Daniel 2 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God Reveals the King's Dream

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.

PreschoolA Big Stone

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

KindergartenThe King's Dream

DREAM → picture 4KING → picture 3STONE → picture 2MOUNTAIN → picture 1

Grade 1God Knows Secrets

The king had a dream. → picture 3Daniel and his friends prayed. → picture 5God showed Daniel the dream at night. → picture 2A stone broke the big statue. → picture 4The stone grew into a great mountain. → picture 1

Order:

1. Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.2. He reveals the deep and secret things.3. You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image.4. The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Grade 2God Reveals the Dream

What did the king want his wise men to tell him? The dream and what it meant
To whom did Daniel and his friends pray? The God of heaven (circle)
What hit the statue? A stone (circle)
What did the stone become? A great mountain (circle)

Grade 3The God Who Reveals Secrets

What did the wise men say about the king's matter? There is not a man on the earth who can show the king's matter.
How was the secret revealed to Daniel? In a vision of the night
What was the image's head made of? Fine gold
What filled the whole earth? The stone that became a great mountain

1: Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.2: He reveals the deep and secret things.3: You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image.4: The stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Grade 4A Kingdom That Will Stand Forever

Why did Daniel ask his friends to pray? To ask the God of heaven for mercy about the secret
What does Daniel say God does with kings? He removes kings and sets up kings.
Who did Daniel say was the head of gold? King Nebuchadnezzar
What kind of kingdom will the God of heaven set up? A kingdom which will never be destroyed

Word bank: 1. dream; 2. king; 3. God; 4. secret; 5. image

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

Grade 5The Stone and the Kingdom

How did Daniel answer Arioch? With counsel and prudence
What does Daniel say God gives the wise? Wisdom
Where did the stone strike the image? On its feet that were of iron and clay
What will happen to the kingdom the God of heaven sets up? It will never be destroyed, and it will stand forever.
In the New Testament, what does the angel say about Jesus' Kingdom? There will be no end to his Kingdom.

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