they cast themselves upon the mercy of the God whom Nebuchadnezzar has defied. The answer to the question, Who is the God who will deliver you? is our God! The faith of the three is of the deepest order. They are convinced that their God has both the authority and the power to deliver. Yet they recognize that what will happen is his to decide. They allow God to do with them as he chooses. In effect, they say, “God does not have to do what we know he can do. If our God performs a miracle of deliverance