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Daniel and the Lion's Den

Video Workshop Idea

Summary of Lesson Activities:

Make a Daniel Audio CD

Using a computer with a laptop with built-in microphone, your class will create an AUDIO BOOK of the Daniel story, then burn that recording onto CD for distribution home. It can be played on the car CD player !

You can assign students to provide sound effects, such as, singing President's Tune (Hail to the Chief) and Lion's growl.  Add sound effects including walking steps, and door closing to the script. Practice it a few times, then record and listen before making the final recording.


Script

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
I am King Darius. I am King over many lands. I have 120 Governors to watch over my lands and 3 Presidents to watch over the Governors. One of these Presidents is named Daniel. Daniel is my best worker, he does such a wonderful job I think I will make him in charge of my entire empire.

[President tune]

OTHER PRESIDENTS
(Together) We are the other Presidents, we can’t allow the King to give Daniel all of that power, he would be in charge of us. (Alternate) We have tried to find something wrong but he is too perfect. We must find a way to use his religion to hurt him. (Together)Let’s go to the King and have him make a law to hurt Daniel.

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
Yes, my Presidents, what can I do for you?

[President tune]
OTHER PRESIDENTS
(Together) Long live the King! (Alternate) We, the Presidents and all of the Governors agree that you should make a law and punish those who break this law. For the next 30 days, no one should pray to any other God and should only make requests of you. If they break this law they should be thrown into the Lion’s Den. [Lions growl] Make this a law of the Medes and Persians and then it cannot be changed.

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
I like the idea of everyone worshipping me, I will do it. For the next 30 days this law cannot be changed, anyone who prays to any other God will be put in the Lion’s Den. [growl]

[Daniel’s tune]
DANIEL
I am Daniel and I cannot follow that law. I love my God and I will not worship the King. I will serve him faithfully and I will do my job but I will only pray to my God. I pray to him 3 times a day in my own house.

[President tune]
OTHER PRESIDENTS
Look through the window, Daniel is praying to that God of his again. Let’s go tell the King. Finally we can get rid of Daniel and he won’t be put in charge over us.

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
Yes, my Presidents, what can I do for you?

[President tune]
OTHER PRESIDENTS
Daniel is not obeying your law. We saw him praying to his God. He does it right in front of his window in his house. The law says you must throw him to the lions. [growl]

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
Oh, not my Daniel! There must be a way to save him. I don’t want him to perish, what have I done?

[President tune]
OTHER PRESIDENTS
Don’t you remember King Darius, you made the law according to the law of the Medes and the Persians and because of this it cannot be changed, there is nothing you can do. We will go and get Daniel.

[movement music]

Daniel you are charged with breaking the King’s law and you will be thrown into the Lion’s Den [growl]

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
Daniel, pray to your God to save you, there is nothing I can do, I must seal the stone door with my sign so that it cannot be moved.

I am so worried, I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, Oh what will happened to Daniel.

[Daniel tune]
DANIEL
Dear God, I have always been faithful to you and I always will pray to only you. If this is right, please save me from the lions [growl].

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
Oh, I have not slept all night, now that it is morning , I must go and check on Daniel.

[movement music]

(Calling) Oh Daniel, are you there? Did your God save you from the lions [growl]?

(Silence for effect)

[Daniel tune]
DANIEL
Long Live the King! God sent an angel to seal the lions mouth and they did not hurt me.

[King tune]
KING DARIUS
Oh, this is wonderful news. I am so sorry Daniel. From now on you may pray to your God and only your God.

I order all of the Presidents and their families to be thrown to the lions [growl, growl, growl] for plotting against Daniel.

Make it known. From this time on, everyone in my kingdom will worship Daniel’s God because he is a great God and he saved him from the mouth of the lions. [growl]

THE END

This is based on the 6th Chapter of Daniel in the Bible.


A lesson idea by Sheila Butler.

A representative of Rotation.org reformatted this post to improve readability.

Last edited by Luanne Payne
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