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Isaiah 21 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Watchman, What of the Night?

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.

PreschoolThe Morning Comes

towerpersonpeople

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

KindergartenThe Watchman

TOWER → picture 3WATCH → picture 1NIGHT → picture 4MORNING → picture 2

Grade 1Stay Awake

He stood on the watchtower. → picture 4Tell what you see. → picture 3The morning comes. → picture 1They brought water. → picture 5They met them with bread. → picture 2

Order:

1. Go, set a watchman2. He cried like a lion3. Fallen, fallen is Babylon4. Watchman, what of the night?

Grade 2The Watchman

  1. Who did God tell Isaiah to set? A watchman (circle)
  2. Where does a watchman stand? On a tall tower (circle)
  3. What does he tell the people? What he sees (circle)
  4. What did the watchman say comes? Morning, and night too (circle)
  5. What did kind people bring? Water and bread (circle)
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Grade 3What of the Night?

  1. What did God tell Isaiah to set? A watchman
  2. When did the watchman stay at his post? In the daytime and every night
  3. What did he say about Babylon? Fallen, fallen is Babylon.
  4. What did someone call out? Watchman, what of the night?
  5. What did the people of Tema bring? Water to the thirsty and bread to those who ran away
1: Go, set a watchman2: He cried like a lion3: Fallen, fallen is Babylon4: Watchman, what of the night?
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Grade 4Fallen Is Babylon

  1. What is the wilderness of the sea a message about? Babylon
  2. How faithful was the watchman? He stood on the watchtower continually in the daytime and stayed at his post every night.
  3. What happened to Babylon's idols? They were broken to the ground.
  4. What did the people of Tema do for fleeing travelers? Brought them water and bread

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

Grade 5Watchman, What of the Night?

  1. Which peoples are called to attack Babylon? Elam and Media
  2. Which New Testament passages echo the cry over Babylon? Revelation 14:8 and 18:2
  3. What does the watchman's answer to Dumah mean? Relief and darkness would both come; they should keep inquiring.
  4. How did Tema show compassion? It met the fugitives with their bread and brought water to the thirsty.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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