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Toros Roslin, Three Holy Youths in the Furnace, Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Everybody knows the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, right? If you\u2019ve stepped anywhere near Sunday school, heard an old-timey gospel song, or glanced sideways while your four-year-old watched VeggieTales<\/em>, you\u2019ve picked it up. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s an compelling story of faith and rescue, and today the Orthodox and Lutheran churches celebrate Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah \u2014 their Hebrew names \u2014 along with Daniel the Prophet. But what many may have missed are two songs, \u201cThe Prayer of Azariah\u201d and \u201cThe Song of the Three Youths.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most modern English Bibles are missing them, though if you pick up a copy of the Septuagint or a Catholic Bible you\u2019ll find them nestled there in chapter 3 of Daniel. If you use the Anglican Book of Common Prayer<\/em>, you might also be familiar with the second song under the title \u201cBenedicite, omni a opera<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s also found in the Catholic Breviary and various Lutheran service books.<\/p>\n

The golden image<\/h2>\n

For the story itself, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar had trained Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (along with Daniel) for royal service. Though they were Hebrew exiles, they excelled past all the native Babylonians in their class and eventually the king appointed them as provincial governors. <\/p>\n

But then the king threw them a curveball. He erected a golden idol and demanded they \u2014 along with everyone else in the kingdom \u2014 bow down and worship. Any who refused would be thrown into a fiery furnace. <\/p>\n

Faithful to the God of their fathers, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah obviously could not do this. When Nebuchadnezzar \u201cin furious rage\u201d demanded their presence threatens them with he furnace and asks, \u201c[W]ho is the god that will deliver you out of my hands?\u201d (Daniel 3.15)<\/p>\n

They answered the king together. \u201cO Nebuchadnezzar,\u201d they said, \u201cwe have no need to answer you in this matter. 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 your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up\u201d (vv. 16-18).<\/p>\n

Nebuchadnezzar was furious and \u201cordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was wont to be heated\u201d (v. 19). The furnace was so hot that it killed the men charged with tossing the three youths inside, but in they went. Here\u2019s where some Bibles lose the story; stay with it, however, and you will be rewarded.<\/p>\n

Pure worship<\/h2>\n

Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah walked amid the flames, the last simultaneously offering a stirring prayer of confession and repentance:<\/p>\n

\nBlessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers,
\nand worthy of praise;
\nand thy name is glorified for ever.
\nFor thou art just in all that thou hast done to us,
\nand all thy works are true and thy ways right,
\nand all thy judgments are truth.
\nThou hast executed true judgments in all that
\nthou hast brought upon us
\nand upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our fathers,
\nfor in truth and justice thou hast brought
\nall this upon us because of our sins.
\nFor we have sinfully and lawlessly departed from thee,
\nand have sinned in all things and have not
\nobeyed thy commandments;
\nwe have not observed them or done them,
\nas thou hast commanded us that it might go well with us.
\nSo all that thou hast brought upon us,
\nand all that thou hast done to us,
\nthou hast done in true judgment.
\nThou hast given us into the hands of lawless
\nenemies, most hateful rebels,
\nand to an unjust king, the most wicked in all the world.
\nAnd now we cannot open our mouths;
\nshame and disgrace have befallen thy servants and worshipers.
\nFor thy name\u2019s sake do not give us up utterly,
\nand do not break thy covenant,
\nand do not withdraw thy mercy from us,
\nfor the sake of Abraham thy beloved
\nand for the sake of Isaac thy servant
\nand Israel thy holy one,
\nto whom thou didst promise
\nto make their descendants as many as the stars of heaven
\nand as the sand on the shore of the sea.
\nFor we, O Lord, have become fewer than any nation,
\nand are brought low this day in all the world
\nbecause of our sins.
\nAnd at this time there is no prince, or prophet, or leader,
\nno burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense,
\nno place to make an offering before thee or to find mercy.
\nYet with a contrite heart and a humble spirit
\nmay we be accepted,
\nas though it were with burnt offerings of rams and bulls,
\nand with tens of thousands of fat lambs;
\nsuch may our sacrifice be in thy sight this day,
\nand may we wholly follow thee,
\nfor there will be no shame for those who trust in thee.
\nAnd now with all our heart we follow thee,
\nwe fear thee and seek thy face.
\nDo not put us to shame,
\nbut deal with us in thy forbearance
\nand in thy abundant mercy.
\nDeliver us in accordance with thy marvelous works,
\nand give glory to thy name, O Lord!
\nLet all who do harm to thy servants be put to shame;
\nlet them be disgraced and deprived of all power and dominion,
\nand let their strength be broken.
\nLet them know that thou art the Lord, the only God,
\nglorious over the whole world.<\/p>\n

(Prayer of Azariah 1.3-22; Daniel 3.26-45 LXX)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In his book The Rest of the Bible<\/em> Theron Mathis notes that Azariah cannot personally be blamed for the sins of Israel, but he nonetheless takes personal responsibility for them before God. Because of his own contrition and solidarity, \u201che can make this confession on behalf of the people.\u201d <\/p>\n

