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Isaiah 28 · Grade 5

A Tried Stone in Zion

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Isaiah 28 begins a series of six woes (chapters 28-33). The first targets Samaria, the capital of Ephraim, sitting like a crown on its hill: "the fading flower of his glorious beauty." Its leaders were given to excess, and judgment would sweep them away. Yet God would become "a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the residue of his people."

Jerusalem's leaders were no better. They ridiculed Isaiah's message as fit for toddlers: "precept on precept... line on line... here a little, there a little." God replied that since they rejected plain speech, he would speak to them through foreign invaders with a strange tongue. In the New Testament, Paul quotes Isaiah 28:11 in 1 Corinthians 14:21. The leaders boasted of a "covenant with death," thinking it would shelter them. God said their refuge of lies would be swept away.

In contrast, God would build on a sure foundation: "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily." In the New Testament, both Romans 9:33 and 1 Peter 2:6 identify this cornerstone as Christ. The chapter ends with a parable of a farmer who plows, sows, and threshes each crop with the right method. God's judgments are equally measured, for he "is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom."

Show What You Know

  1. Which six chapters contain the series of woes?

  2. Where does Paul quote Isaiah 28:11?

  3. What did the rulers say they had made?

  4. Which New Testament verses identify the cornerstone as Christ?

Crossword

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Across

  1. I will make ____ the measuring line.
  2. I lay in ____ for a foundation a stone.
  3. And hear my ____.

Down

  1. I lay in Zion for a foundation a ____.
  2. Woe to the ____ of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim.

Think About It

  1. The leaders trusted a refuge of lies. What false sources of security do people trust today instead of God?

  2. The farmer uses the right method for each crop. How does this parable show that God deals wisely and patiently with each person?

Memory Verse

Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.

Isaiah 28:16 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my firm foundation. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where does Peter mention the cornerstone?
  • In the New Testament, Jesus is the sure foundation. How can you build your life on Him?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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