1. DANIEL SEMINAR

2. SAGA OF THE GOLDEN IDOL
The band played, the furnace roared, the crowds bowed, while three captives and a fourth man walked unharmed among the flames.

3. Daniel Prophecy Seminar
A. PRIDE IN ACTION
QUESTION 1 (Daniel 3:1)
What were the two outstanding features of this image?
“ Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of ____, whose ______ was sixty cubits" (90‑100 feet or 27‑30 metres). (verse 1)
gold
height

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QUESTION 2 (Daniel 3:2‑5 )
As the ceremony opened, what was everyone present ordered to do? (for answer circle a, b, or c)
(a) dance for joy
(b) start singing the national anthem
(c) fall down and worship the image when the music sounded

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QUESTION 3 (Daniel 3:6)
What was the penalty for disobeying Nebuchadnezzar's command to worship the image?
"(They) shall be cast ___________ into the midst of a burning fiery _______ ." (verse 6)
immediately
furnace

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B. NOT EVERYONE OBEYS
QUESTION 4 Daniel 3:7‑12 )
There was an overwhelming response when the band struck up. Thousands fell to the ground before the idol. No wonder! To refuse meant death by burning. But not everyone obeyed. Informers were quick to report to the king that three prominent people had not bowed down. Who were they?
"There are certain _____ whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon: ... They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up." (verse 12)
Jews

7. Upon hearing that his command had been disobeyed by three Jews, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage. The offenders were his three governors: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed‑Nego, whom we met in Daniel 1. Hustled into his presence, they were angrily interrogated. Would they be thrown into the flames? No! Not yet! They would be given just one more chance! They could save their lives by simply bowing to the image the next time the music began! It would be as easy as that!

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C. THE HIGH COST OF LOYALTY TO GOD
QUESTION 5 (Daniel 3:13-15)
What statement by Nebuchadnezzar makes it clear that he was challenging the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed‑Nego in all this?
"And who is the ____ who will deliver you from ___ hands?" (verse 15)
God my

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QUESTION 6 ((Daniel 3:19‑21 )
Infuriated by their reply, what did Nebuchadnezzar order his guards to do?
ANSWER:___________________________________________ ________________  
Make the furnace seven times hotter- bind them and throw them in.

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D. COMPANION IN THE FLAMES
QUESTION 7 (Daniel 3:22-25)
As the king looked into the furnace, expecting to see the captives incinerated, he could not believe his eyes. What did he see?
“ "Look!" he answered, "I see ____ men _____ walking in the midst of the fire and they are not ____ ." (verse 25)
four
loose
hurt

11. You will notice from verses 22 and 23 that the soldiers who threw the three men into the furnace were themselves killed by the searing heat. Yet their victims, who were right in the fire, survived unharmed. What had saved them so miraculously? Was it the presence of the fourth man?

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QUESTION 8 (Daniel 3:25)
Who did Nebuchadnezzar say the fourth man was like?
ANSWER:  ______________
The Son of God

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QUESTION 9 (Daniel 3:16‑18)
Read these verses carefully before answering this question. Do you think that the decision of Daniel's three friends not to bow down was because they believed that God would be sure to save them?
YES NO

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Would you like to comment briefly on what you think their real motive was in disobeying the king's orders.
__________________________________________
Loyalty to God – regardless of consequences.
Why would the three Hebrews think it wrong to bow down to the image?
ANSWER:___________________ 
2nd commandment.

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E. NEBUCHADNEZZAR CHANGES HIS MIND
QUESTION 10 (Daniel 3:26)
As Nebuchadnezzar called to the men in the furnace to come out, by what title did he refer to their God?
"The ____ ____ God." (verse 26)
most high

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QUESTION (Daniel 3:27)
Did the Babylonian officials find any effects of fire on the three Hebrews?
"The hair of their head was not ______ nor were their ________ affected, and the _____ of the fire was not on them." (verse 27) 
singed
garments
smell

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E. THE FEET OF THE IMAGE
QUESTION 12 (Daniel 3:28,29 )
What sudden change came over Nebuchadnezzar because of this amazing experience? What decree did he make?
"Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against God ... shall be ___ in ______ ." (verse 29)
cut
pieces

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Has God given rulers the task of enforcing worship or religious belief upon their subjects?
ANSWER: ___  No
 Can you sense that God was trying to win Nebuchadnezzar? Trying to save the king? Was the king showing some response?
ANSWER: ____
Yes
Did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed‑Nego lose out by being loyal to God?
ANSWER: ___ No

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QUESTION 13 (Daniel 3:28,29)
What three things most impressed Nebuchadnezzar about the miracle of the fiery furnace?
1) "who sent His ______ and"
2) __________His servants"
3) "who _______ in Him" (verse 28)
angles
“Delivered
trusted

20. Would you like to have the same kind of loyalty and faith in God as the three heroes in this story?
Do you want to have Christ with you, too, sharing your trials and protecting you?

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
1) Daniel was one of the men thrown into the furnace.  
True or False?

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
2) Nebuchadnezzar had only the head of his image made of gold, as in his dream
True or False?

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
3) The king saw three figures walking in the flames
True or False?

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
4) The three men who refused to worship Nebuchadnezzar's image tried to bargain for their lives.
True or False?

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
5) The rescue of the three men from the fire caused the king to believe that everyone should worship the true God.
True or False?

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
6) Nebuchadnezzar acted rightly when he decreed the death penalty upon anyone who spoke against God.
True or False?

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
1) Daniel was one of the men thrown into the furnace.  
False

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
2) Nebuchadnezzar had only the head of his image made of gold, as in his dream
False

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
3) The king saw three figures walking in the flames
False

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
4) The three men who refused to worship Nebuchadnezzar's image tried to bargain for their lives.
False

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
5) The rescue of the three men from the fire caused the king to believe that everyone should worship the true God.
True

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REVIEW QUIZ (T/F)
6) Nebuchadnezzar acted rightly when he decreed the death penalty upon anyone who spoke against God.
False

33. We hope you have enjoyed studying the “Saga Of The Golden Idol.”
Please join us again next session for “A Despot Dethroned.”