Summary: Okay, you've probably heard this one. The king builds himself a huge statue and decrees that, when music plays, that everyone bows to it and worships him. He receives word that Daniel's three friends are not doing so. After confronting them and confirming their nonconformity, he has them tossed into a big furnace. But they don't die; they don't even smell smoky when the king tells them to come out. So the king instead proclaims that no one is to defile God's name.
Response: I almost see this as mostly in Nebuchadnezzar's point of view, as the little cogs of his bureaucracy tick away until someone tells him 'no' and isn't even polite enough to die from the punishment. But he sees firsthand what God can do for those He loves, and has a change of heart, which is great.
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