SEPTEMBER 18 - 24 $ DAN I EL 1 - 3 ˙ Song 148 and Prayer APPLY YOURSELF TO THE FIELD MINISTRY ˙ Opening Comments (3 min. or less) ˙ Initial Call: (2 min. or less) Isa 40:22—Teach the TREASURES FROM GOD’S WORD Truth—Lay the groundwork for a return visit. ˙ “Loyalty to Jehovah Brings Rewards”: (10 min.) ˙ Return Visit: (4 min. or less) Ro 15:4—Teach the [Play the video Introduction to Daniel.] Truth—Leave a JW.ORG contact card. Da 3:16-20—Daniel’s companions withstood the ˙ Talk: (6 min. or less) w17.02 29-30—Theme: Does intense pressure to be disloyal to Jehovah Jehovah Assess in Advance How Much Pressure We (w15 7/15 25 15-16) Can Bear and Then Choose the Trials We Will Face? Da 3:26-29—Their loyalty resulted in praise to Jehovah and blessings to them (w13 1/15 10 13) LIVING AS CHRISTIANS ˙ Digging for Spiritual Gems: (8 min.) ˙ Song 124 Da 1:5, 8—Why did Daniel and his three companions ˙ “Be Loyal When Tempted”: (8 min.) Discussion. conclude that their eating of the king’s delicacies ˙ “Be Loyal When a Relative Is Disfellowshipped”: would defile them? (it-2 382) (7 min.) Discussion. ˙ Da 2:44—Why will God’s Kingdom have to crush Congregation Bible Study: (30 min.) kr pp. 192-193, the earthly rulerships depicted in the image? chap. 18 1-8 (w12 6/15 17, box; w01 10/15 6 4) ˙ Review Followed by Preview of Next Week (3 min.) ˙ Song 72 and Prayer What has this week’s Bible reading taught you about Jehovah? What other spiritual gems have you discovered in this week’s Bible reading? ˙ Bible Reading: (4 min. or less) Da 2:31-43 DANIEL 1-3 $ Loyalty to Jehovah Brings Rewards 3:16-20, 26-29 The account of the three Hebrews can strengthen our determination to be loyal to Jehovah According to the following scriptures, what does loyalty to Jehovah involve? Mt 24:14 Joh 17:16 1Co 6:9, 10 5 148 Jehovah Provides Escape (2 Samuel 22:1-8) A Dm Gm/Bb A Dm Gm6/B¨ A7+5 Dm A Dm ° 4 j &b4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œœ #œ œ™ #œ ˙ The liv - ing God, Je - ho - vah, you have proved to be; Though ropes of death en - cir - cle me, I call to you, From heav - en you will thun - der and give forth your voice. 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ ˙ ?b4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ ˙ ¢ œ œ œ Jœ ° Dm/F Eb/G Gm7 A A(b9) A A7 Dm A &b ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œœb œ #œ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ Your might - y works a - bound in earth and sky and “Je - ho - vah, give me strength, and give me cour - age ˙™ Your en - e - mies will quake; your ser - vants wiœll rœe - ? ˙™ œ œb œ œ œ ˙n ™ œ œ œ ¢ b œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ° Dm Gm D7/F# Cadd9/E D/F# D7 Gm Cm7 Cm6 Gm/Bb D/Aj Gm b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ & ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ b˙ œ œ™ œ ˙ sea. No ri - val god can e - qual what you have done— too.” From your own tem - ple dwell - ing, you hear my plea, joice. You prove to be what - ev - er you need to be; ™ œ œ œ œ j ? ˙™ œ œ# œ œ #œ œ ˙ œ œ™ œ# ˙ ¢ b ˙ œ œ™ œ ˙ Chorus ° Gm6 B¨/F Gm6/EA7 Dm Gm/Bb Dm/A Bb7¨5 Bb7 A Bm7 A/C# A/C# # b j ˙ w ˙™ œ # & œœ™ œ œ˙ œ# ˙ œ œ ˙˙™ œ #˙ ˙ ˙™ œ there is none. Our foes will be con - sumed. “Shel - ter me; Res - cue me, O my God.” Je - aœll™ wiœll seeœ œ How you prœo - vbid˙e™ eœs - cape. ˙™ œ ? œ™ œn œ œ˙ œ wn # ¢ b J œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ ˙n ˙n #˙™ œ# # Jehovah Provides Escape DA/C# G A A7 D D7/C G/B D/A ° ## j ˙ œ & œ# œ œ™ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ho - vah pro - vides es - cape for the loy - al. His ser - vants will œ œ œ™ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ?## œ #˙ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œnœ ¢ J œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ° # G6 D/A G/B D/A Bm6/G# A D D7 G Em6/G & # œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙˙ œ œ œ œœ œ œ ˙ œ nœ œ ˙ #œ see what a might - y Crag is he. So with cour - age and R. H.