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Speaker 1: One of the greatest joys I have, Heavenly Father, is

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Speaker 3: The King and the Fiery Furnace. In our last story,

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Speaker 3: King Nebukanezzer was tormented by dreams. In search of an interpretation,

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Speaker 3: The Lord was faithful to show Daniel and the king

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Speaker 3: just like Joseph before Pharaoh, was given governance over the kingdom.

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Speaker 3: As a result, Now we look at another interaction between

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Speaker 4: This is Jack Graham. Thank you for joining us today

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Speaker 4: for the next episode of the Bible in a year.

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Speaker 4: In our last time together, we saw how God spoke

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Speaker 4: through Daniel to give Neverkanazer understanding about his dreams. Though

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Speaker 4: he saw, Daniel glorified God as he showed the king

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Speaker 4: As a result of Daniel's move of faith, Neverkanazer began

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Speaker 4: He wasn't yet fully bought in, however, and as well

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Speaker 3: The statue shimmered in the summer sun. Its golden frame

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Speaker 3: All men in attendants shuddered in awe and fear. The

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Speaker 4: Their names Shadrak, Mishak, and Abadnigo. These were Daniel's friends

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Speaker 4: and assistants. They were faithful Jews who, along with Daniel,

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Speaker 4: no God could save them. Shadrak mishak Abednegos stood their ground.

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Speaker 4: words which describe our faith in the face of unthinkable circumstances.

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Speaker 4: even if we die, we still will not disobey God.

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Speaker 4: We will still follow him. Our calling is to trust

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Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast.

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