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The Fiery Furnace

12/13/2022

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The Fiery Furnace by Jennifer Tolbert
This is the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and how God rescued them from a fiery furnace when they refused to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's idol. 

Key Concepts: 
1. Obey God. 
2. God never forsakes us, especially when we are being persecuted. 
3. God rescues us from fire, just like he rescued the men in this story. 

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. King Nebuchadnezzar ordered the people to bow down and worship a gold statue.  Display a number of items, one at a time, and compare it to God.  Guide the children in considering how “things” are inanimate, can’t help us, can’t hear, man-made, etc.  We can only pray to and worship the true God.  Choose items that are age appropriate and common to the children.  For example display toys for younger children but for older children you might display a phone, video game, sports equipment, etc. (Idea from MissionBibleClass.org)


2. Musical Statues: Tell the children to move around (hop, skip, dance, act like a chicken, etc.), but when the music stops, they must freeze and not move. Introduce the idea of a statue/idol to the children how the king ordered everyone to worship the idol when the music played. Should we worship an idol? What commandment tells us that we should not worship the idol?

3. Review the 10 Commandments. Remind the children that the men who we are learning about today were taught the 10 Commandments as young boys and it was the law they had to follow, even when they were in this strange new land. 
 
READ Daniel 3 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. 
  • God rescues us from eternal fire, through baptism and Jesus's sacrifice. 

Visual Aids

the_fiery_furnace.pdf
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Saddleback Kids-The Fiery Furnace
God's Story: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Trueway Kids: The Fiery Furnace

Review Questions

1. What did King Nebuchadnezzar build? 
2. What was the king's law? 
3.  What law did the Jewish boys follow? 
4. Why did they not bow down to the idol? 
5. How did the king punish them?
6. How many men could they see in the furnace? 
7. What happened when the men came out of the furnace? 

God is...

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

Activity Ideas

Oriental Trading Fiery Furnace
3D Fiery Furnace Craft from Trueway Kids
Fiery Furnace Hand Spinner by Crafting the Word of God
Fiery Furnace Sun Catcher by Crafting the Word of God
Mini Fiery Furnace: Draw four figures on a clay pot or jar and place a small candle inside to form a furnace.
Situations: Act out situations where a child might be the only one who obeys God (Example: All your friends want to watch a bad video with lots of swearing).
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