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A Christian Education curriculum for children aged 10 to 12 years.

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For the teacher What you will find in each lesson 4Music CD and CD-ROM 6Curriculum stance 7Training and support 7Five circles of learning 8Connect icons 9

Introduction—God’s great kingdom plan 10Lesson 1 Lights, camera, action Judges 12 Lesson 2 Follow the leader 1 Samuel 1–7 24Lesson 3 The King rejected 1 Samuel 8 32 Lesson 4 The people’s king 1 Samuel 9–15 38Lesson 5 Two ways of seeing 1 Samuel 16 48Lesson 6 The king and the giant 1 Samuel 17 56Lesson 7 The eternal kingdom 2 Samuel 7 64Lesson 8 The domino effect 2 Samuel 8–24 72Lesson 9 The king’s son 1 Kings 1–2 86Lesson 10 The King of the Jews Matthew 27–28 96

Introduction—Remember God is King 108Lesson 11 The wisdom of the king 1 Kings 3, 10; Proverbs 110Lesson 12 The house of the king 1 Kings 5–9 120Lesson 13 The fall of the king 1 Kings 11:1—12:24 126Lesson 14 The downfall of the kingdom 1 Kings 12:25—2 Kings 24 136Lesson 15 The voice of the king Jeremiah 1; 25:1–14 144Lesson 16 The end of the kingdom? 2 Kings 24–25; Jeremiah 52 154Lesson 17 The kingdom faithful Daniel 3 164Lesson 18 Hope for the kingdom Ezekiel 34 172Lesson 19 Kingdom renewed? Ezra; Nehemiah 180Lesson 20 Ben Pakula Romans 5:8 186

Easter assembly Luke 23:32–43 194

Special lesson—Forgiveness Matthew 18:21–35; Colossians 3:13 202

Teaching ideas 209Help with classroom management 209Helpful teaching techniques 211Teaching Memory verses 214Is your class different? 217The special needs of indigenous students 219Understanding the student: the learning theory undergirding Connect 220Using appropriate language in the (S)RE class 222When a student wants to make a response 223Christian Education outcomes 224

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For information about what is included on your Music CD and CD-ROM, refer to page 6.

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The book of Daniel is set in Babylon during the Judean exile. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah—who were given the Babylonian names Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—were among the exiles taken to Babylon in the third year of Jehoiakim’s reign (1:1–7). These men represented God’s faithful remnant.

The faithfulness of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah was demonstrated in a number of ways in the first six chapters of Daniel. They refused the luxury of eating and drinking at the king’s table, asking to be fed only vegetables (1:8–16). This was motivated by their desire to obey the purity laws of the Moses Covenant, as well as to be a sign that they would not enter into a covenant relationship with the king at the expense of faithfulness to God. Furthermore, Daniel’s faithfulness in Yahweh, the God of the heavens, resulted in him being used to interpret two separate dreams of King Nebuchadnezzar, as well as the writing on the wall at Belshazzar’s feast (chapters 2 and 4–5).

But the greatest display of faithfulness came when faced with the blatant call to idolatry—first, for Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (chapter 3) and then for Daniel (chapter 6). When called to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah refused saying, ‘The God we worship can save us from you and your flaming furnace. But even if he doesn’t, we still won’t worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up’ (3:17–18). And despite Darius’ decree, Daniel continued to pray faithfully three times a day towards Jerusalem (6:10).

God rewarded Daniel for his faithfulness. He blessed him with great health and wisdom, revealed mysteries to them and even rescued Daniel from the lions’ jaws. Therefore, the book of Daniel is a great reminder that God had not abandoned his people and that he continued to preserve a faithful remnant for himself.

LESSON AIM ■ To help the students to understand that even

though it seemed that God had abandoned his people, he was still preserving a remnant faithful to him.

LESSON OUTCOMESStudents will learn about:

■ how Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were faced with the temptation to worship an idol

■ how God protected Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego from the fire.

