Why refuse to worship the image, and be thrown into the fiery furnace? These men submit themselves to God's will and purpose. Serving God means giving things up, and it…
Nebuchadnezzar rejects Daniel's interpretation of his dream that other nations would rise up after him, and sets up an image that represents himself only. The text highlights the absurdity of…
Human pride is crushed in this chapter. We see pride in Arioch's taking the credit for finding Daniel to tell Nebuchadnezzar his dream. In the dream, one kingdom gets replaced…
In a room with angry Nebuchadnezzar, one might want to jump out of the window! He is about to kill the wise men including Daniel and his friends. The same…
Nebuchadnezzar's plan to hold his empire together is to make these young men thoroughly Babylonian, stripping them of their Hebrew identity as people of God. The world bombards us with…
Nebuchadnezzar was responsible for his own sin in conquering Judah, but behind it is God's sovereign hand. God is faithful to His promise to Hezekiah that the treasures and people…