FURNACES
FURNACES
Often portable, Gen 15:17 . They were used for melting the precious metals, Pro 17:3 . The furnace into which Daniel’s three friends were cast was large, and remained open after they were cast in, Dan 3:1-30 . The fearful punishment spoken of in Jer 29:22 is still used in the East. The word furnace is used to illustrate a state of oppression, Deu 4:20, and of affliction, Isa 48:10 .