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GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT PAY HOMAGE TO IDOLS
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DANIEL 3:2

[Daniel 3:2 NKJV] °°°° And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

[Daniel 3:2 FBV] — Then he summoned the provincial governors, prefects, local governors, counselors, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up.
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When Nebuchadnezzar had that dream and saw that image statue in dream, he woke up to gather these caliber of people, including the magicians, Chaldeans, religious, esoteric and occultic people, etc. But in the Bible verse above, Nebuchadnezzar changed the caliber of people⁹ he gathered for the dedication of his image into idol to be worshipped.

The caliber of people he invited were Government Officials, State-Actors and Politicians.

Instead of priests, he called the politicians; instead of prophets/seers, he invited administrators of Government; and instead of mediums/spiritists, he summoned principalities and powers that govern the state or province. And it was supposed to be the dedication of his Image into an idol or gods to be worshipped; what business had state actors (who should be handling the governance of the realms) with the dedication of a Shrine?

From the list:

(a) Satraps (Prime-Ministers); (b) Administrators (Ministers); (c) Governors; (d) Counselors (Advisers); (e) Treasurers (Bankers/Accountants); (f) Judges and Magistrates (Judiciary or Lawyers); (g) All Officials of the State (Province)

By so doing, he was forcing government and governance of the state into unofficial/religious matters, and basically ascribing government and powers of the state to idols and abuse of official public duties.

Surely, Daniel was supposed to be among them by then, not just Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, because Daniel was state actor in the government under the kingship of Nebuchadnezzar. Though nothing was said about Daniel in this Chapter, it was Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

Take this, if you are invited to the dedication of an idol or ceremony for the sacrifice to an idol, do not go.

[Numbers 25:1‭-‬5 FBV] — When the Israelites were staying at Shittim the men started to have sex with Moabite women who invited them to the sacrifices made to their gods. The Israelites ate the pagan meals and bowed down before these gods. In this way the Israelites devoted themselves in worship to Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry with them. The Lord told Moses, “Arrest all the Israelite leaders and kill them before the Lord where everyone can see in order to turn the Lord's furious anger away from the people.” So Moses instructed Israel's judges, “Each of you has to kill all of your men who have devoted themselves to worshipping Baal of Peor.”