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Introduction

Introduction

- The King's Image (Outline)

​ TLVMoreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained at the royal court.

​ TLVMoreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained at the royal court.

- The King's Image (Outline)

​ TLVMoreover, at Daniel’s request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego over the administration of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained at the royal court.

What a moment in the lives of the young Jewish exiles.

With everything on the line God came through and did the extra-ordinary.

And, Daniel, well Daniel was the lead on this one so the King brought him up to the highest arena of political leadership in Babylon: the royal court.

That is like being part of our President’s inside circle of cabinet members.

Daniel does not forget those who helped him get to the top.

He does not forget about his three Jewish compatriots who prayed with him and received revelation from God with him.

So Daniel asks King Nebuchadnezzar to “hook” his friends up with good jobs.

So the king does.

They become administrators of the province of Babylon.

Not a bad job at all.

They were not as high up as Daniel but they had some leadership responsibility and some status.At this moment, I am sure things started to look up.

I bet there pats on the back to go around and lots of head-shaking, that head-shaking that says, “things are going to be different now.”

I am sure Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego were so grateful that there friend did not forget them and got them a sweet job in the government.Well maybe that promotion did not lead to such a rosy outcome.

We are going to explore this today in our passage from .Grab your copy of the Scriptures and say it with me like you mean it, “Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, De-cola-bah.

Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, Mashiach-bah.

Turn-it and turn-it everything you need is in it.

Turn-it and turn-it the Messiah is in it.”

What a moment in the lives of the young Jewish exiles.

With everything on the line God came through and did the extra-ordinary.

And, Daniel, well Daniel was the lead on this one so the King brought him up to the highest arena of political leadership in Babylon: the royal court.

That is like being part of our President’s inside circle of cabinet members.

Daniel does not forget those who helped him get to the top.

He does not forget about his three Jewish compatriots who prayed with him and received revelation from God with him.

So Daniel asks King Nebuchadnezzar to “hook” his friends up with good jobs.

So the king does.

They become administrators of the province of Babylon.

Not a bad job at all.

They were not as high up as Daniel but they had some leadership responsibility and some status.At this moment, I am sure things started to look up.

I bet there pats on the back to go around and lots of head-shaking, that head-shaking that says, “things are going to be different now.”

I am sure Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego were so grateful that there friend did not forget them and got them a sweet job in the government.Well maybe that promotion did not lead to such a rosy outcome.

We are going to explore this today in our passage from .Grab your copy of the Scriptures and say it with me like you mean it, “Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, De-cola-bah.

Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, Mashiach-bah.

Turn-it and turn-it everything you need is in it.

Turn-it and turn-it the Messiah is in it.”

What a moment in the lives of the young Jewish exiles.

With everything on the line God came through and did the extra-ordinary.

And, Daniel, well Daniel was the lead on this one so the King brought him up to the highest arena of political leadership in Babylon: the royal court.

That is like being part of our President’s inside circle of cabinet members.

Daniel does not forget those who helped him get to the top.

He does not forget about his three Jewish compatriots who prayed with him and received revelation from God with him.

So Daniel asks King Nebuchadnezzar to “hook” his friends up with good jobs.

So the king does.

They become administrators of the province of Babylon.

Not a bad job at all.

They were not as high up as Daniel but they had some leadership responsibility and some status.At this moment, I am sure things started to look up.

I bet there pats on the back to go around and lots of head-shaking, that head-shaking that says, “things are going to be different now.”

I am sure Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego were so grateful that there friend did not forget them and got them a sweet job in the government.Well maybe that promotion did not lead to such a rosy outcome.

We are going to explore this today in our passage from .Grab your copy of the Scriptures and say it with me like you mean it, “Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, De-cola-bah.

Ha-foke-bah, Ha-foke-bah, Mashiach-bah.

Turn-it and turn-it everything you need is in it.

Turn-it and turn-it the Messiah is in it.”

Rabbi Michael Vowell / General

​ TLVKing Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide.

He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Then the satraps, administrators, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the authorities of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

They stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

The Original Rogue One / God: Sovereignty /

​ TLVKing Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide.

He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Then the satraps, administrators, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the authorities of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

They stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Main Point 1: Rather than going with the flow of the crowd go rogue because the pull of the crowd is the path to perdition.

(develop inductively)The Crowd Obeys Nebuchadnezzar (3:1-7).The Crowds are Summoned (1-3) is historically at the end a rebellion that almost brought down Nebuchadnezzar. is geographically at the outer wall of Babylon at the pedestal of a idol statue.

is primarily about Babylon’s political leaders pledging allegiance to this image Daniel had made.The Crowds Here the Edict (4-6)

​ TLVKing Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide.

He set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

Then King Nebuchadnezzar summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the authorities of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Then the satraps, administrators, governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the authorities of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

They stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

​ TLVThen the herald loudly proclaimed, “You are commanded O peoples, nations and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

Whoever does not fall down and worship will that same hour be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.”

Main Point 1: Rather than going with the flow of the crowd go rogue because the pull of the crowd is the path to perdition.

(develop inductively)The Crowd Obeys Nebuchadnezzar (3:1-7).The Crowds are Summoned (1-3) is historically at the end a rebellion that almost brought down Nebuchadnezzar. is geographically at the outer wall of Babylon at the pedestal of a idol statue.

is primarily about Babylon’s political leaders pledging allegiance to this image Daniel had made.The Crowds Here the Edict (4-6)

Main Point 1: Rather than going with the flow of the crowd go rogue because the pull of the crowd is the path to perdition.

(develop inductively)The Crowd Obeys Nebuchadnezzar (3:1-7).The Crowds are Summoned (1-3) is historically at the end a rebellion that almost brought down Nebuchadnezzar. is geographically at the outer wall of Babylon at the pedestal of a idol statue.

is primarily about Babylon’s political leaders pledging allegiance to this image Daniel had made.The Crowds Here the Edict (4-6)

When God has big business to get done in the world, allegiance always gets the contract.

​ TLVThen the herald loudly proclaimed, “You are commanded O peoples, nations and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

Whoever does not fall down and worship will that same hour be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.”

​ TLVThen the herald loudly proclaimed, “You are commanded O peoples, nations and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

Whoever does not fall down and worship will that same hour be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.”

The Crowds Pledge Allegiance (7).

​ TLVTherefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and languages fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.