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He answered, Look, 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.
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An Angel or the Son of God?
Commentators debate the identity of the fourth figure. Nebuchadnezzar, a pagan king, likely meant 'a son of the gods' in the sense of a divine being or an angel. Many scholars, like Calvin, agree it was an angel sent for protection. However, other commentators, from the early church fathers to Matthew Henry, have seen this as a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus, the Son of God. Both views affirm God's direct, personal intervention to save His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose - From the fact that he saw these men now loose, and that this filled him with so mu…
19th Century
Anglican
The Son of God. These words, let us remember, are uttered by a pagan king, who calls this same Person, in Daniel 3:28, an ange…
16th Century
Protestant
Here Daniel relates how God’s power was revealed to the profane—to both the king and his courtiers, who had conspired for the death of these holy m…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He answered and said, lo, I see four men loose Not bound as the three were, when cast in; but quite at liberty in th…
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…
