Test Your Knowledge of Daniel and the Fiery Furnace

The Book of Daniel: Nebuchadnezzar's Reign and Daniel's Interpretation of Dreams

• Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, besieged Jerusalem and took some of the vessels of the house of God to the land of Shinar.

• He ordered the selection and education of some of the children of Israel, including Daniel, who refused to defile himself with the king's delicacies.

• God granted Daniel and his companions knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

• In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, he had a dream that troubled him, and he demanded that the wise men of Babylon tell him its interpretation.

• When they were unable to do so, Daniel prayed to God, who revealed the dream's interpretation to him.

• The dream was of a great image made of various metals, which represented kingdoms that would rise and fall, with the final kingdom being established by God and lasting forever.

• Nebuchadnezzar was impressed by Daniel's interpretation and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

• Nebuchadnezzar then made an image of gold and ordered everyone to worship it, threatening those who refused with death in a fiery furnace.

• When three Jewish men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, refused to worship the image, Nebuchadnezzar had them thrown into the fiery furnace, but they were miraculously saved.

• Nebuchadnezzar then praised their God and decreed that anyone who spoke against their God should be punished.

• Nebuchadnezzar later had another dream, and Daniel interpreted it to mean that he would be driven from his throne and live as a beast until he recognized that God rules over the kingdoms of men.

• The dream came true, and Nebuchadnezzar eventually acknowledged God's sovereignty and was restored to his throne.

• Daniel continued to serve under subsequent kings and received many visions and prophecies from God about future events.The Story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

• King Nebuchadnezzar commands all to worship a golden image he has set up.

• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three Jewish officials, refuse to worship the image.

• The king threatens to cast them into a fiery furnace if they don't worship the image.

• The three men boldly declare that their God is able to deliver them from the furnace.

• The king orders the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual.

• Mighty men of the army bind the three men and cast them into the furnace.

• The men who cast them into the furnace die from the heat.

• The king sees not three, but four men walking unharmed in the furnace, and the fourth appears to be a son of the gods.

• The king calls the three men out of the furnace and sees that they are unharmed.

• The king blesses the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego for saving them and makes a decree that anyone speaking against their God will be punished.

• The three men are promoted in the province of Babylon.

• This story is a testament to the faith and courage of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the face of persecution and their trust in God's deliverance.