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 that you have set up.” (v 16–18) This is remarkable. They are saying, Our God is able to rescue us. We don’t assume that he will, but to answer your question, O king, there is a God who can deliver us. And even if he doesn’t, we are not going to worship this golden idol you have set up. Why did they say this? Because they believed that what