1 King Nebuchadnezzar made a big gold statue and set it up in Dura in Babylon. 2 The king called all the big helpers to come see the statue party. 3 All the bosses came and stood by the statue. ♂️♀️ 4 A man yelled, “All of you, people from every place and language, listen!” 5 “When you hear music, all of you must bow and worship the gold statue.” ♂️♀️ 6 “If you do not bow, you will be thrown into a big hot fire.” ⚠️ 7 So when the music played, all the people bowed to the statue. ♂️♀️ 8 Some men went to the king and told on the Jews. ️ 9 They said, “O king, live long!” ♂️ 10 They said, “You made a rule: when people hear music, they must bow to the gold statue.” 11 “They said, if any person does not bow, they must go into the big hot fire.” 12 “They said, three Jews, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not bow. They do not serve your gods or your statue.” ♂️♂️♂️ 13 The king got very mad and said, “Bring them here!” 14 The king asked, “Is it true you do not serve my gods or bow to my statue?” ❓ 15 He said, “When you hear the music, bow. If not, you will go into the big hot fire. What god can save you from me?” ♂️❓ 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego said, “O king, we do not need to say more.” ️ 17 They said, “Our God can save us from the big hot fire, and He can save us from you, O king.” ️ 18 They said, “But if He does not, we still will not serve your gods or bow to your statue.” ♂️ 19 The king got even more mad and made the fire seven times hotter. 20 He told strong guards to tie the three and throw them into the fire. ✈️ 21 They tied them with their clothes on and threw them into the fire. 22 The fire was so hot that the flames killed the men who threw them in. ⚠️ 23 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the big hot fire, tied up. 24 The king jumped up and asked, “Did we throw three men into the fire?” ❓ 25 He said, “I see four men walking in the fire! They are not hurt. The fourth looks like a bright helper from God.” ♂️♂️♂️♂️✨ 26 The king went near and called, “Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out!” They came out. ➡️♂️♂️♂️ 27 All the bosses saw them. The fire did not hurt them. Hair not burned. Clothes not burned. No fire smell. 28 The king said, “Praise to the God of these men! He sent His angel and saved them. They trusted God and would not serve any other god.” 29 The king said, “New rule: No one may say bad things about their God. If they do, they will be in big trouble. No god can save like this God.” ⚠️ 30 Then the king gave Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego better jobs in Babylon.