesis 3 commentary genesis 12 commentary genesis 15 commentary genesis 49 commentary. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. Daniel chapter 3 is a well known and well loved chapter in the bible. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james version daniel chapter 1 daniels capture. The context of todays reading is a famous scene from the book of daniel. I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like. Clarkes commentary on the bible says with respect to the kjv translation of this verse, is like the son of god a most improper translation. Daniel 3, new living translation nlt the bible app.
This verse the fortyninth has been added to show the reason of nebuchadnezzars astonishment, and also to account for the appearance of a fourth person in the furnace, as in daniel 3. In the close of the foregoing chapter we left daniels companions, shadrach, meshach, and abednego, in honour and power, princes of the provinces, and preferred for their relation to the god of israel and the interest they had in him. Danielrmesa3 explains the book of revelation verse by verse, chapter by chapter in video format. Bible study on daniel chapter 3 the fiery furnace leader.