Isaiah 15 · Preschool

God Sees Sad People

Name Date

Color the sad people and the houses. God cares when people are sad.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly.”

Isaiah 15:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: The people of Moab were very sad. Isaiah felt sad for them too. God cares when people cry. Let's practice saying: God cares when I am sad.

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Isaiah 15 · Kindergarten

God Cares

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAD

CRY

CARE

GRASS

For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.

Isaiah 15:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SAD

CRY

CARE

GRASS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a heart that cares for others.

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Who cares when we are sad?
Who cried in the streets?

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Isaiah 15 · Grade 1

Isaiah Cared

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MOAB

CRY

HEART

GRASS

For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.

Isaiah 15:6 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The people of Moab cried.

Isaiah's heart cried out.

They wept a lot.

The grass dried up.

The waters were dry.

A Heart for Others

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba

My heart cries out for Moab!

For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate

The burden of Moab

Draw a heart that cares for others.

Memory Verse

“For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate; for the grass has withered away, the tender grass fails, there is no green thing.”

Isaiah 15:6 (WEB)

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Did Isaiah care about Moab?
How can you help someone who is sad?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Isaiah 15 · Grade 2

A Sad Message

Name Date

Read the Story

Moab was a nation near Israel. Isaiah had a sad message for Moab. Their cities would be ruined.

The people cried in the streets. Isaiah said his heart cried out for Moab. He cared about them even though they were not his people. God cares when people are sad.

Memory Verse

“In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wails, weeping abundantly.”

Isaiah 15:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

What nation was the message for?
They would be ruinedMoabIt cried out for Moab
What would happen to their cities?
GodIn the streetsThey would be ruined
Where did the people cry?
In the streetsMoabGod
What did Isaiah's heart do?
Who cares when people are sad?
They would be ruinedIt cried out for MoabGod

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

NOBLES
WATERS
NIGHT
HEART
GRASS
MOAB
WEEP
CRY

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Where was Moab?
Whole towns were lost in one night. How can you pray for families who have lost their homes?

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Isaiah 15 · Grade 3

My Heart Cries Out

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Read the Story

Isaiah gave a message called the burden of Moab. Moab was a nation east of Israel. In one night, its cities would be brought to nothing.

The people went up to weep. In their streets and on their housetops, everyone wailed. The grass withered, and there was no green thing.

Isaiah said, "My heart cries out for Moab!" Moab was not Israel, but Isaiah still cared. A prophet who loves God also has a heart for others.

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)

Answer the Questions

Where was Moab?
How quickly would its cities be brought to nothing?
Where did everyone wail?
What happened to the grass?
What did Isaiah say about his heart?

A Heart for Others

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

NOBLES
WATERS
NIGHT
HEART
GRASS
MOAB
WEEP
CRY

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

That land was full of tears. Who could you comfort who is sad this week?
How can you care for people who are different?

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Isaiah 15 · Grade 4

The Burden of Moab

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Read and Think

Isaiah 15 is a message about Moab, Israel's neighbor to the east across the Dead Sea. Moab's people were descended from Lot (Genesis 19:37). Isaiah announced, "in a night, Ar of Moab is laid waste." The disaster came suddenly.

The chapter is full of grief. The people went up to the high places to weep. "In their streets, they clothe themselves in sackcloth." Cities like Heshbon and Dibon cried out.

Surprisingly, Isaiah grieved too: "My heart cries out for Moab!" The waters of Nimrim dried up; "the grass has withered away." The people carried their stored goods across the brook of the willows. Isaiah's grief shows that God's messenger did not delight in the suffering of others.

Show What You Know

Who were the Moabites descended from?
How suddenly did the disaster come?
What did people wear in the streets?
What does Isaiah's grief show?

Think About It

Isaiah cried for a nation that was not his own. How can you show compassion to people who are different from you?
Moab's people went to their high places to weep. Where do people turn when they are hurting, and how can we point them to God?

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.

Who near you is going through a loss that you could pray for?
Why is this chapter called a lament?

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Isaiah 15 · Grade 5

My Heart Cries Out for Moab

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Read and Think

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

Who hired Balaam to curse Israel?
Why is Isaiah 15 described as a lament rather than a taunt?
What does Ezekiel 33:11 say about God?
What godly response to judgment on others does Isaiah model?

Crossword

Across

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

Down

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

Think About It

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?
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?

Isaiah 15: A Cry for Moab

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Worksheets

God Sees Sad People

Prayer

Take It Home

God Cares

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

Isaiah Cared

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

A Heart for Others

Prayer

Take It Home

A Sad Message

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

My Heart Cries Out

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

A Heart for Others

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

The Burden of Moab

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

My Heart Cries Out for Moab

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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