Biblical Reading and Reflections: June 24th (Daniel 3 & Acts 20:1-16)
Alastair's Adversaria
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Nebuchadnezzar's Decree - The Chaldeans' Jealousy
The accusation proper frames the sit ation by identifying the miscreants. One can perhaps imagine nebuchadnezzar's response to this as being in part frustration. His decree has been resisted by some that he himself appointed. He made his decree to establish his universal and comprehensive sovereignty, and now he already feels that it's being used against him. The three men abound and are ordered to be thrown into the ry furnace, even while wearing all their official vestments. In his fiery anger, he orders the fire of the furnace to be heated seven times hotter.
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