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Isaiah 15 · Grade 5

My Heart Cries Out for Moab

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Chapters 15-16 form one oracle about Moab, the nation descended from Lot that lived east of the Dead Sea. Moab was often hostile to Israel; in Numbers 22 its king hired Balaam to curse Israel. Yet Isaiah 15 is less a taunt than a lament. Cities fell "in a night," and Moab's people went "to the high places, to weep."

The geography is vivid: Dibon, Nebo, Medeba, Heshbon, Elealeh, and Jahaz all cry out. "In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly." Refugees fled toward Zoar, carrying "the abundance they have gotten" across "the brook of the willows." Even the land mourned: "the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing."

At the center stands the prophet's own response: "My heart cries out for Moab!" The same God who judges also grieves. Ezekiel 33:11 says God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Isaiah's tears model a godly response to judgment on others: not gloating, but sorrow. In chapter 16, Moab would even be invited to seek refuge in Zion.

Show What You Know

  1. Who hired Balaam to curse Israel?

  2. Why is Isaiah 15 described as a lament rather than a taunt?

  3. What does Ezekiel 33:11 say about God?

  4. What godly response to judgment on others does Isaiah model?

Crossword

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Across

  1. For in a ____ Kir of Moab is laid waste.
  2. Therefore the armed men of ____ cry aloud.
  3. Therefore the armed men of Moab ____ aloud.

Down

  1. Her ____ flee to Zoar.
  2. My ____ cries out for Moab.

Think About It

  1. Moab had been Israel's enemy, yet Isaiah wept for it. In the New Testament, Jesus commands us to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44). How does this challenge you?

  2. Isaiah did not gloat when others fell. How can you respond with compassion when someone who hurt you faces trouble?

Memory Verse

“My heart cries out for Moab! Her nobles flee to Zoar, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for they go up by the ascent of Luhith with weeping; for on the way to Horonaim, they raise up a cry of destruction.”

Isaiah 15:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for caring about all people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How could your family help people who have had to leave their homes?
  • How can you be gentle with someone who once wronged you?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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