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Bible Stories · Ages 7+ · Set A
The fiery furnace
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Remember: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego stood firm, and the king saw them safe.

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Three friends in BabylonIn Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar built a huge golden statue, taller than a house. He ordered that everyone must bow to it when the music played. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, three young men from Judah, would not bow. They said they would bow to God alone. The king was furious. He ordered the furnace made hotter, and the three friends were put inside. Then the king jumped up in surprise. He could see four people walking about in the fire, and they were not tied up and not hurt at all. The three friends came out of the fire. There was not even a smell of smoke on them. The king shouted praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
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King Nebuchadnezzar built a huge statue made of .
woodgoldclay
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What did the king order everyone to do when the music played?
💃Dance around it🙇Bow to the statue🎤Sing a song to him
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Circle every thing that made music on the plain.
🎺Horns🥁Drums🎶Harps🎹A piano🔔A big bell
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Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego bowed to the statue.
TrueFalse

Count, join and order

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Read the table. The king saw people walking in the fire.
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Join each word to its meaning.
  1. 1Furnace
  2. 2Statue
  3. 3Herald
  4. 4Trust
  • Aa figure made of stone, wood or metal
  • Ba huge oven that gets very, very hot
  • Cto count on someone to keep you safe, even when it is hard
  • Da messenger who calls out a king's orders
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Number the story from first to last.
  • The music plays and the people bow
  • The king is furious
  • The furnace is made hotter
  • The king sees four people walking in the fire
  • The king builds a golden statue
  • The king shouts praise
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The story tells why the three friends stood up straight. What was the reason?
🥱They were too tired to bow🌟They would bow to God alone🔇They did not hear the music
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There was not even a smell of smoke on the three friends.
TrueFalse

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Ali wrote: The three friends came out of the fire hurt. Which fix is right?
🛡️They came out and were not hurt at all.🚪They did not come out.🏃They came out and ran away.
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Friends are teasing someone. Which is brave, like the three friends standing firm?
🙈Join in🧍Stand up kindly👀Look away
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Write about a time it is hard to do the right thing when others do not.
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Answer key · Set A
The fiery furnace
1gold The statue was made of gold, and it was taller than a house.
2Bow to the statue A messenger called out the order that everyone must bow to the statue when the music played.
3Horns, Drums, Harps Horns, flutes, harps and drums all played together. A piano and a bell were not in the story.
4False The three friends stood up straight and tall. They would bow to God alone.
54 Three friends were put in, but the king saw four people walking in the fire. Three friends came out.
61-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C These are the story's own words and what they mean.
72, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6 The statue and the music come first. After the king's anger, the furnace is made hotter, the king sees the four, and then he praises God.
8They would bow to God alone They heard the music. They stood tall because they would bow to God alone.
9True The leaders looked closely, and the fire had not hurt the three friends at all.
10They came out and were not hurt at all. The fire had not hurt them at all.
11Stand up kindly The three friends did what they thought was right, even when everyone else did not.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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