Israel Won't Listen
Did King Zedekiah listen to God or ignore God?
What is he ignored God.
What did King Nebuchadnezzar build?
What is a golden idol?
What was King Belshazzar doing at the beginning of this story and why was it bad?
What is he was throwing a big party and decided to use the cups that had been taken from the temple. It was bad because they were supposed to only be used to worship God, but he was using them to mock God and worship other gods.
Read the memory verse.
We might be thrown into a blazing furnace, but the God we serve is able to bring us out of it alive.
Who does God love?
Who is everyone.
Who did God send to Jerusalem to try to get the Israelites to listen to God?
What is messengers?
What are the names of the three men that loved God and refused to worship anyone else?
Who are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
What strange thing appeared on the wall at the party?
What is a hand appeared and started writing on the wall? It wrote "Mene Mene Tekel Parsin."
Can you say the memory verse without looking?
We might be thrown into a blazing furnace, but the God we serve is able to bring us out of it alive.
How do we know God loves us?
Multiple answers will work here.
What happened to the people in Jerusalem because they still would not listen to God?
What happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego because they refused to worship the idol?
What is they were thrown into a very hot fiery furnace?
Who was brought to the king to tell him what the writing meant and why?
Who is Daniel, and they knew that he had interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar's dreams and that God was with him?
Where does this memory verse come from?
Hebrews 3:17
How can we show that we love God?
Multiple answers work here.
What do we learn about listening from this story?
What is we have to listen to God and follow his word or else there could be really bad consequences?
Who was with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fire, and what does this teach us about God?
Who is an angel and it teaches us that God will always take care of us if we listen and follow his word?
What did the writing on the wall mean?
Who is this verse talking about?
In the story, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, but it applies to all who listen and follow his word.
What might happen to us if we don't listen to God and worship him?
What is we might not go to Heaven.
What is one way you can listen this week?
Multiple answers will work.
Can you think of a time when it might be hard to do the right thing?
Multiple answers will work.
What does this story teach us about honoring God?
What is it teaches us that we can only honor God, the true God, and no other gods?
What does this memory verse mean?
What can you do if someone tries to get you to not listen to God or not go to worship him?
What is stand up for God.