Everything we know about the prophet Jonah is found in the
book of Jonah. He disobeyed God by not going to Nineveh and he was thrown into
the sea when they realized the storm was because of Jonah. God created a great
or huge fish to swallow him. We are not told what kind of fish. Jonah obeyed God
and preached in Nineveh.
Even with keeping
the lesson to just Daniel, this is a long lesson and should be divided into two
parts, unless you feel you have extended time in class.
Although this lesson discusses Daniel with Shadrach, Meshach
and Abed-Nego, he is only mentioned in the events that he is with his friends.
The students will study how they arrived in Babylon, the food they wanted to
eat, their refusal to bow down to the king’s statue and the fiery furnace.