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Daniel 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Daniel's Prayer

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 Says Sorry to God

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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 Forgives

PRAY → picture 3BOOK → picture 1ANGEL → picture 4LOVE → picture 2

Grade 1Daniel Prays

Daniel read God's Word. → picture 4Daniel prayed. → picture 3He told God, we have sinned. → picture 1Gabriel came fast. → picture 5God said Daniel was loved. → picture 2

Order:

1. I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.2. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.3. My God, turn your ear and hear.4. Daniel, I have now come to give you wisdom and understanding.

Grade 2Lord, Forgive

  1. Whose words did Daniel read? Jeremiah the prophet's (circle)
  2. What did Daniel tell God? That His people had sinned
  3. Who came while Daniel was praying? Gabriel (circle)
  4. What did Gabriel tell Daniel? That he was greatly loved
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Grade 3A Prayer of Confession

  1. What did Daniel read? The words that came to Jeremiah the prophet
  2. What did Daniel say about the people's sin? We have sinned, and have dealt perversely.
  3. Why did Daniel ask God to forgive? Because God is merciful
  4. What did Gabriel say about Daniel? You are greatly beloved.
1: I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.2: To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him.3: My God, turn your ear and hear.4: Daniel, I have now come to give you wisdom and understanding.
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Grade 4Lord, Hear! Lord, Forgive!

  1. How long had Jeremiah said the time in Babylon would be? Seventy years
  2. What did Daniel say about his people's sin? We have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled.
  3. Why did Daniel ask God to listen? For your great mercies' sake
  4. When did Gabriel come? About the time of the evening offering

Word bank: 1. Daniel; 2. seventy; 3. prayer; 4. good; 5. hear

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

Grade 5For Your Great Mercies' Sake

  1. What did Daniel learn by reading the books? Jeremiah had spoken of seventy years for the desolation of Jerusalem.
  2. How does Daniel's prayer begin? With who God is
  3. On what did Daniel base his request? On God's great mercies, not his people's righteousness
  4. What would the seventy weeks finish? Disobedience, making an end of sins and bringing in everlasting righteousness
  5. In the New Testament, what does John say God does when we confess our sins? He is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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