The+Fiery+Furnace

=The Fiery Furnace=

==Summary: King Nebuchadnezzar had a golden statue set up in which all the people of Babylon were to worship and if they didn't they would be thrown in the Fiery Furnace to die. Three Jews, Shadrach, Mesach, and Abed-Negro refused to worship the golden statue because they were faithful to their own God. King Nebuchadnezzar had them sentenced to be thrown into the furnace, and the furnace to be three times as hot as usual. The three Jews insisted their God would save them. The furnace was so hot that the men carrying the Jews to be throw in were incinerated by the heat. Not only did the three Jews walk away unharmed, but a fourth child of God was with them. From then on, King Nebuchadnezzar said anyone who spoke discreditably of the Jewish God would be torn limb from limb.==

Discussion Questions:
What prejudices are seen in this story? What other story does this relate to in recent historical events? Why is it similar? What did the Golden Statue represent? Why did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Negro not burn in the furnace?

Study Guide/Quiz Questions:
Who set up the Golden statue? Who refused to worship the statue? Why did they refuse to worship the statue?