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Therefore because the king`s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
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The Irony of Evil
Commentators highlight the profound irony in this verse: the king's furious, urgent command resulted in a fire so hot that it killed his own executioners. The very instrument of evil intended for the righteous turned back on the wicked, demonstrating that God's justice can be immediate and that evil plans often contain the seeds of their own destruction.
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Daniel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore, because the king’s commandment was urgent—Margin, as in Chaldee, “word.” The meaning is that the king would admit of no delay; …
19th Century
Anglican
Urgent.—The same word is translated hasty (Daniel 2:15). The king’s command had been uttered while he was in …
16th Century
Protestant
Here Daniel relates the miracle by which God liberated his servants. He has two parts: first, these three holy men walked untouched in the midst of…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And therefore, because the king's commandment was urgent, or was ordered to be obeyed in haste, and with expedition and d…
Let Nebuchadnezzar heat his furnace as hot as he can; a few minutes will finish the torment of those cast into it, but hellfire tortures and yet do…
