The whole story of daniel starts when he was just a young boy. Then the happy king and all his people believed in god. Check out our daniel and the lions sunday school lesson. Just print the template out and have the kids cut out the pictures. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss.
Daniel and the lions sunday school lesson childrens. Since its been a while since we painted the kids were pretty excited about all of this, and happily painted their interpretations of the story and. Thanks so much to keri for sharing her song with us. Jan 31, 2010 it can be used for upper elementary ages and childrens church. Long, long time ago, darius was the king of jerusalem. 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. With simplification it can be used for preschool classes. The lord saved daniel from the mouth of the lions darius ordered his own leaders to be thrown. God sent his angel, daniel answers, and shut the mouths of the lions so that they did not hurt me. Free childrens sunday school lessons the prophet daniel. Every childrens bible i have ever seen includes this story. 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.
Daniel had enjoyed gods favor all his life, and when darius, the new king of persia and soninlaw of cyrus, appointed daniel as one of 3 administrators to oversee the kingdom he so. Look a bit closer at daniel 6, though, and its a much darker story than the one we tell in sunday school. Illustrate the story with a game by having one child play a sleeping lion, with his back to the other children and his eyes closed. Daniel put god on by trusting the lord and god protected him. God knew that daniel had a very strong faith and belief in him. This simple readalong mini book will help younger children learn the story of daniel. It parallels and complements chapter 3, the story of shadrach, meshach, and abednego. Its tough to know when its the right time to start readings from the bible, but if the children have been read a childrens version of the story in the past, i believe this is a good age to introduce the king james or your preferred bible. Was the god whom you serve able to save you from the lions. 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. At the end of the lesson you will find additional resources to help you plan for you classs needs. When those men were thrown into the pit, the lions devoured them. Read the story of daniel and the lions or read from your own store bought childrens bible grades 2 and 3.
God was always with daniel, he never abandoned him. The king created a new law forcing everyone to stop praying. After a sleepless night, the king hurried during the early dawn to check on daniel. If he tags her, she goes into captivity, meaning she has to sit on the floor beside the playing field. Overnight with the lions, a bible story about daniel as told by jennifer leigh edwards on awardwinning children\ s chapel site, featuring bible stories from a variety of authors, excellent christian resources for children, and over 140 links to. Overnight with the lions, a bible story about daniel as told by jennifer leigh edwards on awardwinning children\ s chapel site, featuring bible stories from a variety of authors, excellent christian resources for children, and over 140 links to other christian and familyfriendly sites for kids. It has fierce, furry animals that are tame enough to stroke, and a happy ending.
The story of daniel teaches us how to be obedient to god even when it goes against the rules. In spite of this new law, daniel continued to pray three times every day. The king was so worried about daniel that he couldnt sleep that night. Printable templates for childrens bible crafts, songs, and worksheets. Your suggestions are always helpful to other readers. Daniel and many of the jews were living in babylon. Daniel was a humble, hardworking, godly man from israel that was captured when jerusalem was defeated by the babylonians.
Daniel was a man who put god first, even when the law said that he could not pray to god, he did anway. Anytime the teacher says the word lion during the telling of the story, the children can roar. What was the rule that daniel had to decide if he was going to follow or not. The king said to daniel, i hope your god who you serve and pray to will rescue you. Perhaps your god, whom you serve so faithfully, will save you from the lions. You have the right to copy or print this story, as long as you do not sell it.
Daniel says is an activity that is geared towards children. The priests the magicians, astrologers and soothsayers the army generals his fellow administrators. These free, printable bible activity pages will help your kids learn about daniel. You may also like to read, ruth and naomi bible story. If youre looking for fun bible lessons for children, give this one a try. Then he has the bad men who tried to get rid of daniel thrown to the lions. The child should take off and can either be fast or sneaky. Pray for the remainder of the class time before moving forward with the lesson. Lion hunting was a popular royal sport and some egyptian pharaohs were even reported to keep some as pets. Some evil people were plotting against daniel because he believed in yahweh, the god of the bible. Jonah and the whale stories of god i animated childrens bible stories. Begin by helping students make a connection to their own lives. Daniel in the lions denlesson 17 of moody bible stories.
The satraps were to report to these three officials so that the king wouldnt be cheated. And that brings us to chapter 6 and the time of our story. 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. After this lesson, the children will demonstrate an understanding of the story by telling the story to a neighbor with a puppet. Daniel loved god, so he continued to pray, like he always did. Lions disappeared from palestine around the 14 century ad. Bible story resource roundupdaniel and the lions christian. Even though daniel was an old man at the time, he refused to take the easy way out and abandon god. Weve included several activities, but please modify and include what is most appropriate for your ministry setting.
The king hoped that daniel s god would deliver him, saying, thy god who thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. God has done some remarkable things through his furry, fuzzy, and funny creations. Even though his life was in danger daniel had to trust god and placed his faith in him. Through this trial god was glorified and his name was proclaimed throughout the kingdom.
Now daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the. Read the story in spanish daniel read the story in amharic. But, notice that darius affirms that daniel s god is living both before and after daniel s greeting in verses 20 and 26, relativizing the glory, duration, and power of an earthly kingdom. Then ask if they have ever gone inside of a lions cage. The lion has to listen and use his lions instincts. Staple the pictures together to make the little mini booklet. I will go through a proposed lesson step by step for various age and skill levels. What would you have done if you were in daniel s shoes. So the challenge for a teacher is to keep the story fresh and interesting. Were living in a time when the world is not so friendly to those of us who believe in our god. In this lesson, kids will learn that god is mighty.
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