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Isaiah 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Cry for Moab

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.

PreschoolGod Sees Sad People

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Cares

SAD → picture 4CRY → picture 3CARE → picture 1GRASS → picture 2

Grade 1Isaiah Cared

The people of Moab cried. → picture 5Isaiah's heart cried out. → picture 1They wept a lot. → picture 4The grass dried up. → picture 2The waters were dry. → picture 3

Order:

1. The burden of Moab2. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba3. My heart cries out for Moab!4. For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate

Grade 2A Sad Message

  1. What nation was the message for? Moab (circle)
  2. What would happen to their cities? They would be ruined (circle)
  3. Where did the people cry? In the streets (circle)
  4. What did Isaiah's heart do? It cried out for Moab
  5. Who cares when people are sad? God (circle)
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Grade 3My Heart Cries Out

  1. Where was Moab? East of Israel
  2. How quickly would its cities be brought to nothing? In one night
  3. Where did everyone wail? In their streets and on their housetops
  4. What happened to the grass? It withered, and there was no green thing.
  5. What did Isaiah say about his heart? My heart cries out for Moab!
1: The burden of Moab2: Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba3: My heart cries out for Moab!4: For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate
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Grade 4The Burden of Moab

  1. Who were the Moabites descended from? Lot (Genesis 19:37)
  2. How suddenly did the disaster come? In a night
  3. What did people wear in the streets? Sackcloth
  4. What does Isaiah's grief show? God's messenger did not delight in the suffering of others.

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5My Heart Cries Out for Moab

  1. Who hired Balaam to curse Israel? Moab's king (Numbers 22)
  2. Why is Isaiah 15 described as a lament rather than a taunt? It is full of grief, and Isaiah himself mourns for Moab.
  3. What does Ezekiel 33:11 say about God? He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked.
  4. What godly response to judgment on others does Isaiah model? Sorrow, not gloating
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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