by EDWARD BURNE-JONES, 1870
"Three Young Men in the Fiery Furnace"
All Saints Church, Middleton Cheney,
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Posted on 02/19/2021 6:07:25 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6
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| Ch. 3 | INTO THE FIERY FURNACE, 2 |
| Ch. 4 | God Humbles the Proud King |
| Ch. 5 | Handwriting on the Wall |
| Ch. 6 | Into the Lions' Den, 1 |
| Ch. 6 | Into the Lions' Den, 2 |
| Ch. 6 | Into the Lions' Den, 3 |
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T H E F I E R Y F U R N A C E |
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CHAPTER 3
1 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. 2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. 3 So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.
4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: 5 As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
7 Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8 At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews. 9 They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever! 10 Your Majesty has issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, 11 and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. 12 But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, Your Majesty. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up.”
13 Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, 14 and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? 15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
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19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20 and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. 21 So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. 22 The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 23 and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.
24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?”
They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”
25 He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
26 Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”
So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, 27 and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29 Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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by NIKOLAY LOMTEV
"Three Young Men in Cave of Fire". .
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by JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, 1832
"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
in the Burning Fiery Furnace"
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego emerged unharmed from the fiery furnace they had been thrown into for refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar's idol (visible in the distance).. .
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by ZACK WINCHESTER
"Fiery Furnace". .
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by CHRIS TORRE
"Daniel Chapter 3". .
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by JOANNE HOLBROOK
"Another in the Fire". .
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by ZORIY FINE
"Dancing Hebrew Youths, Michael, Azariah and Hananiah,
in a Fiery Furnace of Nebuchadnezzar". .
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by AMY STAUFF
"The Fourth Man in the Furnace". .
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by JACOB WILLEMSZOON DE WET
"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace". .
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by CATHERINE SALDANA
"Deliverance". .
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by Fr RICHARD G CANNULI OSA
"Shadrach Mishach and Abednego". .
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by BRUCE NUTTING
"Shadrach Meshach and Abednego". .
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by ANTHONY L ROBERT S HURT
"The Fiery Fire". .
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by ALAN and AARON HICKS
"Fiery Furnace: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego". .
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by JOHN PIPER
"The Burning Fiery Furnace"
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. .
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by JOHN PIPER
"The Burning Fiery Furnace"
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. .
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by WILLIAM HENRY MARGETSON
"The Fiery Furnace". .
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by JUDITH COSTELLO
"The Fiery Furnace". .
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by CHRIS COOK
"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego". .
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by JHUN CUNANAN
"In the Fiery Furnace". .
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by JAMES KUHN
"In the Fiery Furnace". .
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"The Fiery Furnace"
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"The Three Holy Youths in the Furnace of Fire". .
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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
GOD HUMBLES
THE KING. .
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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:Fiery Furnace Art Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.. .
Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de ToursJAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes. .
Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations: The Art Bible (1896) The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245) . .
This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE. .
Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE. .
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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!. .
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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not "Great Paintings" nor even "Good Paintings." Indeed, occasionally photographs illustrate the text. So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don't need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby's. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.
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Q u a l i t yOften, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.
The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!
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S e q u e n c i n gThe pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).
P a c i n g Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?
The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!. .
Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I'm just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.Hebrews 11:6
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That’s the Spirit. LOL!
As a child hearing this story, I could not understand why anyone would have a FURNACE in the desert, especially one that could hold four people.
Then, I realized that Babylon was a huge city made of bricks. Lots and lots of bricks. These bricks needed to be fired. A brick kiln can reach temperatures of over 1000 degrees.
And to fire that many bricks, the furnace would have to be BIG.
It all makes sense now! LOL. :-)
Certainly seems sensible. It hadn’t even occurred to me to wonder about that. Let’s see if Dean can add anything.
Only God can write a magnificent story in one chapter and 30 verses. Plan to use some of the pics for a kids’ church lesson using PowerPoint once we get back to church after this snow.
Well, to a kid growing up in Boston, the Furnace was that thing in the basement that heated the house.
I was very upset as a child because we didn’t have a Fallout Shelter.
The next best place to be during the nuclear annihilation was in the basement in a corner that was not near any windows.
The important thing was not to be near the furnace or the oil tank.
We had a basement, and three of the corners had windows.
The fourth corner, which didn’t have a window was the location of the furnace and the oil tank.
I was SO upset about this, and expressed my anguish about it to my Dad.
Dad put me in the car, and drove up to the Nike Missile Base in the Blue Hills just outside of Boston. Although we were stopped at the gate, Dad explained to me that The Missiles were there to protect Boston from Nuclear Attack.
Of course, this was long before the Cuban Missile Crisis, but it made my early childhood a little less angst-y.
What a good idea, Pat!
To Quote the Great El Rushbo(RIP):
“I’m NOT Making This UP”
http://ed-thelen.org/J-McGrath/NBHILLS.HTM
My memory serves me well.
Your angst has triggered in me a renewed appreciation for God's sovereignty. Nuclear war has loomed menacingly for seventy years now--our entire lives--but it has yet to occur. Human weakness and evil should by now surely have guaranteed a conflagration; only God could have overridden that, and He has. Which is not to suggest He will forever forebear, as Ezekiel suggests.
Question: Where was Daniel?
Lion’s den maybe?
“The Fourth Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ8PfJ6OlQo
They wouldn’t bend
They wouldn’t bow
They wouldn’t burn
I suppose, in a way, it's a good thing for God's purposes that Daniel the superhero is absent from this narrative. The three youths, ordinary youngsters, nevertheless convincingly demonstrated their faith. If they can, then so can we.
That was delightful! I made listening to it part of my morning devotions—very inspiring. And we actually get to meet and hang out with those three faith-warriors.
I grew up in Cleveland knew about a Nike site there. There were actually 8 in the area, but the Parma site was quite close to my home.
https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/896
Later, the site became local parks and Cuyahoga Community College.
The Nike Site in the Blue Hills became a Boy Scout Camp, and the one on North Hill in Needham became an assisted living facility.
I used to play the keyboard there doing a one-woman-show.
How things change!
“Question: Where was Daniel?”
A question that is often asked. The answer is at the end of chapter 2:
49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in [p]the gate of the king.
So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were over the province of Babylon. Rather like being the mayor of Washington DC.
So who was invited to this shindig?
Daniel 3: 2 And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Daniel, in the king’s gate or court, was more like an advisor or judge, not an administrator. I suspect Daniel knew his gifts and those of his friends, and he fit better there than as an administrator.
Bottom line: Daniel wasn’t a ruler, but an advisor, so he wasn’t required to go.
What did I hear them say? If it's what it sounds like, then oh em gee!
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