Daniel 3 - The King Tries To Change The Prophecy - NKJ

1. Nebuchadnezzar Made an Image of All Gold.

Daniel 3:1-3 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits. He set it up in the _________ of Dura, in the ______________ of Babylon. [2] And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to __________ together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the ______________s, to come to the dedication of the image _________ King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. [3] So the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the ______________s __________ed together for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up; and they _________ __________ the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Daniel 3:4-7 Then a herald cried aloud: "To you it is ________________, O peoples, nations, and languages, [5] that at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and ______________, in symphony with all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the gold image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up; [6] and ____________ does not fall down and worship shall be cast ___________________ into the midst of a ____________ fiery ____________. " [7] So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and ________________ the gold image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Daniel 3:8-12 Therefore at that time certain ________________ came forward and accused the Jews. [9] They spoke and said to King _________________________, "O king, live forever! [10] You, O king, have made a decree that ______________ who hears the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and ______________, in ______________ with all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the gold image; [11] and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. [12] There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the ______________ of Babylon: ______________, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; these men, O king, have not paid due regard to you. They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up. "

1) Did Nebuchadnezzar believe the dream God had given him about the kingdoms of the present and the future? __________________

2) Why do you think he built an image entirely f gold? _________________________________

2. Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego Will Worship Only Their God.

Daniel 3:13-15 Then Nebuchadnezzar, in rage and fury, gave the command to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. So they ____________ these men before the king. [14] Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up? [15] Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and ______________, in ______________ with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast ___________________ into the midst of a ____________ fiery ____________. And who is the god who will ____________ you from my hands? "

Daniel 3:16-18 ______________, Meshach, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, "O _________________________, we have no need to answer you in this matter. [17] If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the ____________ fiery ____________, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. [18] But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we ____________ the gold image which you have set up. "

Daniel 3:19-21 Then _________________________ was full of fury, and the __________________ on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. [20] And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace. [21] Then these men were bound in their coats, their ______________, their ____________, and their other ______________, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:22-23 Therefore, because the king's ____________ was urgent, and the furnace ___________________ hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. [23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, fell down bound into the midst of the ____________ fiery furnace.

What can be learned from this? ____________________________

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3. Nebuchadnezzar was Very Surprise at What He Saw.

Daniel 3:24-25 Then King _________________________ was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his __________________, "Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? " They answered and said to the king, "True, O king. " [25] "Look! " he answered, "I see four men loose, ____________ in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the __________ is like the Son of God. "

Daniel 3:26-27 Then _________________________ went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here. " Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. [27] And the satraps, _________________________, ________________, and the king's __________________ gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments ______________, and the smell of fire was not on them.

Daniel 3:28-30 _________________________ spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have __________________ the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! [29] Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or ______________ which speaks ______________ amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this. " [30] Then the king ______________ Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the ______________ of Babylon.

Nebuchadnezzar tried to ignore the message God had sent him in the dream about the image of several metals. Instead, he built an image of just one metal. He hoped that his kingdom could last forever.

1) What did Nebuchadnezzar learn on the day he had Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego thrown into the fire? ______________________________________________________

2) Do we need to learn the same lessons today? Explain. ______________________________________________________.

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