daniel-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:24-27

The unexpected fruits of persecution. As soon as the fierce tempest in Nebuchadnezzar's mind had expended its little force, there succeeded the calm of exhaustion. The tyrant is transformed into a servant, and appears like a docile child. Something has produced a strange impression on him—perhaps the sudden burning of his own officers, perhaps the unbending fortitude of the three Hebrews, perhaps the natural reaction from high-wrought excitement. Abandoning royal pomp, he visits himself the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:25

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. The Greek versions do not present much worthy of note, only both insert malka , "king," instead of the pronoun, and omit "answered." From the fact that Daniel 3:24 ends with malka , it may have been dropped out of the Massoretic text. The insertion of ענה ( ‛ana ), "answered," may be due to the frequent recurrence of this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:25

The Divine presence. I. GOD IS WITH HIS PEOPLE IN THEIR TRIALS . 1 . He does not prevent them from falling into distress, but he helps them when in , which is better for the disciplinary ends of trouble. 2 . God does not simply send help in trouble. He comes himself. Moses was not satisfied with the promise of the guidance of an angel ( Exodus 33:2 ). He sought and obtained the assurance that God's presence would go with Israel ( Exodus 33:14 ). Jesus... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:26

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire. The variations of the Septuagint Version here arc inconsiderable. Instead of "spake and said," it renders, "called them by name," and omits the second repetition of the names, and the pleonastic "come hither;" instead of "Most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:27

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. The versions present no variation of importance. We can, however, at this point compare the list of officials with that which we find in the beginning of this chapter, in Daniel 3:2 and Daniel 3:3 . We find that the word ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. The Septuagint and Peshitta, instead of "changed the king's word," have "despised the king's word," reading, שׁוּט , "to despise," instead of שְׁנָא , "to change." Theodotion agrees with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:28-30

Salvations demonstrate the Saviour. "There is no other God that can deliver after this sort" ( Daniel 3:29 ). Explain the king's real state of mind. He did not own Jehovah as the only God, nor command him to be worshipped. He only declared him to be able to save his servants as none other could, and commanded that there should be no reviling of his Name. Curious commingling of tolerance and intolerance. So slowly do men learn the principles of religions and ecclesiastical freedom. (Matthew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:28-30

Total reversal of Fortune's wheel. During this momentous crisis, no change had passed over the convictions, resolves, or characters of these godly men—except such advancement in strength and courage as was always in progress. But upon their outward condition a great change was impending. A quiet revolution was proceeding outside them. I. A CHANGE IN THE PLACE ACCORDED TO GOD . This was the central aim of the young Hebrews' resistance, that Jehovah might be recognized as... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:29

Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. The versions agree with the Massoretic text here, only that all put the crime, "speaking anything amiss," more strongly than we find it in the Massoretic recension, שׁלה is amended by the Massoretes to שׁלוּ ,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:30

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon. The Septuagint renders here, "Thus, then, the king gave authority to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and appointed them to be rulers over the whole province." There seems to have been a slight difference of reading, probably hashlayṭ instead of hatzlaḥ , and le'nol medeemah instead of la'mdeenath Babel. It seems difficult to decide which of these two readings is the preferable; perhaps, on the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:28-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:28-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:30

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