Overview
9:45 sign-in, free play
10:05 opening prayer, introduction
10:15 Bible lesson in flannel
10:30 Bible lesson craft: movable lions
10:45 Snack
11:00 Bible lesson game/activity: Not my Cub
11:15 Bible story retold: “Daniel and the Lion’s Den” Little Golden Book or Veggie Tales “Daniel”
11:20 Coloring sheets/additional activity: Daniel and the Lions foam shape stickers
11:30 closing prayer, free play time
11:45 pick-up
Bible Story: Daniel and the Lion’s Den
A long time ago there was four boys who were taken prisoner and brought to a far away king. They were brought to the palace to serve the king. The king ordered for the boys to be taught about his kingdom and taught how to speak his language. The king wanted to treat them well so he also gave them food and wine.
One of the boys, a boy named Daniel, did not want to break God’s law by eating food that was not good for him. He asked the man in charge of him if he could eat vegetables and fruit and drink only water instead of the king’s food. The man in charge was afraid that Daniel would get sick but agreed to a 10 day test. After the 10 days, Daniel looked healthier than anyone else so Daniel was allowed to eat what he wanted. Because Daniel followed God’s laws, God gave Daniel a gift and he was able to tell what dreams mean.
The king had a strange dream about a statue and asked his people what the dream meant. God told Daniel the dream and the meaning of it. Daniel told the king what he had drempt and what it meant. The king was so happy that he made Daniel the ruler of Babylon. After a second dream came true, the king knew for sure that Daniel’s God was the one true God.
10 years later a new king ruled the kingdom. He did not believe in God and used the special cups from God’s temple to have a big party. God was upset. Immediately the fingers of a human hand appeared and began writing on the walls in the room. The king was watching the and as it wrote and he got really scared. The king did not know what the writing meant, so Daniel was called in. Daniel told the king that his days of being a king was over. God was displeased and a new king would take his place. That night the king died and a man named Darius became king.
King Darius and Daniel became very good friends. Darius made Daniel ruler over all the kingdom. This made the other rulers jealous because their power was taken away. So they came up with a plan to get rid of Daniel. They went to the king and asked if the king could make a law saying that no one could pray to anyone except the king for 30 days. If anyone was caught praying to someone other than the king, they would be put in the lion’s den. Darius was pleased to hear this because he thought that he was being honored. So he agreed.
Darius did not know that Daniel prayed to God. The other rulers knew that Daniel prayed to God 3 times a day. So they made a trap and caught Daniel praying. They brought him before Darius and demanded that he be thrown into the lion’s den. Daniel told Darius about God and about God’s law. He told Darius that he would rather die than disobey God. Darius argued with the other rulers until sundown because he did not want his friend to be hurt. Finally he had no choice but to put Daniel in the lion’s den.
When he sent Daniel to the lions, he said “May your God whom you faithfully serve Deliver you.” Daniel was thrown into the den of lions and a stone was brought and laid over the mouth of the den. The king went to his palace and fasted and prayed all night.
In the morning Darius ran to the lion’s den and cried out Daniel. Daniel answered him and told him that God sent an angel to shut the mouths of the lions. The king was so happy that he brought Daniel out and trusted God. He also told all of his kingdom that they had to worship Daniel’s God because he was they only true God.
Many years later, after King Darius had died another king took his place and Daniel told him about God too. The king would not believe at first. But after Daniel had shown him that the idols and the dragon they worshiped were not God, Daniel was put into the lion’s den a second time. The angel of the lord shut the lion’s mouths again and another angel brought a person to bring him food. After 7 days of being in the lions den, the new king saw that Daniel was alive and believed in God too.
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