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Isaiah 21 · Preschool

The Morning Comes

Name Date

Color the watchman on the tower and the morning sun. God's watchman tells the truth.

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

Bible Verse

The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.”

Isaiah 21:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: A watchman stays awake to watch for danger. Someone asked him how long the night would last. God is with us at night and in the morning. Let's practice saying: God watches all night long.

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Isaiah 21 · Kindergarten

The Watchman

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

WATCH
NIGHT
MORNING
TOWER
The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.”

Isaiah 21:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

TOWER
WATCH
NIGHT
MORNING

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a watchman on a tower.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Can you stay awake for God?
  • How can you pray when it is dark?

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Isaiah 21 · Grade 1

Stay Awake

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

WATCH
TOWER
WATER
BREAD
The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.”

Isaiah 21:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

He stood on the watchtower.
Tell what you see.
The morning comes.
They brought water.
They met them with bread.

The Watchman

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

Go, set a watchman

He cried like a lion

Watchman, what of the night?

Fallen, fallen is Babylon

Draw a watchman on a tower.

Memory Verse

The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.”

Isaiah 21:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Did the watchman stay awake?
  • How can you help someone who is thirsty?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Isaiah 21 · Grade 2

The Watchman

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Read the Story

God told Isaiah to set a watchman. A watchman stands on a tall tower and looks out. He tells the people what he sees.

Someone called, Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said that morning comes, and night too. In another place, kind people brought water and bread to people who were running away.

Memory Verse

For the Lord said to me, “Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.

Isaiah 21:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who did God tell Isaiah to set?

    What he seesMorning, and night tooA watchman

  2. Where does a watchman stand?

    On a tall towerWater and breadWhat he sees

  3. What does he tell the people?

    On a tall towerWater and breadWhat he sees

  4. What did the watchman say comes?

    Water and breadOn a tall towerMorning, and night too

  5. What did kind people bring?

    On a tall towerWater and breadMorning, and night too

Word Search

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

IVMIWTVGTDNOUAJAIBEIRRTFMMACGNNCAGPBLHITHLWOYATNMMLRSLRCGHAEDTOEUHSNNJBNDLIONSGCT
  • WATCHMAN
  • MORNING
  • BABYLON
  • DECLARE
  • FALLEN
  • NIGHT
  • LION
  • POST

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Someone stayed awake to look for news. How can you pay attention when God's Word is read?
  • Isaiah's vision was hard and made him upset. What can you do when you hear sad news?

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Isaiah 21 · Grade 3

What of the Night?

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Read the Story

God said to Isaiah, "Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees." The watchman stood on the watchtower in the daytime. Every night he stayed at his post.

At last he saw riders coming. He said, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon." Babylon's idols were broken. God's word came true.

Someone called out, "Watchman, what of the night?" The watchman said, "The morning comes, and also the night." In Arabia, the people of Tema brought water to the thirsty and bread to those who ran away from battle.

Memory Verse

The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.”

Isaiah 21:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did God tell Isaiah to set?

  2. When did the watchman stay at his post?

  3. What did he say about Babylon?

  4. What did someone call out?

  5. What did the people of Tema bring?

The Watchman

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

TRGHGTBNGMWBLIONGFDOAAFJDPARERTBWTCLPNCNCYNMLOOILIHLSEBOSGANMONGYCTHRGANCCWWUTELN
  • WATCHMAN
  • MORNING
  • BABYLON
  • DECLARE
  • FALLEN
  • NIGHT
  • LION
  • POST

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you watch for God at work?
  • How can you be faithful in small jobs?

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Isaiah 21 · Grade 4

Fallen Is Babylon

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Read and Think

Isaiah 21 opens with "The burden of the wilderness of the sea," a message about Babylon. The vision was so heavy that Isaiah felt deep distress. God told him, "Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees."

The watchman was faithful: "I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post." When the riders came, the news was, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground." The idols Babylon trusted could not save it.

A short message about Dumah follows. Someone calls from Seir, "Watchman, what of the night?" The answer is, "The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again." The chapter ends with Arabia, where the people of Tema brought water and bread to fleeing travelers.

Show What You Know

  1. What is the wilderness of the sea a message about?

  2. How faithful was the watchman?

  3. What happened to Babylon's idols?

  4. What did the people of Tema do for fleeing travelers?

Think About It

  1. The watchman stayed at his post day and night. What does it look like to be faithful in small jobs God gives you?

  2. The watchman said, If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again. Why is it good to keep coming back to God with your questions?

Memory Verse

“Behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs.” He answered, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.”

Isaiah 21:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you stay alert to God's work around you?
  • When someone asks you about God, how can you answer kindly?

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Isaiah 21 · Grade 5

Watchman, What of the Night?

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Read and Think

Isaiah 21 contains three short oracles. The first, "The burden of the wilderness of the sea," concerns Babylon. The vision was so severe that Isaiah said, "My heart flutters." Elam and Media, the peoples who would later form the Persian empire, are called to attack.

God instructs Isaiah, "Go, set a watchman." The watchman cries, "Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime, and every night I stay at my post." Finally the report comes: "Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground." In the New Testament, Revelation 14:8 and 18:2 echo this cry over the final Babylon.

The second oracle concerns Dumah, near Edom (Seir). A voice calls, "Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?" The reply is honest but mysterious: "The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again." Relief and darkness would both come. The third oracle, on Arabia, shows compassion in hard times, as Tema "met the fugitives with their bread."

Show What You Know

  1. Which peoples are called to attack Babylon?

  2. Which New Testament passages echo the cry over Babylon?

  3. What does the watchman's answer to Dumah mean?

  4. How did Tema show compassion?

Crossword

21435

Across

  1. He cried like a ____.
  2. And every night I stay at my ____.
  3. Let him ____ what he sees.

Down

  1. And every ____ I stay at my post.
  2. For the ____ said to me.

Think About It

  1. The question what of the night? asks how long a hard time will last. How can you trust God when you don't know when a difficulty will end?

  2. In the New Testament, Jesus tells his followers to watch and pray (Mark 14:38). What helps you stay spiritually awake?

Memory Verse

The burden of Dumah. One calls to me out of Seir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”

Isaiah 21:11 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for watching over me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where does Revelation echo this chapter?
  • What habits keep your faith alert this week?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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