Daniel and the Lion's Den

Daniel and the Lion's Den by Jennifer Tolbert

This is the story of Daniel and the Lion's Den. 

Key Concepts:
1. Only worship God.
2. Prayer is important. 
3. God is faithful. 

Memory Verse

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Songs

Old Testament Books
Three Young Men Lived Very Long Ago
This Little Light of Mine
I'm in the Lord's Army
Do Lord
Above All Else
Stand Up and Shout It
​You're the One

Story

Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time
 
Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1.Ask younger children what noises that various animals make. Finally ask them what sound a lion makes. Once they have given you some good roars then tell them that some lions sound like this: mmmm (hold your lips together and try to roar). That’s how the lions in today’s story sounded. (idea from Mission Bible Class) 

2. Sleeping Lions-Everyone except two lion tamers lies down on the floor or with their head on the table. Once the game starts, the lions are not allowed to move. The lion tamer must walk around the room, trying to spot a moving lion. They can make jokes, funny noises, or actions to try to make a lion laugh. If a lion moves, they also become a lion tamer. The last lion sleeping wins! 

3. Prayer Bucket-Better for older children. Put a bucket in the front of the room along with slips of paper. Let the children fill out prayer requests. At the end of class, pray over the requests in the bucket. 
 
READ Daniel 5 or tell the story of  The Fiery Furnace
EMPHASIZE that:

• God is the one true God. 
• We must obey God even when everyone around us is not. 
• God will never leave us or forsake us. 
• We should always respect God (his name, his church, etc.) 

Visual Aids

Trueway Kids Printable Book 

Daniel and the Lion's Den by Saddleback Kids

Daniel and the Lion's Den by Veggie Tales

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Review Questions

1. Why did King Darius trust Daniel? Because Daniel was a hard worker and did his best. Daniel never cheated.
2. What did Daniel do three times every day? Prayed to God
3. What kind of law did the king’s other helpers get King Darius to write? If anyone in the kingdom prays to anyone other than the king for a month then they would be thrown in a lion’s den.
4. Why did Daniel not die in the lion’s den? God sent an angel to shut the lions’ mouths.

God is...

Connect the story back to God and his character. Explain how this story fits into God's overall story of God.

Activities

Lion Mask by Trueway 

Daniel and the Window Craft by Trueway

Simple Handprint Lion Craft