* King Nebuchadnezzar made a huge gold idol.  It was 90 feet tall and 9 feet wide.
    The king told the people, "When you hear the music play, everyone must bow down to
    the idol.  If you don't bow down, you will be thrown into a blazing furnace."

 * The people of Israel had been taken captive and some of them were now living in the 
    land of Babylon. Among them were three young men who had become leaders in  the
    land of Babylon.  They were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These three
    young men believed in and worshiped the true God, and they would not bow down to
    an idol.  They said, "Our God will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and even
    if He doesn't deliver us, O king, we will not serve your gods, nor will we worship the
    golden image which you have set up."  What bravery!

 * The king had the furnace heated 7 times hotter than usual.  He had the men tied up and
    thrown into the furnace.  The fire was so hot, it killed the men who threw them in.
    When the king looked into the fire, he was amazed.  The men were untied, walking
    around, and there was a fourth person in the fire with them?  He said, "Didn't we throw
    three men in the fire? I see four men loose, walking around, and they are not hurt."
    The fourth person looked like a heavenly being .  He called their names and ordered
    them to come out of the fire.  When they came out, they were not hurt at all.  Their
    hair had not been burned, and they didn't even smell like smoke.

 * The king made a law that everyone should honor the God of Shadrach, Meshach,
    and Abednego because no other God could deliver like he could.

  This story of the Three Hebrew Boys can be found in the book of Daniel chapter 3.