Daniel 3

Passive Resistance When Your Life is at Risk

One of the failings of human nature is that we tend to see or hear what we want to, not what's actually presented to us. We're also very slow learners at times, particularly when the lesson doesn't suit us. And both those truisms are found in our story here.

Remember that Nebuchadnezzar has just had that amazing dream about a great statue, a dream that left him terrified. And remember that it was Daniel who both told him the dream and then interpreted it. And what did Nebuchadnezzar do as a result? You'll find it at the end of ch 2: '46Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that a grain offering and incense be offered to him.'