week of 12/14

Unit 16  Session 2

COURAGE

DANIEL 3:14-18, 24-29

 

Key Concept:

God is worthy of our trust and obedience even if the result is death.

After three years of Babylonian training, Daniel and his friends served the king as advisers. One night, the king had a disturbing dream, and only Daniel, blessed with God's gift to interpret dreams, was able to answer the king about its meaning. That dream included a multi-layered statue and foretold the rise and fall of nations, beginning with Babylon, whose king was represented by the statue's golden head. Nebuchadnezzar later decided to build an enormous statue made entirely of gold and to have all of his subjects bow in worship to it. Daniel's friends, however, chose to remain faithful and to worship the Lord alone.

As you examine Daniel 3:14-18, 24-29:

 

✞   Recognize that the three friends' courage stemmed from

    their belief that God could be trusted in life or death.

     

✞   Notice how Nebuchadnezzar recognized God's power and

    gave Him the praise He deserved because of the three

    friends' faithful testimony.