Day with the King, A

Thrown Into The Fire

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00:02 Hello there, happy Sabbath.
00:04 Come on in, we're about to meet with the king.
00:42 Hello, I'm Aunty Leah.
00:44 And we're looking forward to another Sabbath
00:46 where we can put aside all our work and play
00:48 and spend special time with Jesus.
00:50 Thank you so much for joining us at home.
00:53 We love to have your company,
00:54 and it's always good
00:56 to have you here with us, Uncle Daniel,
00:57 as well as each of our boys and girls who worship with us.
01:00 Thank you, Aunty Leah.
01:02 It's always wonderful to be here in
01:03 and share our worship time together.
01:06 Now, I'm just wondering,
01:08 does anyone have a blessing
01:10 that they would like to share with us?
01:11 I have.
01:13 Thank you, Jireh. What is it?
01:14 Well, my friend recently started coming to church
01:17 and her parents aren't Christians.
01:19 Wow, that's incredible. Praise God for that.
01:23 Before we begin our worship time,
01:25 who wants to invite the Holy Spirit to guide us?
01:28 I will. Thanks, Jireh.
01:30 Dear Lord,
01:31 thank You for keeping us safe during the week.
01:34 Please send Your Holy Spirit to guide us
01:35 during our worship time, in Jesus' name, amen.
01:40 Thanks, Jireh.
01:41 We had quite an adventure
01:43 finding out all about King Nebuchadnezzar's dream
01:46 in last week's Bible study, didn't we?
01:49 I love the Book of Daniel, it's an exciting treasure hunt.
01:53 The great thing about the mysterious dream
01:55 in Daniel Chapter 2
01:57 is that God told Daniel what the dream meant.
02:00 So it's easy for us
02:02 to solve the puzzle of the symbols used.
02:05 Let's find a Bible gem that explains
02:07 why Daniel was able to reveal the prophecy
02:10 and its interpretation to King Nebuchadnezzar.
02:13 Janina, would you like to open our jewel box
02:16 and get our Bible gemstone.
02:21 Wow, isn't that pretty.
02:23 What does that gemstone represent?
02:29 2 Peter 2:21.
02:32 Sai, would you like to read that?
02:36 "For prophecy never came by the will of man,
02:40 but holy men of God
02:41 spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."
02:45 Thanks, Sai.
02:46 This Bible gem reveals
02:48 that every word written by the prophets
02:51 was inspired by God.
02:53 We know Daniel's prophetic interpretation
02:55 of the king's dream was inspired by God
02:58 because over two and a half thousand years of history
03:01 has proven Daniel's prophetic interpretation
03:04 to be correct in every single detail.
03:07 Only God could predict that far ahead accurately.
03:11 Do you remember what the head was made of?
03:13 Gold.
03:14 What kingdom had gold everywhere?
03:17 Babylon.
03:18 And what were the chest and arms made of?
03:20 Silver.
03:22 That represented the Medo-Persian kingdom.
03:24 What were the belly and thighs made of?
03:26 Bronze.
03:28 Who were known for the bronze armor
03:30 on their soldiers?
03:31 Greeks.
03:33 That's it.
03:34 Now the strong legs of iron, who were they?
03:36 The Romans. Yes.
03:38 And finally,
03:40 the feet mixed with iron and clay
03:41 represented the nations
03:43 that now represent modern Europe.
03:45 Then, this symbolic man
03:47 was destroyed by stone cut out without hands.
03:50 Who did the stone represent?
03:52 Jesus.
03:54 Yes, Jesus, that's it.
03:55 He's going to put an end to all the fighting,
03:58 destruction and struggle for power
04:00 and set up his everlasting kingdom of love.
04:03 And He wants to us to share that kingdom with Him.
04:06 In our Bible study today,
04:08 we'll discover that King Nebuchadnezzar
04:10 didn't like the idea
04:11 of someone taking over his kingdom,
04:13 so he tried to defy God.
04:16 But God is always in control.
04:18 What is our hidden message, Janina?
04:24 "Fulfilled prophecies
04:25 prove that God's promises always come true."
04:29 Thanks, Janina.
04:30 That's so good news for us,
04:32 especially when we are going through some hard times
04:35 and we're struggling,
04:36 and things seem beyond our control.
04:39 Let's remember,
04:40 we can always trust God's promises
04:42 to help deliver us out of difficulties
04:45 as we'll learn later.
04:47 Thank you, Aunty Leah.
