Isaiah 31 · Preschool

God Protects

Name Date

Color the birds flying over the city. God protects His people like a mother bird.

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

Bible Verse

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: A mother bird flies over her nest to keep her babies safe. God watches over us like that. Let's practice saying: God keeps me safe.

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Isaiah 31 · Kindergarten

Birds Hovering

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

BIRD

SAFE

CITY

RETURN

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BIRD

CITY

RETURN

SAFE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw birds flying over a city.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for protecting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Who keeps us safe?
How does God watch over you?

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Isaiah 31 · Grade 1

God Will Protect

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

BIRD

HORSE

RETURN

CITY

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

As birds hovering.

God will protect Jerusalem.

Return to Him.

Do not trust horses.

He will deliver it.

God Protects

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

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem

Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help

Draw birds flying over a city.

Memory Verse

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for protecting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Who can you count on when you need help?
How does God take care of you?
What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Isaiah 31 · Grade 2

Like a Bird

Name Date

Read the Story

Some people trusted in horses and chariots. They did not look to God. Horses are strong, but God is stronger.

God said He would keep Jerusalem safe. He is like birds flying over their nest. God called His people to come back to Him.

Memory Verse

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

What did some people trust in?
Come back to HimHorses and chariotsGod
Who is stronger than horses?
Horses and chariotsJerusalemGod
What city would God keep safe?
JerusalemCome back to HimGod
What is God like?
What did God call His people to do?
Horses and chariotsCome back to HimJerusalem

Word Search

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

PROTECT
HORSES
SPIRIT
RETURN
EGYPT
BIRDS
HOLY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for protecting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The Egyptians were only people, not God. How can you ask God for help first?
God will throw down the idols made of silver and gold. What can you trust God to help you with?

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Isaiah 31 · Grade 3

As Birds Hovering

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Read the Story

Some people went "down to Egypt for help." They trusted in horses and chariots, "but they don't look to the Holy One of Israel."

"Now the Egyptians are men, and not God." Their horses were only flesh. But God is strong and wise. "As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem."

God said, "Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel." They would throw away their idols. God would save Jerusalem.

Memory Verse

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

Where did some people go for help?
What did they trust in?
What are the Egyptians?
How will Yahweh protect Jerusalem?
What would the people throw away?

God Protects

Write what happened in each box.

1

2

3

4

Word Search

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

PROTECT
HORSES
SPIRIT
RETURN
EGYPT
BIRDS
HOLY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for protecting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The people would turn back to the God they had left. How can you come back to God after you mess up?
God is like a lion that is not scared of shouting shepherds. How can you be brave when others try to scare you?

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Isaiah 31 · Grade 4

Men, and Not God

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Read and Think

Isaiah 31 continues the warning: "Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many." Their mistake was that "they don't look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don't seek Yahweh!"

Isaiah reminds them, "Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit." When God stretches out his hand, both the helper and the helped will fall. God uses two pictures of himself. Like a lion that is not afraid of shepherds, he would defend Mount Zion. And "As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem."

God pleads, "Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel." In that day, people would throw away their idols of silver and gold. Assyria would fall, but not by a human sword.

Show What You Know

What was the people's mistake?
What are the Egyptians and their horses?
Which two pictures does God use of himself?
How would Assyria fall?

Think About It

People trusted horses because they were many and strong. What things do people trust today instead of God?
God protects like birds hovering over their young. How can that picture help you when you feel afraid?

Memory Verse

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for protecting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

God is wise and does not take back His words. How does that help you trust His promises?
Isaiah warned people who looked everywhere except to the Holy One. Where do you look first when life goes wrong?

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Isaiah 31 · Grade 5

The Hovering Protector

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Read and Think

Isaiah 31 is the fourth woe of chapters 28-33 and repeats the warning against an Egyptian alliance. Horses and chariots were the most advanced weapons of the day, and Egypt had many. Yet Isaiah exposes the deeper failure: "they don't look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don't seek Yahweh!" Isaiah adds an ironic note: "Yet he also is wise." The politicians thought they were clever, but God is wiser.

The key contrast is in verse 3: "Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit." When God acts, "he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall." Then God gives two complementary images. As a lion stands firm against a crowd of shepherds, "so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion." And "As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it." The words "pass over" recall the Passover in Egypt (Exodus 12:13). In the New Testament, Jesus speaks of longing to gather Jerusalem's children as a hen gathers her chicks (Matthew 23:37).

The chapter calls for repentance: "Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted." Genuine return would mean casting away idols made by their own hands. Then, "The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man," a prediction fulfilled when the angel of Yahweh struck the Assyrian camp (Isaiah 37:36).

Show What You Know

What does Isaiah say about God in 31:2?
What do the words pass over recall?
Which New Testament verse uses a similar bird image?
How was the prediction about Assyria fulfilled?

Crossword

Across

But they don’t look to the ____ One of Israel.
____ to him from whom you have deeply revolted.
Woe to those who go down to ____ for help.

Down

And rely on ____.
So Yahweh of Armies will ____ Jerusalem.

Think About It

Isaiah said, the Egyptians are men, and not God. How can you keep from putting too much trust in any person or power?
God is both a fearless lion and a gentle bird. Why do you think we need to know both sides of God's care?

Memory Verse

As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”

Isaiah 31:5 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for protecting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

God fought for Jerusalem without any human army. How should that change where you look for help first?
What are you tempted to depend on instead of God?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Worksheets

God Protects

Prayer

Take It Home

Birds Hovering

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

Mini Maze

Draw It

Prayer

Take It Home

God Will Protect

Trace the Words

Match the Pictures

God Protects

Prayer

Take It Home

Like a Bird

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

As Birds Hovering

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

God Protects

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

Men, and Not God

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

The Hovering Protector

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

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