Reference: Daniel 1-2
Story Summary:
After capturing the Israelites, evil King Nebuchadnezzar wanted the best Israelites to serve him as his wise men. Four were chosen: Daniel, Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael. For food, they were given food and wine from the king’s table.
Daniel didn’t want to sin against God by eating the king’s food. The king’s guard agreed to let Daniel and his friends eat vegetables and drink water for 10 days as a test. After ten days, the four men looked healthy and well-fed, so they no longer had to eat from the king’s table.
Later, Nebuchadnezzar had a special dream from God. He wanted his magicians to tell him what he dreamed and what it meant. When they couldn’t, he had them killed. And he wanted to do the same to Daniel and his friends, too.
Daniel asked his friends to pray to God for help. That night, God showed Daniel a vision and explained the king's dream. Soon, Daniel went to the king. He told the king his dream and what God's message to him was.
The evil king could tell that Daniel's God was powerful because he knew his dream. He put Daniel and his friends in charge of some of his cities.
Big Idea and Motions: God knows everything and can do anything.
God - point up
Knows everything - tap your brain
Do anything - flex your muscles
Verse / Motions: Psalm 147:5, ESV - Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
Great - two thumbs up
Lord - point up
Abundant - hold your palms together, then pull them far apart
Power - flex your muscles
Understanding - tap your brain
Beyond measure - press your fingertips on your temples, then pull them out and open them (as if your mind has been blown!)
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
Who was the evil king in today’s story? // Nebuchadnezzar.
What did Nebuchadnezzar pick Daniel and his three friends to do? // Be his servants/wise men
What did Daniel not want to do? // Become like the king’s people by drinking his wine and eating his food
What test or experiment did Daniel want to do? // Eat vegetables and drink water for 10 days.
After 10 days of veggies and water, how did Daniel and his friends look? // Healthier than everyone else.
What did Nebuchadnezzar want the magicians and wise men to do? // Tell him his dream and what it meant.
Who was able to tell the king about his dream? Why? // Daniel, because God helped him
Describe the king’s dream. // A statue of many kinds of materials was smashed by a giant rock
What did the dream mean? // All kingdoms would fall one day, God’s kingdom would fill the earth
What does omniscient mean? // God knows everything.
What does omnipotent? // God can do all he wants.
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