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Series Code: DWK
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00:02 Hello there. Happy Sabbath. Come on in.
00:05 We're about to meet with the King. 00:42 Hello. 00:43 I'm Aunty Leah, 00:44 and we're glad to have you back with us 00:46 as we enjoy another opening Sabbath worship time. 00:49 And it's so good to have you here Uncle Daniel, 00:51 as well as each of the happy children 00:53 who are here with us. 00:54 Hello, Aunty Leah. 00:55 I look forward to the Sabbath every week, 00:59 and I know there are some children 01:00 who love to join us each week too. 01:03 I'd like to say hello to Aria, Ella and Caleb 01:07 who live in Rangataua, New Zealand. 01:10 Hello! 01:12 Let's start our worship time with prayer. 01:15 Who would like to do that? 01:16 I will. Thanks, Bryce. 01:19 Dear Lord, thank You for the Sabbath. 01:21 Please bless all of the boys and girls watching at home, 01:25 in Your name, amen. 01:27 Amen. Thank you, Bryce. 01:29 Last week we learnt about a new word 01:31 called prophecy. 01:33 Does anyone remember what that means? 01:34 Telling the future. 01:36 That's it, Jireh. 01:38 God uses people to send messages to us 01:40 about the future. 01:42 We call the people 01:43 who give these messages from God, prophets. 01:46 The ability to tell the future is a gift from God. 01:49 We can't just decide 01:50 that we're going to tell the future. 01:52 In 1 Corinthians Chapter 12, 01:54 it tells us that 01:55 "This gift is given by the Holy Spirit 01:58 to people He chooses, 02:00 people who are obedient servants of God." 02:02 Later in our Bible study, 02:04 we'll learn how God used Daniel as a prophet. 02:07 Daniel's prophetic gift saved his life 02:10 and the life of his three friends, 02:11 as well as the other wise men of Babylon. 02:14 Let's go on our treasure hunt to discover 02:16 why God sends messages to us through His prophets. 02:20 Sai, would you like to open our jewel box 02:22 and find the bible gem for us? 02:24 Yeah. 02:28 Wow! That's so pretty. 02:31 What does the Bible gem say? 02:37 John 14:29. 02:39 Bryce, would you like to read that for us? 02:44 "And now I have told you before it comes, 02:46 that when it does come to pass, you may believe." 02:49 Thank you, Bryce. 02:51 This text tells us fulfilled prophecy 02:54 is given to strengthen our belief. 02:56 It proves that the messages in the Bible 02:58 come from God, 02:59 because only God knows the distant past 03:02 and the distant future. 03:04 The Bible also tells us 03:05 in the first few verses of Deuteronomy 13, that 03:09 "Even if false prophet 03:11 or dreamer of dreams can tell the future accurately, 03:14 we know that they are false 03:16 if they try to draw us away from God's Word 03:18 and His commandments." 03:20 Romans 15:4 says that 03:22 "God tells us the future to encourage us, 03:25 and to comfort us, and to give us hope. 03:27 God also tells us the future to warn us, 03:30 and prepare us for difficulties that may lie ahead." 03:33 Amos 3:7 says that "God does nothing 03:37 unless He reveals His secrets to His servants, the prophets." 03:40 So remember, 03:42 God has given us prophecy to guide us. 03:44 We don't need to be anxious about anything 03:47 or uncertain about the future. 03:49 God is caring for us every step of the way. 03:52 Prophecy has given me great confidence 03:54 that the Bible is God's Word. 03:57 Hey, Uncle Daniel, Braedan is here. 04:00 So he is. 04:01 Welcome Braedan. 04:02 Thanks, Uncle Dan. 04:04 Hi, everyone. 04:05 I hear that you've been learning about prophecy. 04:07 What is prophecy? 04:09 History told ahead of time. 04:11 That's it. 04:12 Let's sing about it. 04:18 Prophecy is history told ahead of time 04:22 God is good 04:24 He's so good 04:26 God reveals the future to build your faith and mine 04:31 In His word, in His word 04:36 Prophecy is history told ahead of time 04:40 Thank you Lord, Thank you Lord 04:45 Prayerfully big deep and the truth 04:47 You'll always find 04:49 In His Word, in His Word 04:55 Braedan, can we sing "The King's dream?" 04:57 We can. 04:58 And that's a very, very important dream. 