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Daniel 4 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The King Learns That God Rules

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 Great Tree

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

KindergartenGod Rules

TREE → picture 2KING → picture 4BIRD → picture 1PRAISE → picture 3

Grade 1The Tall Tree

The king had a dream. → picture 2He saw a tall tree. → picture 4Only the stump was left. → picture 5The king was proud. → picture 1He learned to praise God. → picture 3

Order:

1. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.2. Its leaves were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all.3. At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.4. The kingdom has departed from you.

Grade 2God Is the King

  1. What did the king dream about? A tall tree (circle)
  2. What was left of the tree? The stump (circle)
  3. What did the king say about Babylon? He built it by his own power.
  4. Whom did the king praise? God, the King of heaven
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Grade 3Pride and Praise

  1. Who tells the story in this chapter? King Nebuchadnezzar
  2. What was left of the tree? The stump of its roots
  3. What did Daniel tell the king to show the poor? Mercy
  4. What happened when the king looked up to heaven? His understanding returned.
1: His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.2: Its leaves were beautiful, and it had much fruit, and in it was food for all.3: At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.4: The kingdom has departed from you.

Grade 4The Most High Rules

  1. How does the king begin his letter? With praise: His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
  2. What did the stump mean? His kingdom would come back.
  3. What did Daniel urge the king to do? Stop his sins by doing right, and show mercy to the poor
  4. When did the voice come from the sky? While the word was in the king's mouth

Word bank: 1. praise; 2. dream; 3. tree; 4. king; 5. grass

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

Grade 5Those Who Walk in Pride

  1. Who tells the story of Daniel 4? Nebuchadnezzar himself
  2. Why was the stump left? To the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men
  3. How did Daniel tell the king to break off his iniquities? By showing mercy to the poor
  4. What are the king's last words in the chapter? Those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
  5. In the New Testament, what does James say God gives the humble? Grace
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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