The King and the Furnace

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Old Testament account of Daniel and the furnace is an account of resistance in the face of a powerful empire. The book of Daniel is a story about one of the Jewish exiles in Babylon, Daniel, and his three friends, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and their confrontations in Babylon with the emperor, the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar. In this sermon, we will see three things: 1) The pressure of pluralism; 2) The precision of true faith, and 3) The promises of suffering. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on August 21, 2011. Series: Theophany: Anticipations of Jesus in the Old Testament. Scripture: Daniel 3:14-29. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Thank you for joining us today on Gospel in life.
0:06.0	Have you considered how the Old Testament points us to Jesus?
0:09.6	Today's teaching is from a series which looks at how the Gospel is reflected through the
0:14.0	history of the Old Testament.
0:16.1	Now here's Dr. Keller with today's message.
0:20.0	The scripture reading is taken from Daniel, chapter 3, verses 14-29.
0:27.5	A Nebuchadnezzar said to them,
0:29.9	"'Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship
0:35.8	the image of gold I have set up?
0:38.6	Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of
0:45.0	music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good.
0:50.7	But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace.
0:57.2	Then what God will be able to rescue you from my hand?'
1:01.3	Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the King,
1:05.0	"'Oh, Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.
1:10.6	If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it,
1:16.7	and he will rescue us from your hand, O King.
1:20.8	But even if he does not, we want you to know, O King, that we will not serve your gods
1:26.4	or worship the image of gold you have set up.'
1:30.7	Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and his attitude toward
1:36.6	them changed.
1:38.5	He ordered the furnace, he did seven times hotter than usual, and commanded some of the strongest
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