YOURE A
BRAVE MAN,
DANIEL!
KAY ARTHUR
JANNA ARNDT
HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the New American Standard Bible , 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)
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IllustrationsSteve Bjorkman
Cover by Left Coast Design, Portland, Oregon
YOURE A BRAVE MAN, DANIEL!
Copyright 2007 by Precept Ministries International
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
ISBN-13: 978-0-7369-0147-5
ISBN-10: 0-7369-0147-7
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CONTENTS
STUDYING GODS SCRIPT
A BIBLE STUDY YOU CAN DO!
H ey, guys! Its great to have you back on another great Bible adventure. We are on our way (Molly, Sam the great detective beagle, and me) to meet my Aunt Sherry in Hollywood, California. My name is Max. We are going to help out on the set of a brand-new television series that is being made on the Book of Daniel. Daniel is a very interesting, historical book in the Bible that shows us not only WHAT happened in the past, but also WHAT is going to happen in the future. Doesnt that sound exciting?
We are going to use Gods script, the Bible, to find out WHO the main characters are in the Book of Daniel and WHAT happens to them as Gods story unfolds. HOW do Daniel and his friends handle difficult situations? WHAT lessons can we learn about trusting God when bad things happen to us? WHO has visions and dreams? WHAT do these dreams mean? And WHO is in control of all Daniels circumstances?
This is going to be one awesome television series with some unbelievable special effects to capture these special dreams and events! You can take part in creating this exciting series by studying Gods Word, the Bible, the source of all truth, and by asking Gods Spirit to lead and guide you. You also have this book, which is an inductive Bible study. That word inductive means you go straight to the Bible yourself to investigate what the Book of Daniel shows us about God and His plan for the future and a young man who is serious about God. In inductive Bible study you discover for yourself what the Bible says and means.
Doesnt that sound like fun? Grab your script on Daniel as we take a look into the past so we can film this action-packed adventure that will take us into the future!
THINGS YOULL NEED
New American Standard Bible (Updated Edition)preferably the New Inductive Study Bible (NISB)
Pen or Pencil | A Dictionary |
Colored Pencils | This Workbook |
Index Cards |
DANIEL 1
Its great to have you here in sunny California! Molly and I are soooo excited about this new Bible adventure where well get to help on a brand-new television series. Miss Leslie, the producer of this series, is a friend of my Aunt Sherry, who developed the comic book on the life of Joseph called JosephGods Superhero.
Miss Leslie asked Aunt Sherry to come out to California to help her create and direct this fantastic television series on the life of Daniel. Arent you excited? Not only do we get to learn all about Daniel and how to be like him, but we also get to learn how to create and shoot a television series. Are you ready to get started? Great! Then lets head over to the set and start reading Gods script.
SCAN THE SCRIPT!
Hey, guys, I see you made it! Aunt Sherry said with a smile as we walked on the set. Are you ready to start studying Gods script, the Bible?
We sure are! Max replied as he gave Aunt Sherry a hug.
Great. Then grab your scripts and have a seat in those chairs.
Look, Max, Molly exclaimed, our chairs have our names on the back just like in the movies.
That is so cool! Max said with a smile. Look, Sam! Aunt Sherry even has a chair just for you. Sam jumped up into his chair and sat on his haunches looking like Mr. Hollywood. Aunt Sherry, Max, and Molly cracked up laughing. Okay, WHAT is the first thing you need to do before you open your script? asked Aunt Sherry.
Pray, Molly answered. Ill pray and then we can get started reading our script.
Remember, Bible study should always begin with prayer. We need to ask God to help us understand what the Bible says and to direct us by His Holy Spirit, so we can make sure we understand His Word and handle it accurately.
All right! Now that we have prayed, did you know that Daniel is a book in the Bible that is both historical and prophetic? Since you study history in school, you know that history is about people and events. Prophecy is when God reveals to us what is going to happen in the future. Season One (Youre a Brave Man, Daniel!) of our new television series will focus on the historical events in Daniel 16, while Season Two (Fast-Forward to the Future) on Daniel 712 will show us what is going to happen in the future. Pretty cool, huh?
Now that you know what our television series is going to be about, lets scan our script to make sure we have just the right location to begin taping our television series. Your script is the Observation Worksheets located at the back of this book. These pages have the Bible text printed out for you to use.
Turn to page 134. Read Daniel 1:1-2. To discover the setting and characters for our new television series, we need to ask the 5 Ws and an H. WHAT are the 5 Ws and an H? They are the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, and HOW questions.
1. Since this book is both a historical and prophetic book, asking WHO is very important. Asking WHO helps you find out:
WHO are the main characters?
WHO is this prophecy about?
WHO is involved?
2. WHAT helps you understand:
WHAT are the main events taking place? WHAT is God telling you?
3. In any historical event, WHERE is very important. And in prophecy it is also important to know WHERE it happens.
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