Students will learn to: ■ recognise that being a Christian isn’t

always easy—there will be temptations to disobey God

■ appreciate that when we are tempted, Jesus can help us because he has been tempted too.

MEMORY VERSEYou control human events—you give rulers their power and take it away, and you are the source of all wisdom and knowledge. Daniel 2:21 (CEV)

» Bible backgroundIsrael was now in exile. But despite their faithlessness and disobedience, God had not abandoned his people. Even among the exiles, God was preserving for himself a faithful remnant.

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BEFORE YOU START ■ If you intend to use an interactive whiteboard,

review the PowerPoint slide(s) for this lesson on the CD-ROM that comes with this manual.

■ There are two options within the Bible focus section. The first option requires you to play Daniel 3 (track 13) on CEP’s Upper Primary CD. The second option requires you to make enough copies of the Visual aid on page 171 of Daniel 3:13–30 for each of your students.

■ In the Connections section you may like to share a time when you were tempted to disobey God and how God helped you to obey him. It is best to tell of a time when you resisted temptation, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, but also remind the students that sadly you don’t always respond in that way.

» Teacher’s prayerThank God that he is faithful to his people.

Ask him to help you to be faithful to him when you are tempted to be disobedient.

Pray that the students will recognise that being a Christian isn’t always easy but that Jesus will help us to obey God when we are tempted.

» You will need ✔ A CEV Bible marked at Hebrews 2:18 and

Daniel 3:13–30 ✔ Visual aid on page 116 of Time travel clock

image ✔ Visual aid on page 171 of Daniel 3:13–30

(optional, see Before you start) ✔ Activity books ✔ Materials for Taking it further ✔ Idol worship blues (track 9), Time travel

music (track 11), Lesson 17 drama (track 14) and Daniel 3 (track 13) on CEP’s Upper Primary CD

✔ CD player or MP3 player and portable speakers

✔ The CD-ROM from this manual if you intend to use an interactive whiteboard to display the PowerPoints of the lessons, song words or prayers.

OTHER RESOURCESIf your lessons are longer than the standard, you may find the following resources useful.

■ Trust in the Lord (track 3) on Troy and Genie Nilsson’s Scripture rock CD.

■ The one and only God (track 2) on Colin Buchanan’s Remember the Lord CD.

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■ What was the choice Nebuchadnezzar gave Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego? (Accept responses. If they bowed down when the music played this time, then they would be set free. If they did not, they would be thrown into the furnace.)

■ Who were Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego really being asked to choose between? (Accept responses. Worshipping God and King Nebuchadnezzar.)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were faced with a terrible choice: obey King Nebuchadnezzar and save their lives, or obey God and be thrown into a flaming furnace.

■ What do you think you might have chosen in their situation? (Accept responses.)

This choice has been nothing new to the people of Judah. Think back over their history.

■ What was the reason the Jews were living in Babylon? (Accept responses. They disobeyed God and worshipped idols.)

■ Do you think you would be more afraid of King Nebuchadnezzar or God? (Accept responses.)

Well, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego made their choice.

■ What were Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego confident about? (Accept responses. That God had the power to save them.)

And these three men knew that even if God chose not to save them from the fire this time, God was still the one true God and the gold statue was just a fake idol that others were worshipping.

■ So what did they choose to do? (Accept responses. They chose to be obedient to God, which meant being thrown into the furnace.)

■ Why do you think they chose this? (Accept responses. Because they trusted God. They knew that God was the only true and living God and that he deserved their full honour and praise. They also knew that God was faithful to his people and his promises.)

■ What happened? (Accept responses. God protected them in the furnace.)

» Way inAsk the students to stand up. You are going to give them two options. The students have to choose between the options by moving to one side of the room or the other, indicated by your hand.

■ Which of the following would you choose?

• Ice-cream or chocolate?• Action or drama?• Green or purple?• Cat or dog?• Night time or morning time?• Reading or watching TV?

