Isaiah 24 · Grade 4

Glory to the Righteous

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Read and Think

Isaiah 24 begins a section often called the Isaiah Apocalypse (chapters 24-27). It looks beyond one nation to the whole earth. "Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty." The reason is sin: people "have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant."

Judgment touches everyone, "as with the people, so with the priest." The mirth of tambourines ceases, and the joy of the harp ends. But a remnant responds with praise. "They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh." From "the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous!"

The chapter ends with God's victory. God would punish the powers in high places and the kings of the earth. "Then the moon will be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem."

Show What You Know

What is chapters 24-27 often called?
Why does judgment come on the earth?
What songs are heard from the uttermost part of the earth?
Why will the sun and moon be ashamed?

Think About It

Even in a hard time, some people shouted for the majesty of Yahweh. How can you praise God when things around you are hard?
Judgment touched everyone, rich and poor. How does this show that everyone needs God's mercy?

Memory Verse

“Then the moon will be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem; and glory will be before his elders.”

Isaiah 24:23 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for reigning forever. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What is the Isaiah Apocalypse?
How should God's view change how you treat people with more or less than you?