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Isaiah 39 · Grade 5

Carried to Babylon

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Isaiah 39 (parallel to 2 Kings 20:12-19) closes the historical bridge and turns the book toward Babylon. Merodach-baladan, a Chaldean prince who repeatedly rebelled against Assyria, "sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered." 2 Chronicles 32:31 adds that God left Hezekiah to test him, to know all that was in his heart.

Hezekiah "was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things." The text stresses completeness: "There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn't show them." After trusting God so fully in chapter 37, he now displays human wealth and military strength to a foreign power.

Isaiah's questions expose the problem, and the prophecy reverses it: "Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up until today, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left." This was fulfilled about a century later (2 Kings 24-25). Hezekiah answers, "Yahweh's word which you have spoken is good." He adds, "For there will be peace and truth in my days." His response may show humble acceptance or a narrow concern for his own time; the text leaves it open. The next chapter begins with a call to comfort God's people.

Show What You Know

  1. What had Merodach-baladan heard about Hezekiah?

  2. What does 2 Chronicles 32:31 add?

  3. When was the prophecy fulfilled?

  4. How does the text leave Hezekiah's response open?

Crossword

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Across

  1. And all that was found in his ____.
  2. Will be carried to ____.

Down

  1. Sent ____ and a present to Hezekiah.
  2. Then Isaiah the prophet came to King ____.
  3. Then ____ the prophet came to King Hezekiah.

Think About It

  1. After trusting God in a crisis, Hezekiah relied on wealth and showing off in good times. Why can success be a greater test of faith than trouble?

  2. Chapter 40 begins with comfort right after this warning. What does that suggest about God's plans even when people fail?

Memory Verse

“‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up until today, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh.”

Isaiah 39:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my real treasure. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you think about how your choices affect people after you?
  • How can you stay close to God when life is easy?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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