#6 a double message.

We are still in Ch.3----  we were dealing with the fire furnace last time.  Here is some amazing knowledge that will  reveal how God can speak two messages at one time  using one message.

God does this more than we can imagine.  The O.T. message also speaks to us in many ways to apply to our lives.  Prophesy is very often  a double message. It is for spiritually discerning people though.

First of all we have the king and all Babylon encountering God by his miracles with Daniel and his 3 men.  He is a leader is why he dominates.  ( a Prophet).   all four are just 4 great men.  So do you see the message Babylon is getting?   right,  Babylon is meeting the God of Israel.

Now the same message to Babylon  is for Israel, but there is a second message.  This message you probably didn't know.  turn to Deut. 4:20-27.    when you read  all of that you saw in v.20  how God delivered Israel out of the iron furnace of Egypt.  He used great miracles  just like with 3 men  and furnace.  v.24  God is a consuming fire.  v.27  God will scatter them among the nations.  In this case Babylon.  The Hebrews knew their Torah well.  They were to not worship gods or the heavens.

1Ki.8:51  confirms this.   The iron furnace of Egypt.   Note this is in the book of kings. 
2Ki. 17:16  here is the  statement of what Israel did.  they worship Baal,  hosts of heaven,  make images and groves.  

Now look at this----  2 Ki. 24:12-16   They all go to Babylon by Nebus. siege.   including  Daniel and
Shadrach, Meshach, and Nebedneg.   Do you think they remember David and Goliath?  How God delivered him  out of the paw of the lion and bear?  Then Goliath. 

Do you think they remember Job 4:10  the broken lion teeth.  or Psalm  22:21  or 91:13.

That lion part is with Daniel and the lions den. 

The point there is the furnace and the lion,  were scriptures that they may have thought of while in captivity.  We see God doing that for them while dealing with Babylon.  He is  showing how his miracles to help them in the past were  , visual to them by miracles turning Babylon to their God.
He could have by passed them and saved another nation.  Remember Nineveh and Jonah?  All Nineveh repented.  That is a humbling to Israel.  We see that though they are  so used to disobey Deut. 4:20-27   they need mercy while bowing to the Nebu. image.  So they see 3 men in a furnace and how they were delivered.  Just like Israel out of the furnace of Egypt.

Just tapping into N.T. passages.  2Tim. 4:17 and  1Pet. 5:8.  the spiritual picture.

Israel never learns--- see Deut. 4:30  it is talking about the great tribulation which is like a fire furnace to cause them to return unto him---they will.  We see God loves them and desires to give mercy unto repentance. The trying of our faith is more precious than gold. To purify us.  For his soon return.