05:00 Let's sing about it. 05:05 God showed the King of Babylon 05:09 What was to happen when he'd gone 05:13 A mighty image of a man 05:16 Was used to show God's master plan 05:21 Golden head the chest and arms of silver 05:25 Thighs and belly were all of brass 05:29 The legs were iron the feet were too 05:32 Mixed in with miry clay 05:36 The head of gold was Babylon 05:39 The silver - Medo-Persia strong 05:43 Then Greece, the brass 05:45 Would rule with might Iron Rome 05:48 Would nations, turn to flight 05:51 The iron and clay in the feet and toes 05:55 Would never mix together God knows 06:00 A stone uncut by human hands 06:04 Would crush the image of a man 06:08 That is the kingdom of our Lord 06:11 Who'll reign on earth for evermore 06:16 Braedan, can we please sing "It's the Sabbath?" 06:19 Yeah, that's a good one. Let's sing it. 06:25 It's the Sabbath it's the Sabbath 06:29 We will worship as we sing 06:31 For our God has come to join us 06:34 Let us spend time with our King 06:37 It's the Sabbath it's the Sabbath 06:40 We will all sing and rejoice 06:42 As we leave our week behind us 06:45 And we praise God with one voice 06:48 For God's day is the seventh day 06:51 Of ev'ry week, we know 06:53 He gave us time to spend with Him 06:56 Because he loves so 06:58 It's the Sabbath it's the Sabbath 07:01 Do you hear Him call today 07:03 As we come here now to worship Him 07:06 On His appointed day 07:11 Thanks, Braedan, I liked the prophecy song we sang. 07:15 Now it's time for story with Dr. John. 07:18 He always has something interesting to show us. 07:20 Yes, he does. 07:21 I wonder what he has for us this time. 07:23 Hello, boys and girls. And I'm Dr. John. 07:25 I'm so glad that you're here with me. 07:28 And I'm saying hello 07:30 to all the boys and girls right around the world 07:32 as almost that they are sitting with us today. 07:36 And I want to tell you the story of Elias Howe. 07:39 He was a good man, 07:40 and he wanted to make the world a better place. 07:44 And he wanted to invent something 07:46 that'd make such a difference to a lot of ladies. 07:49 And that was, 07:51 he noticed that when people did their sewing, 07:54 it took such a long time, you had a needle, 07:57 and you had a thread, and you had to push it through, 08:02 and then another stitch, 08:03 and it would take days to make a dress or a shirt. 08:08 He thought, "I want to invent something 08:10 that can do that quickly, hundreds of stitches a minute." 08:15 Well, he couldn't. 08:17 He tried and he tried. 08:20 And every time he did, that thread would get tangle 08:22 or he'd put the needle into his finger. 08:24 And one night, 08:26 he worked till about four in the morning. 08:28 He was so tired, he put his head on his bench, 08:31 and he went to sleep, and he had a dream. 08:34 You all have dreams? 08:37 I never remember my dreams. 08:40 I do sometimes. But he has a strange dream. 08:44 He's got his head on his bench, he's gone to sleep, 08:47 he's exhausted. 08:48 He dreamed he was in Africa, 08:51 and he was being chased by cannibals. 08:55 And in your dreams, you quite often get caught. 08:57 And they caught him, and they tied him up, 09:00 and they took him to their village. 09:02 There he saw a great, big oven pot. 09:08 He thought "No, they're gonna whip me, 09:10 they're gonna cook me," and they put him in. 09:12 This is just a dream. 09:15 And as the water got hotter, he tried to climb up. 09:18 And every time he put his hand over the edge, 09:21 one of them would get a spear and push him back in again. 09:24 But in his dream, he noticed something. 09:27 He noticed that the spear had a hollow point. 09:33 He'd never seen that before. 09:35 Here is the close up of the picture. 09:38 A spear with a hollow point and he thought, 09:43 "I know what to do." 09:45 He woke up, 09:46 he shook his head, 09:48 he said, "I've invented something, 09:51 the needle should go at the end." 09:55 And so he made himself 09:58 the first sewing machine. 10:01 And that looks like a sewing machine, 10:03 that's a very old one. 10:05 And if you look at the needles, 10:09 the hollow is at the end. 10:12 And, you know, that was such a great invention 10:15 that when another man called Mr. Singer, 10:18 he decided to copy the same design 10:21 and every time he made a needle, 10:25 a sewing machine, 10:27 he had to pay Mr. Elias Howe some money. 10:31 And, you know, they say 10:33 that was one of the greatest invention 10:35 of all time 10:36 because it could do a hundred stitches and just... 10:41 You see mom do sewing. 10:44 How many of you've seen dad do sewing 10:45 with the sewing machine? 10:47 I wouldn't have a clue. 10:49 But, you know, his dream was so important. 