04:48 Knowing what is going to happen in the future
04:50 helps us to get ready for Jesus' soon return.
04:54 Uncle Daniel, Braedan is here.
04:57 So he is.
04:58 Welcome, Braedan,
04:59 it's always good to have you here with us.
05:01 Hi, thanks, Uncle Daniel.
05:02 Guys, it's really good to be back with you guys again.
05:04 Does anyone know this song,
05:06 "Anywhere with Jesus." Yes.
05:08 You all know it? You know it.
05:09 You're about to learn in your upcoming Bible study
05:12 that it's always safe to be with Jesus.
05:14 Let's sing this song together.
05:17 Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go
05:21 Anywhere He leads me in this world below
05:25 Anywhere without Him Dearest joys would fade
05:30 Anywhere with Jesus I am not afraid
05:34 Anywhere, anywhere Fear I cannot know
05:38 Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go
05:44 Braedan, can we please sing the King has a treasure house?
05:47 We can and this is actually one of my favorite songs.
05:54 The King has a treasure house of promises
05:58 Gifts from heaven above
06:02 In His world are many, many promises
06:06 Offered us in love
06:10 God gives us courage to repent
06:14 And turn away from every sin
06:18 He gives us wisdom faith and trust
06:22 And power to follow Him
06:26 The King has a treasure house of promises
06:30 Promises for you and me
06:34 In His word are many, many promises
06:38 To give us the victory
06:41 To give us the victory
06:44 Victory!
06:46 Braedan, can we please sing the seventh
06:49 is the Sabbath of the Lord.
06:51 That's a really big name for a song, isn't it?
06:52 Let's sing it together.
06:58 One, two, three, four, five, six days a week
07:02 God gave to us for work and play
07:06 One, two, three, four, five, six days He made
07:10 Then rested on the seventh day
07:14 God invites us all to join Him On the seventh day of rest
07:18 For He called that day the Sabbath
07:20 And He promised we'd be blessed
07:23 One, two, three, four, five, six days for us
07:27 The seventh is the Sabbath of the Lord Amen!
07:32 Thanks for singing with us, Braedan.
07:34 It's story time again, we talk to John.
07:37 Hello, boys and girls, I am Dr. John,
07:39 and it's so wonderful to see your happy faces.
07:43 And I'm looking at the boys and girls
07:45 right around the world,
07:47 and I'm glad that you're with us too.
07:50 I will tell you about Dr. Harry and his seasickness.
07:54 He lived in America,
07:56 and he decided to go to China as a missionary.
08:00 He'd never been on a boat before
08:02 and he got so seasick.
08:06 He did nothing but vomit for three weeks.
08:10 And when he got to Japan, he was so weak,
08:13 and he went to a cook and he said,
08:16 "I've got just a thing for you."
08:19 And he got out this strange looking stuff
08:23 that Dr. Miller had never seen before.
08:27 You know what that's called?
08:29 Tofu.
08:31 And it doesn't taste much by itself
08:33 but if you fry it and put vegetables with it,
08:37 it is very nice he said.
08:39 How did you make that?
08:41 Oh, that's made from the soya bean.
08:46 Really!
08:48 It's very good.
08:49 And so he went to China
08:51 and he never forgot the soya bean and the tofu.
08:55 And when he got to China as doctor,
08:58 he saw the saddest sight,
08:59 he saw little babies dying all the time
09:03 because they were orphans
09:04 and they didn't have mother's milk.
09:09 He decided,
09:10 I need to invent something and somebody said,
09:13 "You can actually make milk from soya beans."
09:17 Really!
09:19 So he got some and he boiled them up
09:21 and he strained it up
09:23 but, you know, soya bean has a very bitter taste
09:27 and it took him a long, long time
09:29 until he found a way of doing without boiling,
09:34 but using steam.
09:36 And you know,
09:38 Dr. Miller came to my house, when I was little.
09:42 That's what he looked like when he went to China.
09:45 And he thought, I need to look like a Chinese.
09:48 And all the Chinese men,
09:50 you can't see it there that they had pigtails,
09:53 they call them a queue.
09:55 And he thought, I better have one.
09:58 That's gonna take a long, long time
10:00 so he got some hair,
10:02 he said to his wife, sew it to the back of my hat,
10:06 I'll put it on
10:08 and I will look just like a Chinese man with my queue.
10:14 And he wore that for a little while until one day
10:18 the dreadful accident happened.
