CONSEQUENCES OF OBEDIENCE

CONTENT

1. The Three Hebrew Youths Escaped Death for Obeying God to Avoid Idolatry (Ex. 20:3; Daniel 3:1-30)
2. Esther Obeyed Mordecai (Esther4:1-16)

The Three Hebrew Youths Escaped Death for Obeying God to Avoid Idolatry (Ex. 20:3; Dan. 3:1-30)

King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden image and had it set up in the plain of Dura in the Province of Babylon. He called his officials for the dedication of his golden image. The herald urged everybody to fall down and worship the golden image once they heard music playing. Anyone who did not fall down and worship the golden image would be thrown into a burning fiery furnace; the people worshipped the golden image as was commanded by king Nebuchadnezzar.However, three young Hebrews refused to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image. The three Hebrew youths were Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. They were reported to the king by some Chaldeans.

Nebuchadnezzar ordered that the three Hebrews should be thrown into the burning fiery furnace after he had asked them whether it was true that they refused to worship his golden image. Without mincing words, the three told the king that they would not worship the golden image which he had set up.