Daniel 3:15

Even though Nebuchadnezzar had witnessed and testified to the sovereignty of Yahweh previously (Daniel 2:47), he clearly did not believe that even He could save the accused (Daniel 3:15). Perhaps he figured that giving information was one thing, but saving people from a fiery death was something requiring greater supernatural power (cf. 2 Kings 18:33; Isaiah 36:13-20). Similarly, many people today believe that God inspired the Bible, but they do not believe that He can deliver them from their serious personal problems, much less world problems. The king set himself above all gods; none of these gods could deliver the three Hebrews from him. He claimed absolute authority in political and religious realms.