Isaiah 12 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: A Song of Salvation
Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.
PreschoolI Will Trust God
welllj and waterheartpeoplesun
Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenSing to God
WATER → picture 2JOY → picture 4TRUST → picture 1SING → picture 3
Grade 1Joy from God
I will thank God. → picture 2I will trust. → picture 4Draw water with joy. → picture 5Sing to Yahweh! → picture 1God is great. → picture 3
Order:
1. I will give thanks to you, Yahweh2. Behold, God is my salvation3. Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation4. Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things!
Grade 2God Is My Strength
- Who will God's people thank? God (circle)
- Will they be afraid? No, they will trust God.
- What is God to them? Their strength and their song
- Where will they draw water? From the wells of God's saving
- Who will they tell? The whole earth (circle)
Grade 3Wells of Salvation
- Who will God's people thank? Yahweh
- What does God do after His anger turns away? He comforts them.
- What is Yahweh to them? Their strength and song
- What will they draw with joy? Water out of the wells of salvation
- Who is great among them? The Holy One of Israel
1: I will give thanks to you, Yahweh2: Behold, God is my salvation3: Therefore with joy you will draw water out of the wells of salvation4: Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things!
Grade 4My Strength and Song
- What does God do after his anger turns away? He comforts his people.
- Which earlier song do these words echo? The song of Moses and Israel in Exodus 15:2
- What picture does Isaiah use for joy? Drawing water out of the wells of salvation
- Who should hear about God's doings? The peoples, all the earth
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5Draw Water with Joy
- What does Isaiah 12 close? The first major section of the book, chapters 1-12
- Which two other passages contain the words of verse 2b? Exodus 15:2 and Psalm 118:14
- What is offered in John 7:37-38? Living water to all who are thirsty
- What reason for joy ends the song? The Holy One of Israel is great among you.
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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