Daniel 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.

Cross-reference

Daniel 3:29 Historical context

Daniel 3:29 is Nebuchadnezzar's decree honoring their God — the ultimate outcome of their fearless confession.

Daniel 3:26 Historical context

Daniel 3:26 records the king calling them out and acknowledging their God — vindication of their faith.

Daniel 3:24 Historical context

Daniel 3:24 shows the miraculous result — four men walking unharmed in the fire, proving God's ability to save.

Daniel 3:15 Historical context

Daniel 3:15 is the king's ultimatum that prompts their response — their statement answers the threat of the furnace.

Daniel 6:27 Parallel

In Daniel 6:27, Darius declares that God rescues and saves, directly paralleling the confession in Daniel 3:17 that God is able to deliver.

In Daniel 6:20-22, Daniel's deliverance from the lions parallels the deliverance from the furnace — both show God's power to save faithful servants from death.

Daniel 4:35 Historical context

In Daniel 4:35, Nebuchadnezzar's confession of God's absolute sovereignty echoes the faith of the three men in Daniel 3:17 that God can deliver from the furnace.

Daniel 2:18 Parallel

In Daniel 2:18, Daniel seeks God's mercy for revelation — same reliance on God for deliverance from death as here.

In Genesis 18:14, the rhetorical question 'Is anything too hard for the LORD?' directly parallels the faith in God's ability to deliver expressed in Daniel 3:17.

Romans 8:31 Parallel

Romans 8:31 declares if God is for us, no one can be against us, which is precisely the confidence of the three friends facing the king's decree.

Acts 27:20-25 has Paul trusting God's promise to save everyone on the ship, similar to the friends' faith that God could deliver them from the furnace.

Acts 21:13 Parallel

Acts 21:13 has Paul ready to die for Christ's name, just as the friends were ready to die rather than worship the idol.

Luke 1:37 Parallel

Luke 1:37 states nothing is impossible with God, directly reinforcing the friends' confidence that God is able to deliver from the furnace.

Isaiah 26:4 Parallel

Isaiah 26:4 calls for trust in the eternal Rock — the same trust that the three men place in God to deliver from the furnace.

Isaiah 26:3 Parallel

Isaiah 26:3 promises perfect peace to those with steadfast trust — the very peace the three men exhibit before the furnace.

Isaiah 12:2 Parallel

Isaiah 12:2 declares trust in God as salvation without fear — the same bold faith the three men display when refusing to bow.

Psalm 121:5–7 Related theme

Psalm 121:5-7 promises the Lord's protection from all harm — exactly the trust the three men show when facing the fiery furnace.

Psalm 115:3 Allusion

Psalm 115:3 affirms God's sovereignty to do as He pleases — the foundation for believing He is able to deliver from the furnace.

Psalm 62:1–6 Related theme

Psalm 62:1-6 expresses unwavering trust in God as rock and salvation — the same confidence the three men have as they face the furnace.

Psalm 27:1 Related theme

In Psalm 27:1, David's confidence that the Lord is his light and salvation echoes the trust in God's deliverance from the furnace in Daniel 3:17.

In 1 Samuel 17:37, David's trust that God will deliver him from Goliath mirrors the faith in God's ability to deliver from the furnace in Daniel 3:17.

Isaiah 44:17 depicts an idol worshiper praying to a carved image — contrasting with faith in the living God who can deliver.

Luke 12:4 Parallel

Luke 12:4 teaches not to fear those who kill the body, exactly the courage Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego display.

In Genesis 17:1, God reveals Himself as 'God Almighty' — the all-powerful God whose ability to deliver is trusted in Daniel 3:17.

Ephesians 3:20 proclaims God's ability to do immeasurably more, expanding on the youths' confession that God is able to deliver.

Job 5:19 Related theme

In Job 5:19, Eliphaz's assertion that God rescues from calamities echoes the faith in God's deliverance expressed in Daniel 3:17.