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Shadrach

Shadrach

Meshach and

Meshach and

Abednego

Abednego

 It was Daniel’s timeline.  Daniel not mentioned in Chapter 3  Away somewhere

 young Jews of noble birth  Taken captive with Daniel to Babylon 605 bc

bc

 Daniel spokes person for four in Dan 1:11 re

meat

 Dan 1:17 As for these four children, God gave

them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom:

 and Daniel had understanding in all visions

and dreams.

 Dan1:19 And the king communed with them; and

among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

 Dan2:48-49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon

 Dan3:30 Then the king

promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon

 Vege Tales  Bob Larry and Junior

Asparagus

 Rack Shack and Benny

 Commemorated

December 17

• Lutheran and Eastern

Orthodox Churches

 Apocrypha

• Song of The Three Holy

Children/ Prayer of Azariah

 Texts left out of official

bible

 Deuterocanonical

books

• Secondary canons

 Rejected by Jerome

• Authenticity
• no Hebrew version only

Greek

 finally accepted til

reformation

 Protestants rejected  Catholics 1546

declared them divine

 Today some part of

Catholic Bible but not Prayer of Azariah

 14 books authorised

version

 Susanna  Bel and the Dragon  Both part of Daniel

 Azariah’s prayer  68 verses  After Dan 3:23

NRSVCatholic Ed

 Azariah confesses their

sins and sins of Israel

 Asks God to save them

to show God’s power to Babylon

 Followed by account of

angel who made inside

• f the furnace feel like

cool breeze

 1 And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and

blessing the Lord.

 2 Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and

• pening his mouth in the midst of the fire said,

 3 Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is

worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore:

 4 For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done

to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth.

 5 In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon

the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins.

 v28 Then the three, as out of one mouth,

praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying,

 v29 Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our

fathers: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever.......

 38 more blessings of God  V68” O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the

God of gods, praise him, and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

 Song is in Anglican Church Book of Common

Prayer

 Parts of song are occasionally used in

Catholic and Lutheran services

 Daniel 3:23-27New Revised

Daniel 3:23-27New Revised Standard Version Catholi Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE) Edition (NRSVCE)

 The Prayer

The Prayer of Azari

• f Azariah in the

in the Furnac Furnace

 24 They walked around in

the midst of the flames, singing hymns to God and blessing the Lord. 25 Then Azariah stood still in the fire and prayed aloud:

 26 “Blessed are you, O Lord,

God of our ancestors, and worthy of praise

 Daniel 3:23-27New Revised

Daniel 3:23-27New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Standard Version (NRSV)

 24 Then King

Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up

• quickly. He said to his

counselors, “Was it not three men that we threw bound into the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.” 25 He replied, “But I see four men unbound,

 [Solo or Choir] O all you works

• f the Lord, bless the Lord:

[All] To him be highest glory and praise forever...... [Solo or choir] And you, sun and moon, bless the Lord: [All] To him be highest glory and praise forever

 20 verses more

TO HIM BE

TO HIM BE HIGHEST HIGHEST GLORY AND GLORY AND PRAISE PRAISE FOREVER FOREVER

 Stand up to peer pressure  Stick to what you believe  Christ is with us when we

are suffering

 Lesson in how to pray

• Not all about self
• Thank God for blessings
• Ask for Gods will to be

done Dan 1:17-18 Luke 11:2