Daniel in the Lion’s

Den

Front
page

outside).
pictures exposed (toward the
Fold long way first leaving the
Directions:
1. Read the story of Daniel’s Front
page Front
miraculous rescue in Daniel 6. Front page
2. Print the pages of your choice. page
Pages 2 and 3 are mini books with
8 pages. Pages 5 through 17 are
full-sized pictures suitable for Fold Fold
coloring or for telling a story on a
Fold first and last page to Fold the center and The final booklet is an
classroom wall.
meet in the center. bend backwards. accordion-style book.
3. Folding instructions: For the 8
page booklet, start by folding the
page in half the long way first.
4. Use the booklets and pictures to
tell the story and then as a
coloring project for the last few
minutes of class. At the end of
class, send the students home
with a story to tell their parents
and friends.

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 When Daniel knew that the docu- These men came and found Daniel O King! Did you not sign a law
ment had been signed, he went to making petition and plea before his that anyone who prays to any Daniel in the
his house where he got down on his God. god except to you, O king, shall
knees three times a day and prayed
and gave thanks before his God, as
There he is! He is
breaking the law by
be cast Lions’ Den
The thing stands
he had done previously. praying to his God!
Let’s tell the king!
fast, according to Part 1
the law of the Medes
Oh Lord of
Heaven and
and Persians, which
Earth... cannot be changed.
Mini Book
By
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5 6 7

4 3 2
1

shall be cast into the den of lions. Daniel down!

god or man except to you, O king,
a law that whoever prays to any
are agreed that you should make
the presidents of the kingdom
O King Darius, live forever! All
out a plan to bring
law of his God.
We have to figure one of these three presidents.
in connection with the
Daniel unless we find it whole kingdom. manage his affairs. Daniel was
complaint against presidents over his kingdom to
he was going to set him over the
We wont find any King Darius decided to set three
The king liked Daniel so much that
 O king, live forever! My God
sent his angel and shut the
lions' mouths, and they have
not harmed me, because I was
found blameless before him;
and also before you, O king, I
have done no harm.
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4 3
deliver you from the lions?
serve continually, been able to
God, has your God, whom you
O Daniel, servant of the living
hurried to the den of lions.
Then, at break of day, the king
The king commanded those men
who had accused Daniel to be cast
into the den of lions.
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sleep fled from him.
palace and spent the night fasting;
den of lions. The king went to his
Then Daniel was thrown into the
King Darius wrote to all the people "I
make a decree, that all people are to Daniel in the
tremble and fear before the God of
Daniel, for he is the living God, endur-
ing forever; his kingdom shall never be
Lions’ Den
destroyed, and his dominion shall be to
the end. He delivers and rescues; he
Part 2
works signs and wonders in heaven and
on earth, he who has saved Daniel from
the power of the lions.
Mini Book
By
______________
______________
2 1
this terrible law!
a way to change
but I cannot find three times a day."
Daniel, I tried, have signed, but prays
went down.
tried to save Daniel until the sun you, O king, or the law you
The king was distressed and "Daniel pays no attention to
King Darius decided to set three presidents
over his kingdom to manage his affairs.
Daniel was one of these three presidents.
1
 The king liked Daniel so much that
2

We have to figure out a he was going to set him over the

plan to bring Daniel down! whole kingdom.

2
 We wont find any complaint
against Daniel unless we find
it in connection with the law
of his God.

3
O King Darius, live forever! All the presidents of
the kingdom are agreed that you should make a
law that whoever prays to any god or man except
to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.

4
 When Daniel knew that the docu-
ment had been signed, he went to
his house where he got down on his
knees three times a day and Oh Lord of
prayed and gave thanks before his Heaven and
God, as he had done previously. Earth...

5
 These men came and found
Daniel making petition and plea
before his God.

There he is! He is
breaking the law by
praying to his God!
Let’s tell the king!

6
 O King! Did you not sign a law
that anyone who prays to any
god except to you, O king, shall
be cast into the den of lions?
The thing stands fast,
according to the law of the
Medes and Persians, which
cannot be changed.

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 Daniel pays no attention to you, O
king, or the law you have signed,
but prays three times a day.

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8
The king was distressed and tried to
save Daniel until the sun went down. Daniel, I tried,
but I cannot find
a way to change
this terrible law!

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 Then Daniel was thrown
into the den of lions. The
king went to his palace and
spent the night fasting;
sleep fled from him.

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Then, at break of day, the king hur-
ried to the den of lions.

O Daniel, servant of the living

God, has your God, whom you
serve continually, been able
to deliver you from the lions?

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 O king, live forever!
My God sent his angel
and shut the lions'
mouths, and they have
not harmed me, be-
cause I was found
blameless before him;
and also before you, O
king, I have done no
5 harm.

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 The king commanded those men
who had accused Daniel to be cast
13 into the den of lions.
 King Darius wrote to all the people "I make
a decree, that all people are to tremble and
fear before the God of Daniel, for he is
the living God, enduring forever; his
kingdom shall never be destroyed, and his
dominion shall be to the end. He delivers
and rescues; he works signs and wonders in
heaven and on earth, he who has saved
Daniel from the power of the lions.

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