Daniel 4 · Grade 3
Pride and Praise
Read the Story
King Nebuchadnezzar told this story himself. He dreamed of a great tree. Its height reached to the sky. Then a holy watcher came down and said to cut down the tree. But the stump of its roots was left in the earth.
Daniel said the tree was the king. He told him to stop doing wrong and to show mercy to the poor. A year later, the king said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built? A voice came from the sky. The king was driven from men, and he ate grass like oxen.
At the end of the days, the king looked up to heaven, and his understanding returned. He praised God. He said, those who walk in pride he is able to abase. God gave him back his kingdom.
Memory Verse
“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.”
Daniel 4:37 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Who tells the story in this chapter?
What was left of the tree?
What did Daniel tell the king to show the poor?
What happened when the king looked up to heaven?
The King Is Humbled
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for ruling over all the earth. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Pride brought Nebuchadnezzar low, and God raised him up. How can you stay humble before God?
- Hard news still had to be shared. How can you be brave and kind when you tell the truth?
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