Daniel 3 — Overview

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Daniel 3:1, Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura; Daniel 3:8, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image; Daniel 3:13, They being threatened, make a good confession; Daniel 3:19, They are cast into the furnace, Daniel 3:24.

from which God delivers them; Daniel 3:28, Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them.

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