10:20 He went in front of a very important Chinese,
10:25 and the Chinese was impressed
10:27 that Dr. Miller was wearing a queue,
10:30 and as Dr. Miller walked in,
10:33 the door slammed
10:36 and he kept walking,
10:38 and everybody laughed at him.
10:43 He didn't have a queue.
10:46 And so after that,
10:48 he decided that he would grow his own hair
10:53 and when he went back to America many years later,
10:57 they were so amazed at his long hair
11:00 except he used to have to curl it up inside his hat
11:04 and wear it like that so they wouldn't laugh at him.
11:07 But, you know, he came to my house
11:10 and he borrowed my mother's sewing machine
11:14 and he made up a bag,
11:17 and he put soya beans in it
11:18 and he steamed them and then he said,
11:20 "I want your washing machine."
11:23 Oh, no, let me do the washing for you.
11:26 No, no, no, he put the soya beans in
11:29 and he spun that and out it came
11:32 and it was beautiful milk,
11:35 and I've got here
11:38 a glass of soy milk
11:43 invented by Dr. Harry Miller.
11:45 He saved so many lives.
11:48 He said, "People will be good
11:50 if they eat the right food."
11:53 And in the Bible,
11:55 there were these four young men
11:56 who said they would not eat
11:59 the filthy food of the Babylonians.
12:01 They used to have whole dishes of humming bird tongues,
12:04 and goats, and pigs, and birds
12:07 and they said we will eat healthy,
12:10 just like Dr. Miller did so many years later.
12:14 And the world owes Dr. Miller a big debt.
12:17 He saved the lives of millions of babies
12:21 because he invented soy milk.
12:23 Thank you, boys and girls.
12:26 Welcome to our Bible study time,
12:28 isn't it exciting to learn about
12:29 amazing people like Daniel?
12:31 I hope you're ready to read along
12:33 as we set off on our next adventure.
12:36 Bethany, would you please say a prayer for us to begin?
12:40 Dear Father,
12:42 thank You for all the stories in the Bible.
12:44 Please help us to learn from them,
12:45 and please bless the children who are joining us.
12:48 In Jesus' name, amen.
12:50 Thanks, Bethany.
12:51 Our story today begins in Daniel 3.
12:54 King Nebuchadnezzar, the most powerful king on earth
12:57 gets to thinking about Daniel's interpretation of his dream.
13:01 He is not fussed on the idea
13:02 that anyone should take over his kingdom,
13:05 not ever.
13:07 So he tries to assert his iron authority
13:10 above God's authority.
13:12 Bethany, could you please read verse 1 of Daniel Chapter 3.
13:17 "Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold,
13:20 whose height was sixty cubits and its width six cubits.
13:24 He set it up in the plain of Dura,
13:26 in the province of Babylon."
13:27 In our measurements,
13:29 this golden statue was gigantic and unbelievably expensive.
13:34 It stood about 30 meters tall,
13:37 as tall as a 10 storey building and 3 meters wide.
13:41 That's nearly a 100 feet tall and 10 feet wide,
13:44 on top of a pedestal base
13:46 it could be seen for kilometers or miles around.
13:51 The image of gold from the head right down to the feet and toes
13:55 was designed to send a clear message
13:58 that King Nebuchadnezzar was the greatest.
14:00 He wanted his kingdom to rule forever
14:03 and just to reinforce his message,
14:05 he ordered all the princes and important people
14:08 throughout the lands he controlled,
14:10 to come and worship the golden image.
14:12 When the large throng
14:14 was gathered on the Plain of Dura,
14:16 a herald announced the king's command
14:18 to bow down and worship the gold image.
14:21 And if anyone refused to obey the kings command,
14:25 what would happen to them?
14:27 Well Caleb, could you please read verse 6?
14:33 "And whoever does not fall down and worship
14:37 shall be cast immediately into the midst
14:39 of a burning fiery furnace."
14:42 Does that sound like forced worship to you?
14:45 Yes!
14:46 Yes, I think so.
14:48 Verse 7 tells us that the sound of the horn,
14:51 flute, harp and lyre with all kinds of music
14:55 all the people, nations and languages fell down
14:59 and worshiped King Nebuchadnezzar's golden image.
15:02 That is everyone
15:04 except Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
15:08 Now some of the Chaldeans,
15:09 the so-called wise men
15:11 were jealous of the ruling positions
15:13 given to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
15:16 They thought this was the perfect opportunity
15:19 to get rid of them,
15:20 so they dobbed them into the king
15:22 for not bowing down to the golden image.
15:25 How's that for gratitude?
