ocr: The DOOK of Daniel makes tor exciting reading because, at this most precarious time in sraelite history, God let loose with a burst of miraculous activity: supernatural dreams. handwriting on the wall, rescues from a fiery furnace and a lions' den. Not since Elisha's day had the sraelites seen such signs and wonders. The story of the fiery furnace has a happy ending, far beyond anything the three courageous Jews might have hoped for. Not only did they survive; the event ensured that Nebuchadnezzar would treat the Jewish religion with tolerance throughout his reign. The sraelites were still thi ...