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Isaiah 10 · Grade 4

The Ax and the One Who Chops

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Isaiah 10 begins with a woe against leaders who "decree unrighteous decrees." Their laws deprived the needy of justice and turned widows and the fatherless into prey. God asked what they would do in the day of visitation, and where they would leave their wealth.

God called Assyria "the rod of my anger." He would send Assyria against His unfaithful people. But the king of Assyria had other plans. He boasted, "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom." God answered with a picture: "Should an ax brag against him who chops with it?" The tool cannot boast against the one who holds it, so God would humble the proud king.

Then comes hope. A remnant of Israel would no longer lean on the one who struck them, "but shall lean on Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, in truth." The name of Isaiah's son Shear Jashub means a remnant will return, and verse 21 says it plainly: "A remnant will return, even the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God." God told His people, "don't be afraid of the Assyrian," for the yoke would be taken from their neck.

Show What You Know

  1. Who were the victims of the unrighteous decrees?

  2. What did God call Assyria?

  3. What picture did God use to answer the king's boasting?

  4. Who would the remnant lean on in truth?

Think About It

  1. God cared about laws that hurt the poor. How can you stand up for people who are treated unfairly?

  2. The king took credit for what God allowed. How can you give God credit for the good things you are able to do?

Memory Verse

“It will come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel, and those who have escaped from the house of Jacob will no more again lean on him who struck them, but shall lean on Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.”

Isaiah 10:20 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for keeping a remnant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it important to thank God for the good things you do?
  • What does a remnant will return mean?

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