Faith Journey Church of the Nazarene

Time and time again God shows Himself faithful, out of His own good pleasure.

•From Daniel -meaning “El/God is my judge”
•To (Belteshazzar)

•From Hananiah -meaning “Yah/YHWH is gracious”
•To (Shadrach)

•From Mishael -meaning “Who is El/God?”
•To (Meshach)

•From Azariah -meaning “Yah/YHWH has helped
•To (Abednego)

Each new name is a corruption of the Hebrew name and mocks God. However, notice the parallel with the story of the three and the Hebrew names. Each name could be an act of the story (God is my judge, God is gracious, Who is God, and God has helped).

The thing that King Nebuchadnezzar did was to set up his idol as more powerful than the God of Israel.

They went into the furnace not knowing but trusting the outcome to God no matter what.

God is trustworthy, faithful, present with us and draws near to us in our times of need. He is the Holy God. He is the One True and Only God.