RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2022/2023- AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL – SUNDAY 16TH OF APRIL, 2023 – LESSON THIRTY THREE (33) – TOPIC: INSPIRATIONAL GIFT 2: DIFFERENT TONGUES AND INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES

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RCCG LOWER JUNIOR ZEAL FOR 2022/2023
AGE 6-8 TEACHER’S MANUAL
SUNDAY 16TH OF APRIL, 2023
LESSON THIRTY THREE (33)
TOPIC: INSPIRATIONAL GIFT 2: DIFFERENT TONGUES AND INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES

BIBLE TEXT: Daniel 5:1-31
[1]Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
[2]Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
[3]Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
[4]They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
[5]In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
[6]Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
[7]The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[8]Then came in all the king’s wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
[9]Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
[10]Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
[11]There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
[12]Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
[13]Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
[14]I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.
[15]And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
[16]And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[17]Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
[18]O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
[19]And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.
[20]But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
[21]And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
[22]And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
[23]But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
[24]Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
[25]And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
[26]This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
[27]TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
[28]PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
[29]Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
[30]In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
[31]And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

MEMORY VERSE: ACTS 2:8 “And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?””

LESSON AIM: The children will know that if they put their trust in God, He will give them spiritual gift to know things.

CHILD-RELATED TRUTH: God give abilities to know and do things through the power of the Holy Spirit by Christ Jesus.

INTRODUCTION:
Children! Imagine you were living in Babylon and you have heard all about Daniel and how God has given him spiritual gifts in interpreting dreams and tongues. Even the dreams King Nebuchadnezzar could not remember he was able to tell the king and also it’s meaning. Will that not be awesome? Daniel was still relevant when King Nebuchanazzar’s grandson became king.

PROGRESSION OF EVENT: DANIEL 5:1-31

1. Three kings ruled Babylon during Daniel’s lifetime: Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar and Darius.
2. The gold and silver cups used by King Belshazzar and his guests were stolen from God’s temple
3. God was insulted when they used His cups to drink wine.
4. They started giving praise and worship to false gods.
5. Of all the wise men and magicians in Babylon, only Daniel was able to read and interpret the handwriting because God gave him the meaning.
6. Belshazzar died the same night that the handwriting mysteriously appeared on the wall at his party.

GOSPEL CONNECTION: Worshipping false gods is a sin and God hates sin. God said that we should put other things above Him. Because of God’s love for you and me and does not want us to be punished for our sins, He sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross for sins to be forgiven. King Belshazzar and his guests were great sinners and God punished them with death.

CLIMAX: In simple language, the message on the wall said: Your kingship is over. You were judged and did not meet God’s standards. The Medes and Persians will get your kingdom.

CONCLUSION: The king knew that what Daniel said was true. That very night an army came and took over the kingdom of Babylon. Now the Medes and Persians were rulers of the land.

CHALLENGE: God can give you the power to know and interpret things if you fully believe in the Lord Jesus. The Holy Spirit can give you prior knowledge to know things and talk about them. He can put strange languages in your mouths and you will speak in an unknown tongue. The Holy Spirit will teach you and tell you things and give you the interpretation of them.

INVITATION: For you to speak and interpret the things of the Lord if you put your trust in Jesus. Call on Him now and be saved (Romans 10:13).

DAILY DEVOTION
SUNDAY ACTS 19:40-41
MONDAY ACTS 20:1-3
TUESDAY ACTS 20:4-6
WEDNESDAY ACTS 20:7-9
THURSDAY ACTS 20:10-12
FRIDAY ACTS 20:13-15
SATURDAY ACTS 20:16-18

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