˙ R.H.œ ?# œ œ œ œ œ# ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ¢ # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ# œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ° # D/F# F#/A# Bm D7/A G A9/G D/F# D Em11 D/F# & # œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œn œ ˙ #œ ˙ œ œ faith in our God, we spread the fame Of Je - œ ˙ œ ?## œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ¢ œ #œ œ œ œn œ G Em7 G D/F# F#/A# Bm D7/A Em/G A7 D ° ## & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ nœœ ˙ ˙˙# ˙™ ho - vah, our Source of es - cape, and praise his name. ?# œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ R.H.˙™ # #œ œ œ nœ ˙ ¢ ˙ ˙™ (See also Ps. 18:1, 2; 144:1, 2.) DANIEL 1:1-18 1206 In the third year of the king- CHAP. 1 8 But Daniel resolved in his 1 a ship of King Je·hoia·kim of a 2Ch 36:4 heart that he would not defile Judah, King Neb·u·chad·nezzar Jer 22:18, 19 himself with the king’s delicacies of Babylon came to Jerusalem Jer 36:30 or with the wine he drank. So he and besieged it.b 2 In time Je- asked the principal court official hovah gave King Je·hoia·kim of for permission not to defile him- Judah into his hand, c along with b De 28:49, 50 self in this way. 9 And the true 2Ki 24:1 some of the utensils of the 2Ch 36:5, 6 God caused the principal court house of the true God, and he official to show Daniel favor brought them to the land of Shi- and mercy.a 10 But the princi- nard to the house of his god. pal court official said to Daniel: c Isa 42:24 He placed the utensils in the “I am afraid of my lord the king, treasury of his god.e who has assigned your food and 3 Then the king ordered Ash- drink. What if he should see pe·naz his chief court official to d Ge 10:9, 10 you looking worse in appear- bring some of the Israelites, in- ance than the other youths of cluding those of royal and no- your age? You would make me ble descent.f 4 They were to be e 2Ch 36:7 guilty before the king.” 11 But youths without any defect, of Ezr 1:7 Daniel said to the guardian good appearance, endowed with whom the principal court official wisdom, knowledge, and dis- had appointed over Daniel, Han- cernment, g and capable of serv- f 2Ki 20:16, 18 a·niah, Misha·el, and Az·a·riah: ing in the king’s palace. He was 12 “Please, test your servants to teach them the writing and for ten days, and let us be given the language of the Chal·de - g Da 1:17,20 some vegetables to eat and wa- ans. 5 Furthermore, the king Da 5:11, 12 ter to drink; 13 then compare assigned to them a daily ration our appearance with the appear- from the king’s delicacies and ance of the youths who are eat- from the wine he drank. They h Da 2:48 ing the king’s delicacies, and deal were to be trained for three Da 5:13, 29 with your servants according to years, and at the end of that time what you see.” they were to enter the king’s ser- 14 So he agreed to their pro- vice. i Da 2:17,18 posal and tested them for ten 6 Now among them were days. 15 At the end of ten days some from the tribe of Judah: their appearance was better and h Daniel, Han·a·ni ah, Mish a- j Da 4:8 healthier than all the youths i 7 el, and Az·a·ri ah. And the Da 5:12 who were eating the king’s principal court official assigned delicacies. 16 So the guard- names to them; he gave to ian would take away their del- j Daniel the name Bel·te·shaz zar, k Da 2:49 icacies and their wine and to Han·a·niah the name Sha- Da 3:12, 28 17 give them vegetables. And drach, to Mish a·el the name Me - the true God gave these four Second Col. shach, and to Az·a·ri ah the name youths knowledge and insight A·bedne·go.k a 1Ki 8:49, 50 Ps 106:44, into every kind of writing and 1:2 Or “temple.” That is, Babylo- 46 wisdom; and Daniel was given nia. 1:3 Lit., “sons of Israel.” 1:4, understanding in all sorts of vi- b 10, 13, 15, 17 Lit., “children.” 1:5 sions and dreams.