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fury to the utmost humility. He addressed Shadrach, Meshach, and. Abed-nego with great humility, giving to them the loftiest of all titles, “Ye servants of the most high God.” The trust of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego had paid. Noth ing ever pays like trust in God, it is the sure road to deliverance, victory, peace and blessedness (1 Chron. 5:20; 2 Chron. 20:20; Ps. 22:4, 5; 34:22 ; 84:11, 12). These three faithful servants of God ( 1 ) The Hebrew Heroes, vs. 16-18. Who were these heroes? 1 :3, 4, 7. What offices did they fill ? 2 :49, Who accused them to the king? v. 8 . What motive actuated them? Matt. 27:18. To what “matter” (v. 16) did they refer? v. 12 : What was the “image?” v. 1. Why did they not bow down? Ex. 20:1-4. To whom was this image dedicated? Jer. 50:2. Whom did it really represent? 1 Cor. 10:19, 20. Had these men long ago purposed not to “drink the cup of demons?” 1 : 8 , 12 . Should they not have obeyed their ruler? Heb. 13:17. Upon *what indepehdent Kingdom was Nebuchadnezzar trespassing? 1 Cor. 10:29. What law took precedence here? ' Acts 4:19. , ; What argument might they have made, with the king? Isa. 40:18-23. What ground had they for believing God would deliver them ? Isa. 43:2. (2 ) The Maddened Monarch, 19-24. How did their answer affect the king? v. 19. Was Nebuchadnezzar subject to such sudden fits of deadly temper? 2:12, 13. How had Job expressed their resolu tion? Job 13:15. Whose messenger is a king’s wrath ? Prov. 16:14.
became the center of attention and admira tion of all the leading men of the realm: satraps, deputies, governors, king’s coun sellors, all gathered together to look in wonder upon these men. What a wond rous testimony they became for their God (vs. 28, 29). The whole secret of it was that “they trusted in Him” (v. 28) and “yielded their bodies” to Him (cf. Rom. 1 2 : 1 ), that they “might not serve or wor ship any god, except their own God.” What is the disposition of such wrath? Prov. 27:4. What effect would the king’s rage have on Jehovah? Psa. 2:1-4. What were Nebuchadnezzar and all his concourse in His eyes? Isa. 40:22, 23. What was, the main difference between the king’s “mighty" men and Jehovah? Gen. 17:1. Can mighty men bind what God has loosed? Judges 15:13, 14; Acts 12:7; Acts 16:26. What were those strong men like in the flame? Isa, 1:31. What happened to the three heroes? v. 23. What did the king now see? v. 25. What did the fourth Man look like ? v. 25. How do you think He looked? Matt. 17:2; Rev. 1:13-17. Who was it? John 1:18. What were the four men doing"? v. 25. Do you think they had a pleasant walk? Psa. 89:15-17. What did they probably' say to Him? Psa. 23:1-4: (3 ) Divine Deliverance, vs. 26, 27. What had Nebuchadnezzar wanted to konw? v. 15. Did he get his question answered? v. 28. How did the king humble himself ? v. 26. What did the satraps find on inspection? v. 27.
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