10:53 And if you look back, 10:54 because your lessons that you'll be studying 10:58 are on the Book of Daniel, 10:59 and the Bible is full of dreams 11:02 where God gave somebody a dream. 11:07 And the first dream that I could remember 11:11 that I've read about is the dream of Pharaoh 11:15 about the cows and the corn, and nobody could translate it, 11:20 and Joseph did, 11:22 and that changed the life of a whole nation, 11:25 and he became prime minister. 11:28 And there is a king, he's in the Book of Daniel. 11:32 He's got a name that's hard to spell, 11:34 Nebuchadnezzar. 11:36 And God gave him a dream one day. 11:38 And when he woke up, 11:40 he couldn't even remember the dream. 11:42 And Daniel said, "I won't tell you the dream, 11:47 but God will and he gave him a vision. 11:51 You know, the Bible says 11:52 that He gives dreams and visions, 11:55 and the mind is a human thing 11:57 but God works through our minds. 12:00 And so you'll be studying 12:01 about Nebuchadnezzar and his dream 12:05 and how it changed, 12:06 how we know all about the history of the world 12:09 because of the dream of a heathen king. 12:12 Thank you, boys and girls. 12:14 Hello again. 12:16 We're ready for another Bible study together. 12:18 Do you have your Bible with you? 12:20 I hope you do so that you can follow along with us. 12:22 Now, who would like to offer a prayer to start us off, 12:26 to invite God to be with us? 12:28 I would. Thank you, Chemiah. 12:31 Dear Jesus, please bless us as we learn more about You, 12:34 please bless the minds and hearts of the children 12:37 who have joined us, in Jesus' name, amen. 12:40 Amen. 12:42 Thank you, Chemiah. 12:44 Now, Bryce, do you remember some of the things 12:48 that we learnt last week? 12:50 Can you remind us about what they were? 12:52 Daniel, and his three friends refused 12:54 to eat the food, the king's food, 12:56 instead they had vegetables and water. 12:59 Okay. Yeah, that's right. 13:00 And when the king gave an exam, how did they perform? 13:04 They performed 10 times better than anyone in Babylon. 13:07 Very good. 13:09 Yes, so they studied diligently and God blessed their efforts. 13:13 Our story today begins in Chapter 2. 13:17 Things were going along just fine 13:19 for Daniel and his friends 13:21 until something happened to the king. 13:25 Jireh, would you please read verse 1? 13:29 "Now the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, 13:32 Nebuchadnezzar had dreams, 13:33 and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him." 13:37 Hmm. 13:39 It seems like the king had a nightmare. 13:41 Well, whatever he saw, 13:44 it left a very deep impression on him 13:46 but he had forgotten the details. 13:49 His well paid band of magicians, 13:51 astrologers, and sorcerers 13:53 claim to have special gifts 13:55 to understand and interpret dreams and visions. 13:58 So he summoned them to the palace 14:01 to recall and explain his dreams. 14:04 Let's see what the wise men of Babylon 14:07 had to say to the king. 14:09 Caleb, could you please read that in verse 4? 14:12 Sure. 14:14 "O King, live forever! 14:16 Tell your servant the dream, 14:18 and we will give you the interpretation." 14:23 Well, the most powerful king in the whole world, 14:26 very quickly lost his patience with the so-called wise men 14:30 who claimed to have these mystical powers. 14:33 Verse 5 tells us more. 14:35 Bryce, can you please read that? 14:38 "The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, 14:41 'My decision is firm: 14:43 if you do not make known the dream to me, 14:45 and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, 14:48 and your houses shall be made an ash heap.'" 14:51 Ouch, the death sentence? 14:54 That's a bit extreme, isn't it? 14:56 And if they can tell the king his dream 14:59 and its interpretation. 15:00 What does verse 6 say they will receive. 15:03 Chemiah? 15:05 "However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, 15:08 you shall receive from me gifts, 15:11 rewards, and great honor. 15:12 Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation." 15:17 The wise men were now looking quite foolish. 15:20 In desperation, they pled once more 15:24 for the king to tell them his dream 15:26 so that they could make up some kind of an interpretation 15:29 that would satisfy him, 15:32 but the king was well aware of their deceptive scheme. 15:37 He knew they were just playing for more time. 15:40 Jeremiah, can you please read verse 9? 