While living in babylon, evil people plotted against daniel and had him thrown to the lions because he prayed to the true god and refused to worship the king of babylon. Daniel and his three friends are divinely delivered in chapter 1 from a confrontation with the babylonian government and nebuchadnezzar its king. After this lesson, the children will demonstrate an understanding of the story by telling the story to a neighbor with a puppet. He will show you the truths that you need to emphasize and the style to teach the lesson in. Nowhere else in the bible are we taught these values so clearly as in the book of daniel. Begin lesson time with reciting the memory verse together.
Sixtysix years had passed since daniel was a young man in king nebuchadnezzars court. You can read more indepth bible verses from the scripture below and. I had the lions leftover from vbs, which was why i decided to make this for the bulletin board. The lions did not hurt daniel because he trusted in his god. Even though daniel was an old man at the time, he refused to take the easy way out and abandon god. The threat of an agonizing death did not change his trust in god. A collection of videos suitable for a range of youth and children s work.
Children could be given a round brown cookie and place orange cheese balls around the edge as the lion s mane or grated cheese around the edges of the lion s head and raisins for the eyes, if desired. This is a cute idea that i didnt do, but would be fun especially for little ones with the lion puppets as you tell the story. Daniel knelt and began to pray for god to protect him. Daniel was a man who put god first, even when the law said that he could not pray to god, he did anway. These free, printable bible activity pages will help your kids learn about daniel. Now when daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward jerusalem. Studies in the life of daniel by francis dixon scripture portion.
So darius ordered daniel to be brought out and thrown into a pit of lions. This is a summary on the biblical account of the daniel s refusal to bow to man and how god used daniel to save a nation. So the challenge for a teacher is to keep the story fresh and interesting. What should we learn from the account of daniel in the. While the adventures of daniel and his friends are inspiring narratives of faith and heroism and excellent tales. I drew the lions on yellow poster board and purchased fur fabric. The king said to daniel, may your god, whom you serve continually, deliver you. My god sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. Im often torn as i approach these narrative chapters about the possibility of s. Daniels enemies used this established concept of persian law to entrap daniel and outmaneuver the king, who was actually fond of daniel and wanted to save him daniel 6.
The combination of political intrigue, civil disobedience, and daniel s steadfast faith and deliverance from an unjust and gruesome punishment is the stuff of a good law and order episode. It took great courage and faith in god for daniel to break the law and be obedient to god. The lion is one of the fiercest beasts in the entire world, and it takes skill to tame him. The kings obvious anguish was in stark contrast to the barely hidden glee of his trusted officials. By praying to god, daniel broke that law and was thrown to the lions as a punishment, yet the lions did not eat him. Then king darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth. What should we learn from the account of daniel in the lions. It also shows that no one is a match for the true god. Scripture says the king was overjoyed that the prophet had survived his.
Children can learn about true values and priorities when studying the book of daniel. Briefly, the story involves daniel, a prophet of the true and living god, who defies king dariuss decree that the people should pray only to the persian king for thirty days. Now the king spake and said unto daniel, thy god whom thou servest. In the bible, the story of daniel tells how a law was passed making it illegal to pray to anyone but the king. The moral of the story is that faith in god will protect you. All the children will scatter around in an area that the teacher designates. This is a classic game your children will likely already know how to play. God is always faithful to answer prayer for insight to the specific needs of the students of your class. The king said to daniel, i hope your god who you serve and pray to will rescue you. The fact that such an event should be given the same amount of space in scripture as the panoramic view of world history recorded in chapter 7 leads to the conclusion that, from gods viewpoint, this was an important event not only to daniel but to all students of scripture. Firstschool makinglearningfun educational old testament lesson plans new testament lesson plans other lesson plans dltks bible activities for kids daniel and the lions daniel chapter 6.
The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. Check out our daniel and the lions sunday school lesson. This article discusses such matters as the ideology and symbolism of dynastic monarchy as institutionalized in the ancient near east. It parallels and complements chapter 3, the story of shadrach, meshach, and abednego. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Briefly, the story involves daniel, a prophet of the true and living god, who defies king dariuss decree that the people should pray only to the. A look at the biography of daniel and how prayer affected his life and work. He lived in babylon for most of his life, and he always obeyed god. Divide the children into 2 teams if there is a large group of children. They have not hurt me, because i was found innocent in his sight. Now daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the. God was faithful to daniel and protected him from the hungry lions.
They tricked king darius into passing a 30day decree that said anyone who prayed to. Includes bible stories, animations, assembly reflections and discussion starters. When those men were thrown into the pit, the lions devoured. Daniel and the lions sunday school lesson childrens. He also used the rings of his officials and put their seals on the rock. The king said to daniel, may the god you serve save you. So they tried to use daniels faith in god against him. Make 2 columns and title the first column character and the second consequences. Oct 09, 2017 this bible story is based on daniel 6. The brick bible for kids kindle edition by smith, brendan powell.
When those men were thrown into the pit, the lions devoured them. He simply trusted the power of god, the one who created lions. Everyone except one or two hunters lie down on the floor in sleeping. Poke hole through black paper, light brown and dark brown paper, so that when fastener is inserted, the rock moves to cover up and to show daniel and the lions. Then the king used his ring and put his seal on the rock. Do you pray to jehovah every day, just like daniel. Put out activities that have been planned for students to engage in as they wait for the others to arrive. What a wonderful and exciting adventure it is to go through this chapter.
Daniel 6 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Over 500 years before the time of jesus, there was a man called daniel who believed in god. I cut out the fur and glued it on with aleenes tacky glue. If youre looking for fun bible lessons for children, give this one a try. Nov 17, 2017 i printed an extra daniel and king darius from the printable below. A noble jewish youth of jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar of babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the persian conqueror cyrus, all the while remaining true.