You may like to make up some of your own.

We make choices every day. Some choices are pretty easy to make. But other choices are really difficult.

Today, we’re going to see a really, really difficult choice three Jewish men had to make while living in Babylon. Let’s head back there now!

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Display the Visual aid on page 116 of Time travel clock image and play Time travel music (track 11) on

CEP’s Upper Primary CD to accompany the image.

» Bible focusWe’ve arrived in Babylon in approximately 587 BC. There’s a huge commotion going on.

Let’s hear about what’s going on from two people passing by.

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Play Lesson 17 drama (track 14) on CEP’s Upper Primary CD.

Wow! This must be Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. I remember reading about them in my Bible. Let’s find out more.

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Play Daniel 3 (track 13) on CEP’s Upper Primary CD. Alternatively, use the option below.

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Distribute the Visual aid on page 171 of Daniel 3:13–30 to each student. Open your Bible to

the same passage and ask students to take turns reading a verse each.


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■ What might be some choices we might have to make? (Accept responses. We may choose to go to church rather than play sport on Sundays. We may choose to be kind to someone who everyone else excludes regardless of what our friends think of us. We may choose to stand up for Jesus when other people are being rude about him, and so on. You could share a personal time of temptation now if you desire—see Before you start.)

Being a Christian isn’t always easy. Sometimes we will suffer because of it. But there is someone who understands all the things we go through—Jesus. This is what the Bible says.

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Read Hebrews 2:18 from your CEV Bible.

■ How do you think Jesus suffered? (Accept responses. He was betrayed by one of his disciples, he was beaten and mocked, rejected and abandoned by his friends, he was charged with a crime he did not commit and hung on a cross to die.)

■ How do you think Jesus was tempted? (Accept responses. Jesus was a real person and faced real temptation just as we do, and Jesus was tempted to disobey God his Father.)

Jesus suffered greatly and was tempted.

■ Why did he go through with all of this? (Accept responses. He did it so that we could be forgiven and have eternal life.)

■ What can Jesus do for us when we are tempted to disobey God? (Accept responses. Help us to obey.)

As Christians we will be tempted to disobey God all the time. But God promises us that Jesus can help us if we ask him. Being a Christian isn’t always easy. But the only true and living God promises that he will give us the help we need to be obedient to him.Bible icon


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Play Idol worship blues (track 9) on CEP’s Upper Primary CD while students complete their

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Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego chose to be obedient to God and this meant they were thrown into the fire. God didn’t save Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego from the fire but he protected them in it.

Nebuchadnezzar thought that he was the most powerful person on the planet. He even thought he was more powerful than any of the gods. He thought that he could do whatever he wanted and that nobody could stand against him.

■ But what did Nebuchadnezzar realise? (Accept responses. That no other God has such great power to save.)

Let’s head back to our classroom ...

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Display the Visual aid on page 116 of Time travel clock image and play Time travel music (track 11) on

CEP’s Upper Primary CD to accompany the image.

» Connections ■ Had God left his people even though they

had to leave the Promised Land and were now living in Babylon? (Accept responses. No he hadn’t! He was still with them.)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego knew that God was the only true and living God.

■ If God is the only true and living God, how should we treat him? (Accept responses. We should honour him with our whole lives. We should live with him as our king and obey him in everything.)

■ I want you to consider whether you, like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, believe that God is the only true and living God? (Let them think.)

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were faced with a choice: were they going to honour God as their king or would they honour Nebuchadnezzar?

If God is the only true and living God, then we have a choice too: will we love and follow God or will we try to run our own lives?

Being a Christian isn’t always easy. There will be lots of difficult choices we will have to make along the way in order to honour and obey God.

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Ask the students to read about King Nebuchadnezzar’s statue in Daniel 3:1–3 and to draw what they think it may have looked like.

