Daniel Chapter 3 Vs. 26

The Fiery Furnace

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. Dan. 3:26

ye servants of... The three Jews had claimed to serve the true and living God (Dan. 3:17), so now the king recognized them as true servants of the Most High God. This was a remarkable admission by Nebuchadnezzar. Up to then he had believed that his Babylonian gods were superior to Yahweh (though he had once acknowledged the greatness of Yahweh, Dan. 2:47). After all, he had taken captives from Judah and vessels from the Jews’ temple. But his gods could not deliver anyone alive from a furnace! (cf. Dan. 3:29) As the three had predicted, their God (Yahweh) was able to deliver them from the furnace (Dan. 3:17). Though the king recognized the unusual nature of Yahweh, he did not acknowledge Him as his God.