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Daniel 3:17

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

If that's the case, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the blazing furnace, and he will rescue us from your power, O king.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The three Hebrew men are boldly declaring their complete confidence that God has the power to save them from the king's punishment and will do so.

📚 Historical Context

During the Babylonian exile, King Nebuchadnezzar built a massive golden image and commanded all people in his kingdom to worship it upon hearing music. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three Jewish exiles who remained faithful to the God of Israel, refused to bow down, leading to their confrontation with the king and their impending sentence to the fiery furnace. In this verse, they express their unwavering trust in God's ability to save them as they stand before the king.

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