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    The Dream of Nebuchadnezzar: Sunday School Lesson

    Daniel 2

    Ages 9–12 ~45 min Memory: Daniel 2:22

    Print this page straight from your browser — the story, memory verse, discussion questions and craft all fit on one sheet.

    Big Idea

    Kingdoms rise and fall, but the kingdom God sets up shall never be destroyed.

    Story Summary

    The king dreamed a dream that troubled him and demanded that his wise men tell him both the dream and its meaning. None could. Daniel asked his friends to pray, and God revealed the secret in a night vision: a great image of gold, silver, brass, iron and clay, struck by a stone cut out without hands that became a mountain filling the whole earth.

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    Memory Verse (KJV)

    “He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”

    Daniel 2:22

    Discussion Questions

    1. What impossible thing did the king demand from his wise men?
    2. What did Daniel do first when he heard the decree?

      Teacher hint: He asked his companions to seek mercies of the God of heaven (Dan 2:17–18).

    3. What was the stone cut out without hands?

      Teacher hint: The kingdom God would set up, which shall stand for ever (Dan 2:44).

    4. How does knowing God rules history change how you feel about the news?

    Craft Idea: Layered Statue and Stone

    Supplies

    • Coloured paper strips (gold, silver, grey, brown)
    • Card stock
    • Glue
    • A small pebble

    Steps

    1. Build the statue from the paper strips, top to bottom.
    2. Glue the pebble at the feet of the statue.
    3. Write Daniel 2:22 alongside.
    4. Talk about what lasts and what does not.

    Printable Worksheet

    Print the lesson page for the memory verse and the discussion questions.

    This Sunday's lesson

    Lesson flow (45 minutes)

    1. Welcome (5 min): Pray, then read the memory verse aloud three times together.
    2. Story (10 min): Tell the story summary in your own words; open a KJV to Daniel 2.
    3. Discussion (10 min): Walk through the questions above. Let every child answer at least once.
    4. Craft (15 min): Make the layered statue and stone.
    5. Wrap-up (5 min): Hand out the worksheet to finish at home and recite the memory verse one last time.

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