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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Daniel 3:19-27

In these verses we have, I. The casting of these three faithful servants of God into the fiery furnace. Nebuchadnezzar had himself known and owned so much of the true God that, one would have thought, though his pride and vanity induced him to make this golden image, and set it up to be worshipped, yet what these young men now said (whom he had formerly found to be wiser than all his wise men) would revive his convictions, and at least engage him to excuse them; but it proved quite otherwise.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Daniel 3:25

He answered and said, lo, I see four men loose ,.... Not bound as the three were, when cast in; but quite at liberty in their hands and feet, and separate from one another. As this fiery furnace may be an emblem of the fiery trials and afflictive dispensations the children of God pass through in this world, being not joyous, but grievous to the flesh, though useful to purge and purify; so this and some other circumstances attending these good men in the furnace are applicable to the saints... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Daniel 3:25

Is like the Son of God - A most improper translation. What notion could this idolatrous king have of the Lord Jesus Christ? for so the place is understood by thousands. אלהין בר bar elahin signifies a son of the gods, that is, a Divine person or angel; and so the king calls him in Daniel 3:28 ; : "God hath sent his Angel, and delivered his servants." And though even from this some still contend that it was the Angel of the covenant, yet the Babylonish king knew just as much of the one... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:1-30

EXPOSITION THE GOLDEN IMAGE , AND THE FIERY FURNACE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:19-27

The Saviour in the fire. "The form of the fourth" ( Daniel 3:3 ). A sketch of the further developments of the history will well introduce the following topics. I. THE SAVIOUR OF THE KING 'S IMAGINATION . "Like unto a son of the gods." The king was certainly not acquainted with the Hebrew doctrine of the Messiah, and even if he were, the appellation, "Son of God," would not be familiar to him. The deliverer to him was perhaps an angel, but surely a visitant from the unseen. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:24-27

The unexpected fruits of persecution. As soon as the fierce tempest in Nebuchadnezzar's mind had expended its little force, there succeeded the calm of exhaustion. The tyrant is transformed into a servant, and appears like a docile child. Something has produced a strange impression on him—perhaps the sudden burning of his own officers, perhaps the unbending fortitude of the three Hebrews, perhaps the natural reaction from high-wrought excitement. Abandoning royal pomp, he visits himself the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:25

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. The Greek versions do not present much worthy of note, only both insert malka , "king," instead of the pronoun, and omit "answered." From the fact that Daniel 3:24 ends with malka , it may have been dropped out of the Massoretic text. The insertion of ענה ( ‛ana ), "answered," may be due to the frequent recurrence of this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Daniel 3:25

The Divine presence. I. GOD IS WITH HIS PEOPLE IN THEIR TRIALS . 1 . He does not prevent them from falling into distress, but he helps them when in , which is better for the disciplinary ends of trouble. 2 . God does not simply send help in trouble. He comes himself. Moses was not satisfied with the promise of the guidance of an angel ( Exodus 33:2 ). He sought and obtained the assurance that God's presence would go with Israel ( Exodus 33:14 ). Jesus... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Daniel 3:25

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose - From the fact that he saw these men now loose, and that this filled him with so much surprise, it may be presumed that they had been bound with something that was not combustible - with some sort of fetters or chains. In that case it would be a matter of surprise that they should be “loose,” even though they could survive the action of the fire. The “fourth” personage now so mysteriously added to their number, it is evident, assumed the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Daniel 3:24-25

Daniel 3:24-25. Then Nebuchadnezzar was astonied, and rose up in haste Some have thought there is something wanting between this and the preceding verse, expressive of the reason of Nebuchadnezzar’s astonishment. Hence Houbigant inserts two verses, which are found in the Vulgate to this purpose: “But an angel of the Lord descended to Azariah and his companions into the furnace, and drove the flame of the fire from the furnace. And they walked in the midst of the flame, praising and... read more

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