15:27 These were the men whose lives Daniel
15:29 saved by telling the king about the dream.
15:32 Anyway,
15:33 what did the Chaldeans tell the king
15:35 about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
15:38 Jireh would you please read verse 12?
15:43 "These men, O king,
15:45 have not paid due regard to you.
15:47 They do not serve your gods or worship the golden image
15:50 which you have set up."
15:52 Yes, King Nebuchadnezzar was furious.
15:56 He could hardly believe anyone would defy his orders,
15:59 let alone Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
16:02 These men had proven to be reliable and trustworthy
16:06 in overseeing the affairs of Babylon,
16:09 so the king commanded that they be brought to him
16:11 and he offered them a second chance
16:14 but with a warning.
16:16 Chemiah, could you please read the last half of verse 15?
16:21 "But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately
16:26 into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
16:29 And who is the god
16:30 who will deliver you from my hands?"
16:33 With those last words,
16:35 King Nebuchadnezzar invited a cosmic showdown.
16:39 The issue was over forced worship
16:42 and false worship,
16:44 neither of which God approves.
16:46 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
16:49 let the king know
16:50 that they were not obliged to defend their actions.
16:54 The king was already well aware of the powerful God
16:57 these men served.
16:58 They went on to say these words in verse 17 and 18.
17:02 Thanks, Jeremiah.
17:04 "If that is the case,
17:06 our God whom we serve is able to deliver us
17:10 from the burning fiery furnace,
17:12 and He will deliver us from your hand, O king.
17:15 But if not, let it be known to you, O king,
17:18 that we do not serve your gods,
17:20 nor will we worship the gold image
17:23 which you have set up."
17:25 Well, they couldn't have made it any clearer than that,
17:28 could they?
17:30 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
17:32 resolved to worship
17:33 the true living God and Him only.
17:37 They would have been aware of God's promises
17:39 to his faithful servants in Isaiah 43:2.
17:44 Let's read the last part together
17:46 as our memory verse.
17:49 Okay, let's read it.
17:51 "When you walk through the fire,
17:54 you shall not be burned,
17:56 nor shall the flame scorch you."
18:00 Amen.
18:01 This promise must have given them courage
18:04 to stand true for God,
18:07 but they were also prepared to give up their lives
18:10 rather than dishonor God.
18:12 If God's plan did not include delivering them from the fire.
18:17 Nebuchadnezzar had no power to convince
18:19 or force these God fearing young man
18:21 to worship his golden image.
18:24 When he couldn't get his own way,
18:26 he flew into a rage as verse 19 reveals.
18:31 Sai, could you please read that for us?
18:36 "He spoke and commanded
18:38 that they heat the furnace
18:40 seven times more than it was usually heated."
18:44 Nebuchadnezzar's mighty men of valor
18:47 bound up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
18:50 with ropes and threw them into the fire.
18:54 Verse 23 says, "They fell down helpless
18:57 still bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace,
19:01 but the fire was so hot
19:04 that the soldiers who threw them in,
19:06 they died instantly."
19:08 Then what happened?
19:10 Aunty Leah, could you read verse 24?
19:13 "Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished
19:16 and he rose in haste and spoke,
19:19 saying to his counselors,
19:20 'Did we not cast three men
19:22 bound into the midst of the fire?'
19:25 They answered and said to the king,
19:27 'True, O king.'"
19:28 Now here comes the amazing part,
19:31 what did the king see?
19:33 Bethany, can you read that in verse 25?
19:37 "Look he answered, I see four men loose,
19:40 walking in the midst of the fire
19:42 and they are not hurt,
19:44 and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God."
19:47 Notice the ropes that bound the men
19:48 had burnt off
19:50 and they were moving around freely in the flames.
19:53 Aunty Leah, you have a picture to show us this.
19:58 Who do you think the man in the middle is?
20:02 Jesus! Jesus.
20:04 Yes, then the king called to them and said,
20:08 "Servants of the most high God, come out and come here."
20:13 So they walked out from the midst of the fire.
20:15 Verse 27 tells us the satraps, administrators, governors,
20:20 and the king's counselors gathered together
20:22 and were watching all of this,
20:24 what did they notice?
20:26 Caleb, can you please read verse 27?
20:30 "And they saw these men on whose bodies
20:34 the fire had no power,
20:36 the hair of their heads were not singed
20:41 nor were their garments affected,
20:44 and the smell of fire was not on them."
20:48 That's amazing,
20:49 have you ever been near a camp fire?
