Page 11 - 03 The Fiery Ordeal

DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 3 – The Fiery Ordeal
17. 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.

18. 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.

The forbearance of the king is shown in his

granting Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego

another trial after their first failure to comply

with his requirements. Doubtless the matter

was thoroughly understood. They could not

plead ignorance. They knew just what the king

wanted, and their failure to do it was an

intentional and deliberate refusal to obey him.

With most kings this would have been enough

to seal their fate. But no, says

Nebuchadnezzar, I will overlook this offense,

if upon a second trial they comply with the