阿匝黎雅在烈火中的祈禱是舊約聖經中的一個高潮。由於上主的懲罰，以色列的一切制度都消失了，包括聖殿和祭壇。

以色列人再也沒有任何東西可以用來表達他們對上主聖約的回應。

最後剩下的只有以色列人的存在。阿匝黎雅祈求上主悅納他們身體的全燔祭，作為祂所喜悅的祭品。

在生命的每一刻都將自己獻給上主，是我們所能做的最偉大的事。這就是我們生活的意義。  

Azariah’s prayer in the middle of the fire is a high point in the Old Testament. As a result of God’s punishment, all the institutions of Israel have disappeared, among them the Temple and the altar. Nothin has remained, by which to express Israel’s answer to God’s covenant. The last thing that remains is the very existence of the people. Azariah asks that the Lord accept their holocaust as a sacrifice he likes.

To offer ourselves to the Lord every moment of our lives is the greatest thing we can do. It is the meaning of our existence.