One of (few) good* parts of the 2013 mini-series "The Bible" is the Daniel section.

Here's a clip of it posted to YouTube by a fan for preview purposes. Daniel is seen with Nebuchadnezzar. We see the golden statue and the three friends refusing to bow down to it, etc. etc.

Titled "Daniel experiences a miracle" by the YT poster, it should have been titled something like "Fiery Furnace."  It's the last part of the OT section in The Bible (movie).

YouTube will only allow you to show it ON YouTube so I can't embed it here in this post. Why? Because it has an age restriction probably due to fire safety and the depiction of people standing in a fire

*"GOOD" as in, one of the few Old Testament parts of that mini-series I would recommend, especially for children. The NT parts are awesome, and were turned into a full-length movie known as "Son of God," ...but the OT parts are rather violent and uneven. The Daniel episode is really good.

The preview clip cuts off the beginning and end of the story, btw.

One of the challenges of SHOWING any recreation of the Fiery Furnace story is that, at its core, this is a story with a visual of people being burned alive --which should be a bit disturbing to all of us, let alone children.  But the MOVIE* handles it with appropriate fear, miraculousness, and special effects, provided your children are not too young.

I particularly liked how the movie depicts the people's reaction to the miracle as we hear Daniel embrace the three friends and say "God is with us!"  --which is the point of miracles, ...to make a statement about God.   Would that the rest of the movie's OT sections were handled with such care and production quality (I really don't like the Moses-Exodus section of this movie, for example).   

Rotation Friend posted:

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Awesome Bible Adventures also has a full length episode on DVD entitled "Escape from the Fiery Furnace

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Moderator adds:  Each DVD has two bible stories (other story is Lot) approx. 15 mins. each, involves teen applying bible story to life now (with her young brother and his friend).  Jumps back & forth between today and to dramatized bible story - they were done in 1998, #733317410056.

Here is a link to watch the video on Youtube. Although it was originally produced 20 years ago, I really like that it's not animated, and suitable for the youngest children as well as older children.

@Neil MacQueen posted:

The preview clip cuts off the beginning and end of the story, btw.

One of the challenges of SHOWING any recreation of the Fiery Furnace story is that, at its core, this is a story with a visual of people being burned alive --which should be a bit disturbing to all of us, let alone children.  But the MOVIE* handles it with appropriate fear, miraculousness, and special effects.

I particularly liked how the movie depicts the people's reaction to the miracle as we hear Daniel embrace the three friends and say "God is with us!"  --which is the point of miracles, ...to make a statement about God.   Would that the rest of the movie's OT sections were handled with such care and production quality (I really don't like the Moses-Exodus section of this movie, for example).   

Agreed Neil!  This is a great clip, but I don't think I would feel comfortable showing  it to 5 and 6 year olds. I definitely would recommend it for 3rd grade and up.

@Chris Epstein posted:

Agreed Neil!  This is a great clip, but I don't think I would feel comfortable showing  it to 5 and 6 year olds. I definitely would recommend it for 3rd grade and up.

Can't disagree with you there, Chris. Might even be a "per individual kid" decision.  My four-year-old grandson loves watching clips of Godzilla battle monsters and set things on fire with his breath, but those scenes scare his older sister.

Then again, how do we teach "3 guys being saved from being burned alive" in any kind of literal way to kids? Personally, I think we have a PARABLE here like Jonah and the Whale or the Good Samaritan, and not the historical recollection of an attempted murder. Makes more teaching sense that way too.

We Will Walk in the Lord is a catchy animated song  about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abenego in the Fiery Furnace by DG Bible Songs in a pop-kid-friendly style. It tells the story and has life-applying lyrics.

The full lyrics are found on its YouTube page in the descriptions, as are links to the DG website where you can buy the music/instrumental and graphics. You can also find a listing of all their videos and related resources at https://dgbiblesongs.com/blog/.  Varying styles of music. Some of their videos are for very young children, some are quite contemporary. Some feature richer animation than others.

We’ll walk with the Lord
We will follow Him even when this life is hard.
We’ll walk with the Lord
No matter what will ever come our way