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Isaiah 42 · Preschool

A Gentle Servant

Name Date

Color the little candle that is still burning. God's servant is gentle with weak people.

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

Bible Verse

“He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.”

Isaiah 42:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: A bruised reed is a bent plant. A dim wick is a tiny flame. God's servant is gentle and does not hurt weak things. In the New Testament, Matthew says this servant is Jesus (Matthew 12:18-21). Let's practice saying: Jesus is gentle (Matthew 12:18-21).

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Isaiah 42 · Kindergarten

A Light

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LIGHT
REED
SING
SERVANT
He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

Isaiah 42:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LIGHT
REED
SING
SERVANT

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a light for the nations.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Your Servant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who is gentle?
  • How can you help someone quietly?

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Isaiah 42 · Grade 1

My Servant

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LIGHT
REED
WICK
SONG
He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

Isaiah 42:3 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Behold, my servant.
He won't break a bruised reed.
A dimly burning wick.
A light for the nations.
Sing a new song.

A Light for the Nations

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

I have put my Spirit on him

I will hold your hand.

He won’t break a bruised reed

Sing to Yahweh a new song

Draw a light for the nations.

Memory Verse

“He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.”

Isaiah 42:3 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Your Servant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help someone who is weak?
  • How can you be gentle?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Isaiah 42 · Grade 2

God's Gentle Helper

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Read the Story

God told about His servant. God loves him and gave him His Spirit. He would be gentle and kind. He would help weak people.

He would be a light for the whole world. He would help blind people see. God wants us to sing a new song to Him.

Memory Verse

“He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.”

Isaiah 42:3 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who did God tell about?

    His servantA new songHis Spirit

  2. What did God give him?

    His servantA lightHis Spirit

  3. How would he treat weak people?

    His servantGently and kindlyA new song

  4. What would he be for the whole world?

    His servantGently and kindlyA light

  5. What song should we sing?

    His servantA new songHis Spirit

Word Search

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

IWERHAGPYTUKJTYHLDJUSTICEOCGREEDWISHPSRFRIVOOPBARFVRNSSPIRITAGEWEAPARUNNROOALIGHT
  • SERVANT
  • JUSTICE
  • CHOSEN
  • SPIRIT
  • LIGHT
  • REED
  • SONG

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Your Servant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God's servant would not shout in the streets. How can you use a calm voice today?
  • God would lead the blind on paths they did not know. When do you need God to lead you?

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Isaiah 42 · Grade 3

Light for the Nations

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Read the Story

God said, "Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him." In the New Testament, Matthew says this servant is Jesus (Matthew 12:18-21).

"He will not shout, nor raise his voice." "He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick." He is very gentle with people who are weak.

God said He would make him "a light for the nations, to open the blind eyes." God said, "Sing to Yahweh a new song." God promised, "I will make darkness light before them."

Memory Verse

“He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.”

Isaiah 42:3 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did God put on His servant?

  2. Who does Matthew say this servant is?

  3. What won't he break?

  4. What will he be for the nations?

  5. What kind of song should we sing?

A Light for the Nations

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

MSCORYCIVYHEDLASIVDJSRJUOMCKBUPVLNLRRSTSIAGHEPIWMTRNHEVIRLWIITDLLIGHTCTHCHOSENKEU
  • SERVANT
  • JUSTICE
  • CHOSEN
  • SPIRIT
  • LIGHT
  • REED
  • SONG

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Your Servant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God would not give His glory to idols. How can you give God the glory for good things?
  • What new thing can you thank God for?

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Isaiah 42 · Grade 4

He Won't Break a Bruised Reed

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Read and Think

Isaiah 42 introduces what many readers call the first Servant Song. God says, "Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations." In the New Testament, Matthew quotes this song about Jesus healing people quietly (Matthew 12:18-21). At Jesus' baptism, the Father also said he was well pleased with his Son (Matthew 3:17).

The servant is gentle. "He will not shout, nor raise his voice." "He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick." A bruised reed and a dim wick picture people who are weak or nearly ready to give up. Yet "He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth."

God says, "I will hold your hand... as a light for the nations, to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon." Then all creation is invited: "Sing to Yahweh a new song." God promises, "I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight." Sadly, Israel had been a blind and deaf servant, not listening to God's law.

Show What You Know

  1. What do many readers call the four special passages about God's servant?

  2. Where does Matthew quote this song?

  3. What do a bruised reed and a dim wick picture?

  4. What would the servant do for the blind and the prisoners?

Think About It

  1. In the New Testament, Jesus is gentle with a bruised reed. How can you be gentle with someone who is weak or hurting?

  2. God calls us to sing to Yahweh a new song. What new thing has God done in your life that you could thank Him for?

Memory Verse

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:1 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Your Servant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God's people had eyes but did not see. What might you be missing about God because you are not paying attention?
  • The servant would not grow weary until justice was set on earth. How can you work for what is fair in your neighborhood?

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Isaiah 42 · Grade 5

A Covenant for the People

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Read and Think

Isaiah 42:1-9 is the first of what many call the four Servant Songs (with 49:1-6, 50:4-9, and 52:13-53:12). The Servant is chosen, upheld, delighted in, and filled with the Spirit: "Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him." His mission is global justice. In the New Testament, Matthew 12:18-21 quotes verses 1-4 directly about Jesus, and the Father's words at Jesus' baptism and transfiguration echo verse 1 (Matthew 3:17; 17:5).

The Servant's method is surprising. He will not "shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street." He won't break a bruised reed or quench a dimly burning wick; the weak are safe with him. Yet he is not weak: "He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth." Interestingly, "fail" and "be discouraged" use the same Hebrew roots as "dimly burning" and "bruised." God will make him "a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations, to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon." In the New Testament, Simeon calls the baby Jesus a light for the Gentiles (Luke 2:32).

A hymn follows: "Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth." God, long silent, now acts like a mighty warrior, leading the blind "in paths that they don't know." The chapter closes by contrasting the faithful Servant with Israel, the servant nation that is "blind" and "deaf." Israel saw many things but did not take them to heart. This contrast prepares for the Servant who will do what Israel could not.

Show What You Know

  1. Where are the passages many call the Servant Songs found?

  2. Which New Testament passage quotes verses 1-4 about Jesus?

  3. What wordplay is in verse 4?

  4. How does the chapter contrast two servants?

Crossword

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Across

  1. He won’t break a bruised ____.
  2. I will make darkness ____ before them.
  3. And as blind as Yahweh’s ____.

Down

  1. I have put my ____ on him.
  2. Until he has set ____ on the earth.

Think About It

  1. The Servant brings justice without shouting. What can we learn from the way Jesus brings change gently but firmly (Matthew 12:18-21)?

  2. Israel saw many things but did not take them to heart. How can you make sure you don't just hear God's Word but take it to heart?

Memory Verse

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:1 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Your Servant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Where does Matthew quote this chapter?
  • How can you put God's Word into action?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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