The Bible Study Podcast episode 214. Today, the Bible Study podcast continues the study of Daniel

with chapter 3.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast. I'm your host, Chris Christensen. You may remember last week,

Daniel and his three friends got in trouble because they were some of the wise men, but they

were gotten out of trouble because Daniel was given the ability to interpret dreams and, in fact,

was told the king's dream without even having to be told by the king, and this not only saved his

life and the lives of his three friends, but all of the wise men in the kingdom. So as you can

imagine, all the wise men in the kingdom become close friends with Daniel, or not. And this is how

the story continues in Daniel 3. King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold 60 cubits high and six cubits wide and set it up on

the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. He then summoned the Satrap's prefects, governors, advisors,

treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other provincial officials to come to this dedication

of the image he had set up.

So the Satrap's, prefects, governors, advisors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the

other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar

had set up and they stood before it.

Then the herald proclaimed loudly, nations and peoples of every language,

this is what you are commanded to do. As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute,

zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of

gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown

into a blazing furnace. Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither,

lyre, harp, and all kinds of music, all the nations and people of every language fell down and

worshipped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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