Daniel 3:13-29 NVIPT

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 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.No hurt — See how the God of nature can when he pleases control the powers of nature! The Son of God - Probably he had heard David speak of him. Jesus Christ, the Angel of the covenant, did sometimes appear before his incarnation. Those who suffer for Christ, have his gracious presence with them in their sufferings, even in the fiery... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Daniel 3:26

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.And spake — With a milder tone than before, God having abated the fire of his fury. Now he could at once acknowledge the true God to be the most high above all gods, and the three worthies to be his faithful servants. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:13-15

13-15. See note, Daniel 3:5. “Infuriated with rage” (Greek version) against his proteges, the king gives the three Hebrews one more opportunity of saving their lives by excusing themselves for what might have been an unintentional insult, if they would agree to worship the image of Bel (Daniel 3:1) at the next hour of public worship. He had previously, according to the account, recognized Jehovah as the God of gods and Lord of kings (Daniel 2:47) but these were only the formal titles of... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:16-18

16-18. In answer to the king’s remark concerning Jehovah the Hebrews replied: “We have no need to answer thee a word in this matter. If our God whom we serve be able to deliver us [at all], he is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of thine hand, O king; and if not, be it known unto thee” that is, even if for some inexplicable reason Jehovah did not deliver them, they would, nevertheless, die trusting him and refusing allegiance to any other god or idol. Prince... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:19

19. This public and outspoken act of disobedience naturally infuriated the king, who was in the habit of having his own way absolutely. It is still customary in the East to say of one who is angry with another “his face is black against him.” This does not prove that as late as Daniel 3:14 the face of the king was white to these men (Thomson), but that he was now excessively and additionally furious. De Wette ( Allgemeine Encyclopedia) remarks that the king’s order to heat the furnace... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:20

20. This choice of executioners was made in order to add impressiveness to this public warning against disobedience to the king and disrespect to the national gods. How puny and weak these Hebrew youths appear beside these giants of the royal bodyguard. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:21

21. “Then these men were bound in their hosen [‘coats,’ Daniel 3:27; rather ‘cloaks,’ or perhaps ‘trousers,’ Syr.], their tunics [margin, ‘turbans’], and their mantles, and their other garments” (R.V.). It was from the “hats” spoken of in the A.V. that George Fox drew his conclusion that no man should remove his hat in the presence of royalty (Bevan). The ancient Greek translators did not seem to know exactly what the garments were corresponding to these Aramaic words. The main point is that... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:22-23

22, 23. Probably because of their haste or nervousness because the king was looking, the soldiers who carried the three Hebrews up to the top of the furnace are represented as being themselves slain by the flames, which leaped from its open mouth as they leaned over it to throw their prisoners in. Some of the old Jewish commentators are responsible for the improbable statement that ordinarily such criminals were thrown into the furnace by machinery. At this point the LXX. contains a long... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:24

24. Counselors Probably councilors. One version of the Greek has “his friends.” The word is obscure, but it must refer to the Babylonian officials who surrounded the king. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:25

25. The construction of the Babylonian furnace in which there is monumental evidence that high criminals were sometimes executed is not well understood. There seems to have been a side door into which the king could look. Within the fires the astonished king sees not only three men walking unharmed, but another with them, “and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods.” Was this fourth Gibil-Nusku, the god of fire and the “messenger” of Bel, who thus expresses the good will of the... read more

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Daniel 3:25

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Daniel 3:26

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:13-15

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:16-18

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:19

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:20

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:21

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:22-23

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:24

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:25

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