18But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. …
He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. …
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. …
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-18)It was strange that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, would be present at this assembly, when, it is likely, they knew for what intent it was called together. Daniel, we may suppose, was absent, either his business calling him away or having leave from the king to withdraw, unless we suppose that he stood so high in the king’s favour that none durst complain of him for his noncompliance. But why di…
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