Daniel 3 Scofield
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3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
“Chaldeans”
Cf. the conduct of Daniel, Dan 2:24.
3:17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
“and he will deliver us”
3:28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
“angel”
(See Scofield "Heb 1:4")
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3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
“an image of gold”
The attempt of this great king of Babylon to unify the religions of his empire by self- deification will be repeated by the beast, the last head of the Gentile world-dominion Rev 13:11–15 See note on "Beast, the" (See Scofield "Dan 7:8") See Scofield "Rev 19:20". It has repeatedly characterized Gentile authority in the earth, e.g.; Dan 6:7; Acts 12:22 and the later Roman emperors.