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Isaiah 40 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Comfort, Comfort My People

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolLike a Shepherd

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod's Word Stands

GRASS → picture 2FLOWER → picture 4WORD → picture 1FOREVER → picture 3

Grade 1Wings Like Eagles

The word of our God. → picture 2He carries the lambs. → picture 4Wings like eagles. → picture 5Power to the weak. → picture 1He calls them by name. → picture 3

Order:

1. Comfort, comfort my people2. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.3. He will feed his flock like a shepherd4. They will mount up with wings like eagles.

Grade 2Comfort My People

  1. What did God want for His people? Comfort (circle)
  2. What lasts forever? God's word (circle)
  3. What is God like? A shepherd (circle)
  4. Who does God carry? The lambs (circle)
  5. What will strong people fly like? Eagles (circle)
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Grade 3Behold, Your God!

  1. What does God say first? Comfort, comfort my people.
  2. Who was the voice in the New Testament? John the Baptist
  3. What stands forever? The word of our God
  4. Where does God gather the lambs? In his arm
  5. What will those who wait for Yahweh mount up with? Wings like eagles
1: Comfort, comfort my people2: The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God stands forever.3: He will feed his flock like a shepherd4: They will mount up with wings like eagles.
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Grade 4Prepare the Way

  1. How does the second part of Isaiah begin? With comfort: Comfort, comfort my people.
  2. Who was the voice preparing the way, according to the Gospels? John the Baptist, preparing for Jesus (Matthew 3:3, John 1:23)
  3. How is God both mighty and gentle? He measures the waters in his hand, yet gathers the lambs in his arm.
  4. What happens to those who wait for Yahweh? They renew their strength and mount up with wings like eagles.

Word bank: 1. comfort; 2. grass; 3. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5The Everlasting God

  1. To whom are chapters 40-66 addressed? To God's people facing exile in Babylon
  2. Which New Testament passages identify the voice in the wilderness? Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 3:4-6, and John 1:23
  3. Where is The word of our God stands forever quoted in the New Testament? 1 Peter 1:24-25
  4. What did Israel complain, and how did God answer? My way is hidden from Yahweh; God answered that the everlasting Creator does not faint or grow weary and gives power to the weak.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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