Despite being surrounded by flames, Azariah begs Got to deal and forebear with Israel. He reminds God of his covenant with Abraham and then strikingly, amazingly, identifies his companions and himself as a sacrifice for the people. \u201c[W]ith a contrite heart and a humble spirit may we be accepted. . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

Comments Mathis, \u201cThe worship of Israel had become corrupted, and exile from the temple made it incomplete.\u201d There had been no sacrifice since leaving Jerusalem. \u201cYet Azariah offers himself totally to God as an act of pure worship.\u201d This is messianic, christological. Azariah is putting himself in the place of all Israel and offering himself as a total, complete sacrifice, prefiguring Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n

The angel in the fire<\/h2>\n

The servants of the king kept feeding the furnace, cranking up the heat. Flames blasted through the walls and consumed those nearby. And just then, says the text, \u201cthe angel of the Lord came down into the furnace to be with Azariah and his companions, and drove the fiery flame out of the furnace, and made the midst of the furnace like a moist whistling wind, so that the fire did not touch them at all or hurt or trouble them\u201d (Prayer of Azariah 1.26-27; Daniel 3.49-50 LXX). <\/p>\n

What could they do but break into worship?<\/p>\n

\nBlessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers,
\nand to be praised and highly exalted for ever;
\nAnd blessed is thy glorious, holy name
\nand to be highly praised and highly exalted for ever;
\nBlessed art thou in the temple of thy holy glory
\nand to be extolled and highly glorified for ever.
\nBlessed art thou, who sittest upon cherubim
\nand lookest upon the deeps,
\nand to be praised and highly exalted for ever.
\nBlessed art thou upon the throne of thy kingdom
\nand to be extolled and highly exalted for ever.
\nBlessed art thou in the firmament of heaven
\nand to be sung and glorified for ever.<\/p>\n

Bless the Lord, all works of the Lord,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you heavens,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you angels of the Lord,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, all waters above the heaven,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, all powers,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, sun and moon,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, stars of heaven,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, all rain and dew,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, all winds,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, fire and heat,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, winter cold and summer heat,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, dews and snows,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, nights and days,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, light and darkness,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, ice and cold,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, frosts and snows,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, lightnings and clouds,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nLet the earth bless the Lord;
\nlet it sing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, mountains and hills,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, all things that grow on the earth,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you springs,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, seas and rivers,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you whales and all creatures
\nthat move in the waters,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, all birds of the air,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, all beasts and cattle,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you sons of men,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, O Israel,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you priests of the Lord,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you servants of the Lord,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, spirits and souls of the righteous,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, you who are holy and humble in heart,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever.
\nBless the Lord, Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael,
\nsing praise to him and highly exalt him for ever;
\nfor he has rescued us from Hades and saved
\nus from the hand of death,
\nand delivered us from the midst of the burning fiery furnace;
\nfrom the midst of the fire he has delivered us.
\nGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
\nfor his mercy endures for ever.
\nBless him, all who worship the Lord, the God of gods,
\nsing praise to him and give thanks to him,
\nfor his mercy endures for ever.<\/p>\n

(Prayer of Azariah 1.29-68; Daniel 3.52-90 LXX. Incidentally, this iteration is from the RSV and is translated from Theodotian\u2019s version. You can read the Old Greek version here<\/a> side by side with Theodotian\u2019s; it differs slightly.)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

About this point, Nebuchadnezzar looked into the furnace and saw not three people inside, but four. \u201cI see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods\u201d (Daniel 3.25; v .92 LXX).<\/p>\n

Indeed, the son of God<\/em>. While the fourth was an angel, the church recognizes that it was the second person of the Trinity manifesting in the form of an angel \u2014 what\u2019s called a theophany. Some icons of the scene even show a cross in the angel\u2019s halo.<\/p>\n

Witness and example<\/h2>\n

Writes Mathis, \u201cThe deliverance of the three youths foreshadows the crucial events of our salvation \u2014 the Cross, the grave, and the third-day Resurrection. The innocent men were united with the Cross through their own martyrdom, and the furnace imaged the grave and Hades,\u201d something they indicate in the song itself. It is this connection to being delivered from Hades that the church remembers on Great and Holy Saturday, when Christ deliberately descends into death and liberates the captives. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Prayer of Azariah\u201d and \u201cThe Song of the Three Youths\u201d point us to the perfect expression of Christian devotion: a willingness to witness before God to the point of death; a willingness to praise him amid disaster; a willingness to stand in solidarity with all his people, even to the point of taking responsibility for their sins; a willingness to stand in their stead, looking only to God for salvation; and ultimately a willingness \u2014 a driving desire \u2014 to call all of creation to do the same.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what it means to be a Christian, and that\u2019s what the example of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah call us to be.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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