Daniel 3 Power Conflict Nebuchadnezzar Builds Statue 1 Imposing amp Irrational Authorities are Insecure So extend compassion to them Power Conflict Nebuchadnezzar Builds Statue 1 Nebuchadnezzar Demands Loyalty 27 ID: 317543
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Nebuchadnezzar: Outside the Furnace
Daniel 3Slide2
Power Conflict
Nebuchadnezzar Builds Statue (1)
Imposing & Irrational Authorities are Insecure!
(So extend compassion to them!)Slide3
Power Conflict
Nebuchadnezzar Builds Statue (1)
Nebuchadnezzar Demands Loyalty (2-7)
Non-Conformity
Prevents Compromise &
Costs Greatly!
(So buckle up!)Slide4
Power Conflict
Nebuchadnezzar Builds Statue (1)
Nebuchadnezzar Demands Loyalty (2-7)
Peers Inflict Punishment (8-12)
Nebuchadnezzar Inflicts Punishment (13-18)
Conformity without Compromise Honors God!
(So excel fully!)Slide5
Power Conflict
Nebuchadnezzar Builds Statue (1)
Nebuchadnezzar Demands Loyalty (2-7)
Peers Inflict Punishment (8-12)
Nebuchadnezzar Inflicts Punishment (13-18)
God Trumps All Human Authorities!
(So serve Him!)Slide6
God & Human Authorities
“Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.” - Romans 13:1
“The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wishes.” -
Proverbs 21:1Slide7
Climatic Intervention
Reaction of Surprise
Realization of Authority Limitation
Recognition of Divine Being
God Remains Present in Our Suffering!
(So
trust that He is with you still!)Slide8
Climatic Intervention
“In suffering, God may be found precisely where He was on Good Friday; identifying with us in our suffering, acting to resolve that suffering in ways we may not see or imagine, and yet sovereign in the heavens, accomplish-
ing
His eternal, though mysterious, purposes.”
- Robert
PyneSlide9
Dramatic Resolution
From Execution to Invitation
From Ignorance to Reverence
God Uses Non-Conformity to Change Authorities!
(So
pray for them!)Slide10
Dramatic Resolution
“Louie was seized by childlike, giddy exuberance. Before he realized what he was doing, he was bounding down the aisle. In bewilderment, the men who had abused him watched him come to them, his hands extended, a radiant smile on his face.”
- Hillenbrand in
UnbrokenSlide11
Nebuchadnezzar: Outside the Furnace
Daniel 3