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Daniel 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Shine Like the Stars

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.

PreschoolShine Like Stars

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

KindergartenLike the Stars

STARS → picture 2BOOK → picture 4SHINE → picture 1RIVER → picture 3

Grade 1Shine Forever

Michael stands for God's people. → picture 2Names are written in the book. → picture 4The wise will shine like stars. → picture 5Daniel stood by a river. → picture 1Daniel will rest with God. → picture 3

Order:

1. Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse.2. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.3. Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.4. But go your way until the end; for you will rest, and will stand in your inheritance at the end of the days.

Grade 2Shine Like the Stars

  1. What will God keep safe? All whose names are written in His book
  2. Who will shine like the stars? People who help others do right
  3. Did Daniel understand it all? No
  4. What did God tell Daniel? He would rest and receive his reward at the end.
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Grade 3Written in the Book

  1. Who will stand up for God's people? Michael
  2. Who will be delivered? Everyone found written in the book
  3. Who will shine like the stars? Those who turn many to righteousness
  4. What did Daniel say about understanding? He heard, but he didn't understand.
1: Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse.2: Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.3: Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.4: But go your way until the end; for you will rest, and will stand in your inheritance at the end of the days.
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Grade 4As the Stars Forever

  1. Who is Michael? The great prince who stands for God's people
  2. Who will be delivered? Everyone who is found written in the book
  3. What will happen to many who sleep in the dust? They will awake.
  4. What did God promise Daniel? He would rest and stand in his inheritance at the end of the days.

Word bank: 1. book; 2. shine; 3. stars; 4. Daniel; 5. end

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

Grade 5Rest and Rise

  1. Who will be delivered in the time of trouble? Everyone who is found written in the book
  2. What does Daniel 12:2 promise? Many who sleep in the dust will awake, some to everlasting life.
  3. Who will shine as the stars? Those who turn many to righteousness
  4. What was Daniel promised? He will rest, and will stand in his inheritance at the end of the days.
  5. In the New Testament, what did Jesus say the righteous will do? Shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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