The Fiery Furnace

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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# 241 - The Fiery Furnace - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, When Babylon’s music swells and a golden idol towers over the plain, three exiles refuse to bow—choosing faith over survival. Their stand leads to the furnace, where a fourth figure appears in the flames and a humbled king witnesses the God who rescues “even if not.”Episode 241 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Romans 12:2, Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:55) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:45) The Fiery Furnace(22:52) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:03.1	From this day forward, you belong to King Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty and eternal.
0:10.1	Your old lives end here. To bind you fully to Babylon, you shall receive new names.
0:17.8	Ashpanaz approached Hananiah first.
0:20.6	You shall be Stadrach, commanded by Akhu himself, God of the Moon.
0:28.8	Ashpanaz turned to Mishal.
0:31.2	You shall be Mishak, the one who searches for the mysteries of Aku.
0:38.3	He turned to Azariah.
0:40.3	Abednego shall be your name.
0:43.3	Servant of Nabu.
0:45.3	God of wisdom.
0:47.3	Daniel's chest tightened painfully.
0:50.3	Names were anchors, threads woven back through generations, binding identity to purpose.
0:57.0	To strip away his name felt as though Babylon were clawing into his soul,
1:03.0	attempting to claim what no empire had a right to touch.
1:07.0	No, no, quite the opposite.
1:14.5	We've been praying King Nebuchadnezzar would see the truth.
1:23.1	Though he is worshipped as God, there is one God of gods, the Lord of Lords, Yahweh.
1:25.7	There's a secret to your people.
1:29.5	I intend to mind those depths.
1:32.6	Beginning with you for.
1:42.0	For the first time in years, the great king of Babylon had met someone who did not fear him more than God.
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