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Isaiah 4 · Grade 5

The Branch of Yahweh

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After three chapters of warnings, Isaiah 4 offers a brief but bright picture of restoration. It opens with the last scene of chapter 3's judgment: seven women begging one man to take away their reproach. Then the tone changes with the phrase "in that day." Yahweh's branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride of the survivors. Later prophets also speak of a Branch: Jeremiah 23:5 and Zechariah 3:8 use the word for a coming righteous King from David's line, so many Christians read this verse in that light.

The survivors left in Zion will be called holy, "even everyone who is written among the living in Jerusalem." This happens after the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion "by the spirit of justice and by the spirit of burning." God's purifying judgment is not the end; it prepares a holy people.

Finally, Yahweh will create over Mount Zion a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night, echoing the pillar that led Israel in the wilderness. "Over all the glory will be a canopy." God himself will be his people's shade from the heat and their shelter from storm and rain. In the New Testament, Revelation 21:3 describes God dwelling with his people in the new creation.

Show What You Know

  1. What phrase marks the change from judgment to hope?

  2. Which later prophets also speak of a Branch?

  3. By what two spirits will the Lord wash Zion?

  4. What does the cloud and fire echo?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Yahweh’s ____ will be beautiful and glorious.
  2. For over all the ____ will be a canopy.

Down

  1. And the shining of a flaming ____ by night.
  2. A ____ and smoke by day.

Think About It

  1. Isaiah says those left in Zion will be called holy after God cleanses them. How does God's forgiveness change who we are?

  2. God promises to be a shade and a shelter. How can trusting God as your refuge change the way you face hard days?

Memory Verse

“In that day, Yahweh’s branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the beauty and glory of the survivors of Israel.”

Isaiah 4:2 (WEB)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do Christians connect the Branch with a coming King?
  • How does God's presence protect his people?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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