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Intro
Recap of
Ask kids what they remember about the story of Babylon from the first day.
Who? Daniel.
Shadrac, Meshac and Abednego.
King Nebu...
Where?
Babylon
What?
Daniel’s captivity.
Daniel decided to stay faithful.
When?
Where?
Babylon
Why? Faithfulness to God.
How? Avoiding the food from the king’s palace.
Choose 9 volunteers who think they are great actors
Story time
Brief context:
In ancient times dreams were believed to carry messages from the gods.
King Nebu is sleeping… while Daniel and his friends are home chillin’
Loosely paraphrase
Daniel 2.1-
They tried to convince the king to tell them his dream, but he said
“I won’t fall for any of your tricks!
If I tell you my dream then you will tell me a lie about what it means!”
Sorcerers, enchanters and magicians told the king:
The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream!
The king was furious when he heard this, and he ordered that all the wise men of Babylon be executed.
13 And because of the king’s decree, men were sent to find and kill Daniel and his friends.
Arioch goes to put Daniel and friends under arrest to kill them!
“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?”
Daniel told his friends to pray so that God would show him the dream and what it meant so they would not die with the other wise men of Babylon.
Tyndale House Publishers.
Holy Bible: New Living Translation.
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2013.
Print.
Daniel and his friends go to sleep.
Dan 2.19-
Dan 2.23
Dan 2.24-28
Daniel said:
“No man on earth can do this,
But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the future.
Now I will tell you your dream and the visions you saw as you lay on your bed.
Daniel and King Nebu sit at the table
Daniel told the king his dream and explained what everything meant in the dream.
Dan 2.47-
Questions to make sure the kids were paying attention
Summary in Questions
Questions to make sure the kids were paying attention
What was King Nebu worried about?
Terrible, weird nightmare
Why was the king upset with the sorcerers and magicians?
They wanted the king to tell them the dream first to make sure they were not lying about what it meant.
Why did this seem impossible?
The magicians and astrologers needed to know what the dream meant without the king telling them what the dream was.
Why could this have been dangerous for Daniel?
They all could have been killed because he was a captive wise man in Babylon and the king was upset.
What did Daniel do with his friends?
Pray and ask God to know the dream and what it meant.
How did the king react to Daniel’s explanation?
Recognized Daniel’s God as the greatest.
Promoted Daniel to ruler of Babylon and chief of all his wise men.
Reflection
Sometimes there may be situations where we are like Daniel and we are faced with an impossible task.
Daniel responded how we should any time we are faced with an impossible task: pray to the Lord for courage and guidance.
We can have courage because...
Ask what the memory verse is...
And our previous memory verse reminds us,
For God has said,
“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.”
Never forget that no matter how impossible the situation might seem, God is always ready to help and he will never abandon you when you need him.
PRAY
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