They knew that God was powerful enough to save them. When the three friends were brought before the king, were they afraid? No. When some of the wise men saw those three brave young men standing instead of bowing down, they hurried to tell the king. When the music started, did everyone worship the image? Daniel 3:12. What would happen to anyone who didn’t worship the image? Daniel 3:6. All the important people in his kingdom had to come.Īt the ceremony, the people were told to bow down and worship the golden image as soon as the music started. To dedicate his golden image, the king planned a big ceremony. The image looked like the one in his dream, except that it was all gold, not just the head. King Nebuchadnezzar was pleased to know what his dream meant, but he wanted his kingdom, represented by the head of gold, to last forever. He made Daniel his most important counselor, and his three friends became important helpers, too. It won’t be like the other kingdoms, because it will be perfect and it will last forever.Īfter Daniel finished telling the dream and its meaning, what did the king do? Daniel 2:46-49. And Babylon was represented by the head of gold.ĭaniel explained that the stone which smashed the image was God’s kingdom that will start when Jesus comes back. Daniel 2:36-45.Įach part of that amazing image, starting at the head, told about the kingdoms that would be in our world from Babylon until Jesus comes. And now he eagerly listened as Daniel told what it meant. Then the king remembered every bit of it. In the morning, when Daniel went to see the king, he first told him that no wise man could tell him what he had dreamed. What happened that night? Daniel 2:14-19. Then Daniel hurried back home to pray with his friends. So now Daniel talked to the king and asked him to wait, and he would tell him his dream and its meaning. They hadn’t gone to the king with the other wise men. That’s why Arioch had come to get Daniel and his three friends. The king was so angry, he ordered his captain to kill all the wise men in Babylon. They couldn’t tell the king what he had dreamed. Now the wise men knew that they were in trouble. “Tell me what I dreamed,” he ordered his wise men. But when he woke up, he couldn’t remember it. The night before, King Nebuchadnezzar had a terrifying dream. One day a guard came to take Daniel and his three friends away to kill them. Now they would be among the wise men in Babylon. He could hardly believe how wise they were. When the king tested them at the end of the three years, what did he find out? Daniel 1:18-20. God had blessed them for refusing the king’s food and choosing to obey God instead.ĭuring their three years of study, their minds were clear and sharp. After the ten days, what did the steward decide? Daniel 1:15, 16. Each day they drank plenty of water and ate good food. But the steward let them try the plan for ten days.ĭaniel and his friends asked God to bless their choice to be true and faithful to Him. He was sure that the boys would become sick if they didn’t eat the king’s food, and that the king would kill him if he found out.

The steward didn’t know that what Daniel and his friends wanted to eat was the best food. What kind of food did they ask for? Daniel 1:12. What were they to do?ĭaniel asked the steward in charge of their meals, to let them try a special plan for just ten days. Meat? Wine? Daniel and his three friends had never eaten those things. What did the king give them to eat? Daniel 1:5. And soon, Daniel and his three friends, together with other young men, were chosen to study in the king’s school. Even though Daniel and his three friends were still teenagers, they were among those who were loyal to God.įinally, after walking many miles, they arrived in Babylon.

Had all the captives chosen to obey Satan? No. Some people from Judah were being taken captive to Babylon. The very thing that God had warned about so many times was happening. 'The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.' –Psalm 34:7 NKJV

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