Who is That?

Who is That?

“Was it not three men that we threw bound into the fire?”

They answered the king, “True, O king.”

He replied, “But I see four men unbound,

walking in the middle of the fire and they are not hurt,

and the fourth has the appearance of a god.”

Daniel 3:24-25

Shad, Abe and Shach’s brave answer to King Nebuchadnexxar did nothing except make him angrier than he always was.  He commanded the fire in the furnace to be made seven times hotter, and then told his elite guard to throw the men in.  What was now a blast furnace was so hot, the guards who shoved the three friends in were incinerated instantly.

A moment later, Nebuchadnezzar got up and sauntered as close as he dared to view the destruction of his enemies.  Instead, he saw Shad, Abe and Shach strolling around inside the furnace, talking in earnest with a fourth man who was walking with them.  The Bible states that the king was astonished.  I’m sure he was also terrified.  A few moments before, he had insolently asked, “Who is that god who can deliver you from my power?”  Now he is looking upon the face of the Creator of the universe, the Holy One of Israel.

The king immediately called to the men, “Servants of the Most High God, come out of the furnace.”  Three men walked back out – without burn, or singe, or even the smell of fire upon them. Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged the power and might of the fourth being – the God of heaven, for “there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way.”

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Great is the Lord, He is holy and just,

By His power we trust in His love.

Great is the Lord, He is faithful and true,

By His mercy He proves He is love.

Great are You, Lord, and worthy of glory!

Great are You, Lord, and worthy of praise!

Great are You, Lord, I lift up my voice,

I lift up my voice.

Great are You, Lord.

Great are You, Lord.

The Faith We Sing, No. 2022