When Judah followed in Israel’s footsteps by disregarding God, they too were banished but this time by the Babylonians. As part of God’s plan, this captivity would last only 70 years and the people would be allowed to return to their promised land. During their time in Babylon, we are introduced to Daniel and all the amazing events that surrounded this amazing prophet of God. He not only pleased God but he was noticed by the Babylonians and their king, Nebuchadnezzar. He was given special training along with other promising young men. The special favor continued as a new king came to power, Darius.
Opening Routine:
For those who have learned the Old Testament Books, we will begin learning/reviewing the New Testament Books.
Sing: God Had a Plan by Glenda Schales
17 Time Periods: Sing song with pictures and hand motions, then pointing to location it happened on timeline .Link to my version of hand motions and song — 17 Time Periods video.
Review Previous Lessons:
Use pocket cubes to review previous lessons.
Lesson: Captivity
Sing Daniel
Open bibles to Daniel 1. Read verse 1-7 to the students. Let one of them read verse 8. Continue with the reading until verse 17. Let one of the students verse 17. Make the connection of Daniel choosing to obey God and God giving him knowledge and the understanding of dreams.
Continue with the story of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream using the slide show. While many of the pictures on Free Bible Images are amazing and excellent for use in Bible class it’s important to write your own script. The scripts written do not necessarily agree with what the Bible says and in this instance puts forth a wayward opinion. Then we will discuss the new king, King Darius and what happened to Daniel during his reign. we will use parts of this slide show: Daniel in the Lion’s den.
Bulletin Board Activity:
Add Captivity picture. I just have one small picture for the bulletin board this week.
Hymn:
New month, new hymn: Faith Is The Victory
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