15:44 "If you do not make known the dream to me, 15:48 there is only one decree for you! 15:50 For you have agreed to speak lying, 15:52 and corrupt words before me till the time has changed. 15:56 Therefore, tell me the dream, and I shall know 15:59 that you can give me its interpretation." 16:02 Ooh! 16:03 The king is very quickly, 16:05 or I can see that the king 16:06 is very quickly losing his patience there. 16:08 But these men used witchcraft to trickery and lies. 16:12 Not even Satan knew the dream. 16:15 So he couldn't work through these men. 16:17 The men knew they were beaten. 16:20 In verse 11, they pled with the king 16:22 to be more reasonable. 16:24 Thanks, Sai. 16:27 "It is a difficult thing that the king requests, 16:30 and there is no other who can tell it to the king 16:35 except the gods, 16:37 whose dwelling is not with flesh." 16:40 Now, did the king feel 16:43 he needed to be more reasonable? 16:45 Not in the slightest. 16:46 He flew into a rage 16:48 and ordered Arioch, the captain of the king's guard 16:51 to carry out his decree 16:53 to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 16:56 When Arioch arrived at the house of Daniel 16:58 and his three companions, 17:00 Daniel asked Arioch, 17:02 "Why the king had made such a decree?" 17:04 Arioch explained to him about the king's dream, 17:07 and how he became very angry 17:09 when the wise men failed to recall his dream to him. 17:12 Now remember last week, 17:14 we learnt that God 17:15 had already blessed faithful Daniel 17:18 with the spiritual gift 17:19 of understanding visions and dreams. 17:22 So Daniel swung into action. 17:25 Aunty Leah, could you please read verse 16? 17:27 Yup. 17:29 "So Daniel went in 17:30 and asked the king to give him time, 17:33 that he might tell the king the interpretation." 17:37 There must have been something 17:38 about Daniel's confidence and sincerity 17:42 that caused the king to agree to give him more time. 17:46 Daniel rushed home as anyone would 17:49 and explain the situation to his companions 17:51 Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah. 17:54 They immediately held a very earnest prayer meeting. 17:59 Let's have a look at our torchlight, 18:01 Mrs. White's writings in Prophets and Kings, 18:04 page 493 18:07 which shed some more light on this. 18:09 Sai, could you please read that for us? 18:14 "Together they sought for wisdom 18:17 from the Source of light and knowledge. 18:20 Their faith was strong in the consciousness 18:22 that God had placed them where they were, 18:27 that they were doing His work 18:29 and meeting the demands of duty. 18:31 In times of perplexity and danger, 18:34 they had always turned to Him for guidance and protection, 18:38 and He had proved an ever-present help. 18:41 Now with contrition of heart, 18:44 they submitted themselves anew to the Judge of the earth, 18:48 pleading that He would grant them deliverance 18:53 in the time of special need." 18:57 Wow. 18:58 Notice that they humbled themselves 19:01 before God, 19:02 and recommitted their lives to total obedience. 19:07 God loves to help His people. 19:09 Our memory verse is a marvelous promise 19:12 about God's gift for each one of us. 19:15 Can you all turn to 1 Peter 5:6-7? 19:20 1 Peter is in the New Testament towards the back of the Bible. 19:24 Let's all read that. 19:25 We're ready. 19:27 Okay. 19:29 "Therefore, humble yourselves, under the mighty hand of God, 19:33 that He may exalt you in due time, 19:37 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you." 19:42 Wow! That's beautiful, isn't it? 19:44 How loving, and caring, and powerful 19:47 is the God we serve. 19:49 One thing we have to remember 19:51 is that answered prayer is conditional. 19:53 Being willing to turn away from every known sin 19:56 is always a condition of answered prayer. 19:59 Proverbs 28:9 warns us 20:02 that if we continue in our disobedience, 20:04 God cannot answer our prayer, 20:06 so we need to obey God's commandments. 20:09 James 4:3 tells us of another condition. 20:13 It says, "We shouldn't just ask God favors 20:16 for selfish purposes." 20:18 Can you read James 4:3, Jireh? 20:24 "You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, 20:27 and you may spend it on your pleasures." 20:31 So Daniel and his companions understood this. 20:35 They had already demonstrated their commitment 20:37 to following God 20:39 regardless of the peer pressures 20:41 of worldly customs and amusements. 