20:51 Your cloths smell of smoke when you're close, right?
20:55 Well, let's see what our torchlight,
20:57 Mrs. White's writing says about Shadrach, Meshach,
21:00 and Abednego in Prophets and Kings, page 511.
21:04 Jireh, would you please read that for us?
21:11 "And in a marvelous manner their faith in the living Word
21:16 had been honored in the sight of all.
21:19 The tidings of their wonderful deliverance
21:21 were carried to many countries
21:23 by the representatives of the different nations
21:29 that had been invited by Nebuchadnezzar
21:33 to the dedication.
21:36 Through the faithfulness of his children,
21:39 God was glorified in all the earth."
21:42 Thank you.
21:43 What an outstanding witness these men were for God.
21:47 Not even a whiff of smoke
21:48 could be smelt on their clothes.
21:50 Now, Nebuchadnezzar
21:52 changed his attitude completely.
21:54 Chemiah, can you please read verse 28?
21:59 "Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying,
22:02 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach,
22:04 Meshach, and Abednego,
22:05 who sent His angel and delivered His servants
22:10 who trusted in Him,
22:11 and they have frustrated the king's word,
22:16 and yielded their bodies,
22:17 that they should not serve
22:19 nor worship any god except their own God.'"
22:22 Yes, then what did King Nebuchadnezzar do?
22:26 Jeremiah,
22:28 would you please read verse 29?
22:32 "Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation,
22:36 or language which speaks anything amiss
22:39 against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
22:42 shall be cut in pieces,
22:44 and their houses shall be made an ash heap,
22:48 because there is no other God who can deliver like this."
22:52 Nebuchadnezzar changed his mind about God,
22:55 but he still had a few things to learn.
22:58 God never forces worship,
23:00 not even to Himself as the true God.
23:03 He is a God of love,
23:04 He has given us complete freedom
23:06 to choose or reject Him,
23:08 but who wouldn't want to be on God's side.
23:10 He is such a wonderful, caring God,
23:13 who hears and answers our prayers
23:15 and our pleas for help.
23:17 As for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
23:19 the king honored their stand for God
23:22 by giving them an even higher promotion in Babylon.
23:25 Well, we hope you enjoyed reading along with us.
23:29 Matthew and Caleigh
23:30 will tell you how to get the daily devotionals
23:33 that go along with the story.
23:35 Got a pen and paper ready to take down the details?
23:42 What do you want?
23:44 You bored?
23:45 Yes.
23:46 Look what I got.
23:50 Whoa!
23:51 Look at that. Cool.
23:53 Where did you get these?
23:56 adaywiththeking.com.
23:59 Thanks, Matthew and Caleigh.
24:01 Uncle Daniel, what are we learning about next week?
24:03 Well, next week, we gonna learn about a very strange
24:06 but true story
24:08 where King Nebuchadnezzar forgot about God
24:11 and he became very proud and boastful.
24:14 We have to wait until next week?
24:16 Yes, we do.
24:18 Aunty Leah, can we review our memory verse?
24:21 That's a great idea, Sai.
24:23 You can learn it too,
24:24 just follow the words on your screen
24:25 as we say it once more.
24:27 "When you walk through the fire,
24:30 you shall not be burned,
24:32 nor shall the flame scorch you."
24:35 Isaiah 43:2.
24:38 God is always there to protect us from harm,
24:41 even when things look pretty scary.
24:44 Jeremiah,
24:45 what did you learn about the King this week?
24:47 That Jesus is always with us,
24:49 even when we can't see Him.
24:52 He sure is.
24:53 He hears us when we talk to Him,
24:55 and if we listen very carefully,
24:58 His voice is guiding us through our conscience
25:01 and through His Word, the Bible.
25:04 Aunty Leah,
25:06 is it time for our blessing song?
25:08 Yes, it is Janina.
25:10 Are you guys ready to sing it?
25:11 Yes.
25:17 May God bless you and give you
25:22 And fill your heart with love
25:27 May God guide and protect you
25:32 And watch you from above
25:38 And Sabbath after Sabbath
25:43 We greet the day of rest
25:48 The day that King of glory
25:53 Has sanctified and blessed
25:58 Goodbye my friend till we meet again
26:03 For another Day with the King
26:09 Goodbye.
26:10 Happy Sabbath.
26:20 I know Jesus loves me because He first loved me.
26:30 I know Jesus loves me
26:31 because He's coming to take me home with Him.
26:39 I know Jesus loves me because He died for me.


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