The+Fiery+Furnace

=The Fiery Furnace=

Summary:
In The Fiery of Furnace, King Nebuchadnezzar built a golden statue and put it in the plain of Dura. He then summoned all of the satraps, magistrates, governors, counsellors, treasures, judges, lawyers, and all of the provincial authorities to watch the dedication of the statue. King Nebuchadnezzar said that anyone that didn't worship the statue would be thrown into the burning fiery furnace. Some Chaldean's came forward and accused the Jews. When King Nebuchadnezzar found out about it he was furious that they hadn't been punished yet. Shadrach, Meshach , and Abednego were the men that did not bow down to the king and respect him as a god. Since the King liked the men from the first time he saw them he decided to give them a second chance to bow down to him.But the king thought that if the men disobeyed him again no god could save him from his hand. But Shadrach, Meshach , and Abednego remembered how G-d said to you shall not make for yourself an idol, and you shall not bow down to them or worship them. So the three men said in the most respectful way that they were not going to bow down to him and that the G-d that they believe in could save them if he chooses. King Nebuchadnezzar could not contain his rage. He told he servants to make the fire that was going to burn the men alive even hotter than it was before. Nebuchadnezzar told his servants to throw the three young men into the fire. The servants did as they were told and the three men died from the heat. The King was very excited because after watching the three men burn the King thought that no one would disobey him ever again. But then the King and the people around him saw there figures in the fire. Shadrach, Meshach , Abednego and the son of G-d were walking around in the fire not being harmed. King Nebuchadnezzar was so shocked by this experience that he never said anything about his golden statue again. This story of people being saved after disrespecting someone to be loyal to G-d helped make people believe that G-d would save them if they obeyed him.

Discussion Questions:

 * 1) Why did King Nebuchadnezzar need elite to watch the golden statue?
 * 2) If you were one of these elite, would you worship the status?
 * 3) Do you think these three people are arbitrary?
 * 4) What do you think about King Nebuchadnezzar’s character?
 * 5) What kind of meaning does this story want to tell us?

Study Guide/Quiz Questions:

 * 1) What kind of thing did King Nebuchadnezzar build?
 * 2) What kind of thing did king ask people to do to this status?
 * 3) What make these three people feel safety even they will be throw to the fiery furnace?
 * 4) How many people were in the fiery furnace?
 * 5) What did King Nebuchadnezzar do after three people get out from the fiery furnace?