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Daniel 1 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Daniel Chooses to Obey God

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolDaniel Eats Good Food

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenTen Days

DANIEL → picture 3WATER → picture 1FOOD → picture 4WISE → picture 2

Grade 1Daniel Obeys

The king of Babylon took young men to his palace. → picture 4Daniel chose in his heart to obey God. → picture 3He asked for vegetables to eat. → picture 1He asked for water to drink. → picture 5God gave the four young men wisdom. → picture 2

Order:

1. Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.2. Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.3. So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.4. Therefore they stood before the king.

Grade 2Daniel Chooses to Obey

  1. Who were Daniel's friends? Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
  2. How long was the test? Ten days
  3. What did Daniel ask to eat and drink? Vegetables and water
  4. What did God give the four friends? Knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom
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Grade 3A Ten-Day Test

  1. What new name was Daniel given? Belteshazzar
  2. What did Daniel purpose in his heart? That he would not defile himself with the king's delicacies
  3. How long was the test? Ten days
  4. How much better did the king find them? Ten times better than all his wise men
1: Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.2: Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.3: So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.4: Therefore they stood before the king.
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Grade 4Faithful in a Foreign Land

  1. Who gave Jehoiakim into Nebuchadnezzar's hand? The Lord
  2. What did Daniel purpose in his heart? That he would not defile himself with the king's delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank
  3. Who made Daniel find kindness and compassion? God
  4. What did Daniel have understanding in? All visions and dreams

Word bank: 1. Daniel; 2. king; 3. God; 4. ten; 5. water

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Purposed in His Heart

  1. Where were the vessels of the house of God carried? To the land of Shinar
  2. What would the young men learn for three years? The learning and the language of the Chaldeans
  3. What did Daniel request of the prince of the eunuchs? That he might not defile himself
  4. Who gave the four youths knowledge and skill? God
  5. What does Paul say to do whatever you do? Do all to the glory of God.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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