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TIMES OF TEMPTATION

Ask the students to think about a time when they may have been tempted to disobey God. How did they respond? If they resisted temptation, what did they do that they could do again? If they didn’t, what could they have done differently?

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LIFE IN BABYLON

Ask the students to use the internet to research what life in Babylon might have been like under King Nebuchadnezzar. What kind of food did they eat? What did they wear? What kinds of places did they live in?

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CHALLENGES AHEAD

Read 1 Peter 4:12–16 from a CEV Bible and ask students to answer the following questions.

■ With what does Peter compare the testing his readers are going through? (v 12) (Walking through a fire.)

■ Is this something that should come as a shock to them? (v 12) (No!)

■ How should they respond instead? (vv 13–14) (They should be glad to suffer as Christ suffered. To count it a blessing because it shows that God’s Spirit is with them.)

■ What will it prepare them for? (v 13) (Greater happiness when Jesus returns.)

■ Why shouldn’t we be ashamed to suffer for being a follower of Jesus? (v 16) (Because suffering shows that we belong to him; and we are going to heaven where there won’t be any more suffering.)

» Concluding prayerDear God, thank you that you were with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Thank you that you protected them in the furnace. We know that you are the one true living God. Please help us to put our trust in you and obey you always. Thank you that Jesus understands what it is like to be tempted to disobey you. We ask that he may help us to be obedient to you when we are tempted. Amen.

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Love God, trust God (track 1) on CEP’s Upper Primary CD.

Supplementary songs are suggested in Other resources at the start of the lesson.

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HUMAN STATUES

Divide the students into teams. Each group must make a statue using every member of their team but with nominated conditions. For example, make a statue in 30 seconds with a sports theme; make a statue with four feet, one nose, three hands and one bottom touching the ground.


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» Teacher reflections ■ Were you able to share a time when you

were tempted to disobey God, and how you responded?

» For next lesson ■ You will need to spend some time practising

drawing the sketches from the Sketch starters so the students can copy what you are doing while you are teaching.

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13 King Nebuchadnezzar was furious. So he sent for the three young men and said, 14 “I hear that you refuse to worship my gods and the gold statue I have set up. 15 Now I am going to give you one more chance. If you bow down and worship the statue when you hear the music, everything will be all right. But if you don’t, you will at once be thrown into a flaming furnace. No god can save you from me.”

16 The three men replied, “Your Majesty, we don’t need to defend ourselves. 17 The God we worship can save us from you and your flaming furnace. 18 But even if he doesn’t, we still won’t worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up.” 19 Nebuchadnezzar’s face twisted with anger at the three men. And he ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual. 20 Next, he commanded some of his strongest soldiers to tie up the men and throw them into the flaming furnace. 21-23 The king wanted it done at that very moment. So the soldiers tied up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and threw them into the flaming furnace with all of their clothes still on, including their turbans. The fire was so hot that flames leapt out and killed the soldiers. 24 Suddenly the king jumped up and shouted, “Weren’t only three men tied up and thrown into the fire?” “Yes, Your Majesty,” the people answered.

25 “But I see four men walking around in the fire,” the king replied. “None of them is tied up or harmed, and the fourth one looks like a god.” 26 Nebuchadnezzar went closer to the flaming furnace and said to the three young men, “You servants of the Most High God, come out at once!”

They came out, 27 and the king’s high officials, governors, and advisors all crowded around them. The men weren’t burnt, their hair wasn’t scorched, and their clothes didn’t even smell like smoke. 28 King Nebuchadnezzar said:

“Praise their God for sending an angel to rescue his servants! They trusted their God and refused to obey my commands. Yes, they chose to die rather than to worship or serve any god except their own. 29 And I won’t allow people of any nation or race to say anything against their God. Anyone who does will be chopped up and their houses will be torn down, because no other god has such great power to save.”

30 After this happened, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in Babylon Province.

DANIEL 3:13–30 (CEV)

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