The account of this experience can be found at Daniel 3:1-30.
Based on the admonition given at Exodus 20:4+5, the worshipers of YHWH (the God of the Jews) would not bow to or worship an idol of any kind. King Nebuchadnezzar, however, demanded that these boys do just that. When they refused, they were punished by being thrown into the fire.(Daniel 3:14-20)
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (Daniel 1:6) were all young men exiled from Judah into Babylon. Hananiah was given a new name Shadrach; Mishael became Meshach; and Azariah as Abednego. Only Daniel kept his original Hebrew name.
The ages of the four young men were never given in scripture but it's likely from the context that Daniel was the oldest since he was the natural leader of the group.
Daniel 1:3 only described the 4 young men as coming from royal family and nobility without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace.
The Book of Daniel tells of the miracle in which Daniel's friends survived in a furnace so hot that those who threw them in were killed by the heat. Although supposedly written by Daniel himself during the Babylonian Exile, scholars say it was really written during the second century BCE, and describe the book as a novel. Thus, the imagery of a furnace so incredibly hot was really part of fiction.
"He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was customarily heated. And he commanded...to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. They were bound in their cloaks...and were cast into the midst of the burning furnace. But because the king's commandment was hasty and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame killed those men that had held Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego." See also:
They were all young men about eighteen years of age only.
Their exact ages are not specified in The Bible. They were most likely young men, possibly in their 20s or 30s, as they were considered wise and capable advisors in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar.
When the three boys were thrown into a fiery furnance, Daniel and the other two were about 17 or 19 years old.
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego stood their ground and trusted in God despite the threat of the fiery furnace because of their strong faith and belief in God's power to deliver them. They were willing to face death rather than compromise their faith by bowing down to false gods, showing their commitment to serving God above all else. Their courage and trust in God ultimately led to their miraculous deliverance from the fiery furnace, validating their faith and commitment.
Daniel's faith in God protected him from falling into despair and compromise when faced with trials and temptations. It gave him strength and courage to stand firm in his beliefs and led to his miraculous deliverance from the lion's den.
Daniel was a prophet in the Old Testament of the Bible known for his interpretations of dreams and visions, as well as his steadfast faith in God. He served in the courts of various Babylonian and Persian kings and was not afraid to stand up for his beliefs even in difficult circumstances. His prophecies are found in the Book of Daniel in the Bible and are known for their detailed predictions of future empires and events.
The king did not throw Daniel in the fiery furnace with his three friends because Daniel had not violated the king's decree. The king had issued a decree to worship the golden statue, and when Daniel refused to worship it, the king respected his loyalty to his own beliefs.
Shadrach Meshach and Abed-Nego said to Nebuchadnezzar their God would save them if they were put in the furnace - Dan 3:17. Nebuchadnezzar didn't really know that the person was God but he reasoned it was someone - angel etc - from God.Compare these different translations:Dan 3:25 "Then why do I see four men walking around in the fire?" he asked. "They are not tied up, and they show no sign of being hurt---and the fourth one looks like an angel." - Good News BibleDan 3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods. - American Standard VersionDan 3:25 He answered and said, Behold! I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and there is no harm among them. And the form of the fourth is like a son of the gods. - Literal Translation.
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon threw Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the fiery furnace as punishment for not bowing down to his golden image.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were the ones who were sent to the fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar in the book of Daniel in the Bible.
They are identical with Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, the three contemporaries of Daniel.
The three men who went into the burning furnace were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. They were thrown into the furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar for refusing to worship a golden statue, but they were miraculously unharmed by the flames.
They were thrown into a fiery furnace for worshiping god and they survived.
Nebuchadnezzar. The three boys were Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Three of the entities seen in the fire of the furnace were supposedly these three (who were placed in the furnace for refusing idolatry). The fourth figure appeared in the flames after the three young men had already been put into the furnace. Some say it was an angel. Some say it was Jesus. The book of the Bible in which this story is told is Daniel.
the answer is Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; they were bound together with their clothes on including their hats when they were cast into the firery furnace. This is only listed in the old version of the King James bible. The new King James version says turbans instead of hats. I hope this helps you.
Shadrach in the Furnace was created in 1976.
I presume you mean the three Hebrew men that Nebuchadnezzar tried to burn in the furnace, (Daniel 3). There is no indication of their ages in the Bible.
I think you are talking about the three Hebrew boys Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, who were brought to Babylon as exiles after the destruction of Jerusalem in 537 B.C. They were companions of Daniel. They were given Babylonian names of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Daniel was given the name Belteshazzar. They are best known for their refusal to bow down to a great image and were thrown into a fiery furnace as punishment. Jehovah protected them and they were unharmed. See attached links for more information.
Assuming that the "three friends" you are referring to are Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, all three met the Lord in the midst of the fiery furnace out of which they were delivered from harm and without any trace of singe or the smell of fire (see Daniel 3:19-26). The one "...like unto the Son of Man" (or Son of the gods) is generally accepted by most biblical scholars, to be a pre-incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ i.e. a Christophany.
The fourth person in the fiery furnace along with Shedrach, Meshach, and Abednego was an angel sent from God to save Daniel's friends from a fiery death. King Nebuchadnezzer exclaimed that he appeared as "a son of the gods", and when Daniel's three friends came out from the furnace, they had not so much as a single singed hair or even the smell of smoke upon their clothes.