20:44 Remember the issue over the diet, 20:46 they refused to eat or drink 20:49 anything that would dull their minds 20:51 or weaken their physical health. 20:53 They believe that everything God said mattered 20:56 and that they should take God's word seriously. 21:00 Do you think God heard 21:01 and answered their sincere prayer? 21:04 Let's see. 21:05 Caleb, please read Daniel 2:19? 21:09 "And the secret was revealed to Daniel in the night vision. 21:13 So Daniel blessed the God of heaven." 21:15 What's the first thing we should say to God 21:17 when He answers our prayer? 21:19 Thank you. 21:20 That's right. 21:22 We are supposed to thank Him, 21:23 and that's exactly what Daniel did. 21:26 His prayer was full of joyful praise 21:28 and gratitude. 21:30 God had just saved their lives. 21:32 Let's take a moment 21:33 to read part of Daniel's prayer. 21:35 It's good for us to keep Daniel's prayer 21:37 in the back of our minds when we pray. 21:40 Bryce, could you please read that in verse 20? 21:45 "Daniel answered and said: 21:49 'Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, 21:52 therefore, for wisdom and might are His.' " 21:54 Hmm. 21:55 And, Chemiah, can you please read verse 21? 21:59 "And He changes the times and the seasons, 22:02 He removes kings and raises up kings, 22:05 He gives wisdom to the wise, 22:06 and knowledge to those who have understanding." 22:10 Amen. 22:12 So we see that the rulers of the earth may think 22:14 they are in control. 22:16 But they are really only in those positions 22:19 because God allows them the opportunity to rule. 22:23 How they use that opportunity is their choice. 22:26 They can use their power for good or for evil 22:30 as we discovered with the various kings 22:32 who ruled over Israel. 22:34 Well, immediately after his prayer of thanks, 22:37 Daniel hurried back to Arioch, 22:39 the man who the king had appointed 22:41 to destroy the wise men of Babylon. 22:43 Daniel gave Arioch the exciting news, 22:46 and Arioch quickly brought Daniel 22:48 before the king. 22:50 But we'll have to wait till next week 22:52 to find out what happened next. 22:55 So put a bookmark in your Bible, 22:56 in Daniel Chapter 2, ready for next week 22:59 when we solve the puzzle 23:00 of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream. 23:03 You can review his dream by getting our devotionals, 23:06 and here's how you can get access to those. 23:13 What do you want? 23:14 You bored? 23:16 Yes. 23:17 Look what I got. 23:20 Whoa! 23:22 Look at that! Cool. 23:24 Where did you get this? 23:26 adaywiththeking.com. 23:30 Thanks Matthew and Caleigh. 23:32 Uncle, Daniel, 23:33 what are we going to learn about next week? 23:36 Some exciting things. 23:37 Next week, we will solve the puzzle 23:40 of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream. 23:43 It is one of the most amazing Bible stories. 23:46 So watch next week to find out why. 23:50 These prophecies actually fascinated me 23:52 ever since I was a child. 23:54 Aunty Leah, can we say our new memory verse? 23:56 Yes, we sure can. 23:58 And you can say it along with us at home, 23:59 the words are on your screen. 24:02 "Therefore, humble yourselves, 24:04 under the mighty hand of God, 24:07 that He may exalt you in due time, 24:10 casting all your care upon Him, 24:13 for He cares for you." 24:15 1 Peter 5:6-7. 24:19 Isn't it comforting to know 24:20 that God cares about us so much. 24:23 Jeremiah, what did you learn about the King this week? 24:27 That God hears and answers our prayers. 24:29 He sure does. 24:31 God never lets us down. 24:33 And God offers us the power to not let Him down either. 24:37 Well, time flies, 24:38 and we have to say goodbye till next Sabbath. 24:40 Ready everyone to sing our blessing song? 24:47 May God bless you and keep you 24:52 And fill your heart with love 24:57 May God guide and protect you 25:03 And watch you from above 25:08 And Sabbath after Sabbath 25:13 We greet the day of rest 25:18 The day the King of glory 25:23 Has sanctified and blessed 25:28 Goodbye, my friend till we meet again 25:34 For another day with the King 25:39 Goodbye! Happy Sabbath! 25:50 I know Jesus loves me because He first loved me. 25:59 I know Jesus loves me 26:01 because He's coming to take me home with Him. 26:09 I know Jesus loves me because He died for me. |
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