Daniel 3:10

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Summary

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

Hast made

Bible References

Hast made

A herald loudly proclaimed, “People of every nation and language, you are commanded:

So they approached the king and asked about his edict: “Didn’t you sign an edict that for 30 days any man who petitions any god or man except you, the king, will be thrown into the lions’ den?”

The king answered, “As a law of the Medes and Persians, the order stands and is irrevocable.”

“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him, but if it’s a daughter, she may live.”

The royal scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded. It was intended for the royal satraps, the governors of each of the provinces, and the officials of each ethnic group and written for each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the royal signet ring.

Can a corrupt throne—
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?

I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

Woe to those enacting crooked statutes
and writing oppressive laws

The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it so they could arrest Him.

And he requires everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,