Isaiah 43 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: I Have Called You by Your Name

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.

PreschoolYou Are Mine

lj and waterfirePathHeartpeople

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

KindergartenCalled by Name

NAME → picture 4MINE → picture 3WATER → picture 1FIRE → picture 2

Grade 1A New Thing

I have called you by your name. → picture 5You are precious. → picture 1I will be with you. → picture 4A way in the wilderness. → picture 2Gather you from the east. → picture 3

Order:

1. I have called you by your name2. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you3. Since you have been precious and honored in my sight4. I will even make a way in the wilderness

Grade 2God Knows Your Name

What does God know? Your name (circle)
Who do we belong to? God (circle)
When is God with us? In deep water and in fire
What would God make in the desert? A road (circle)
What does God do with sins? Forgives and forgets them (circle)

Grade 3Precious in My Sight

What has God called you by? Your name
When will God be with you? When you pass through the waters
How does God see you? Precious and honored
What new thing will God make in the wilderness? A way
What will God not remember? Your sins

1: I have called you by your name2: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you3: Since you have been precious and honored in my sight4: I will even make a way in the wilderness

Grade 4You Are My Witnesses

Why should Israel not be afraid? God redeemed them, called them by name, and they belong to him.
What does God promise in waters and fire? He will be with them, and they will not be overwhelmed or burned.
What job did Israel have? To be God's witnesses that there is no savior besides him
What new thing would God do? Make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert

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

Grade 5Besides Me, There Is No Savior

What does the word redeemed mean here? A family member buying back a relative
What do the waters and fire recall? The Red Sea and the fiery trials of exile
Which New Testament verses connect to witnesses and the only Savior? Acts 1:8 and Acts 4:12
Why does God blot out Israel's transgressions? For his own sake, as pure grace

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