Isaiah 46 · Grade 4
Idols Carried and God Who Carries
Read and Think
Isaiah 46 opens with Babylon's chief gods: "Bel bows down. Nebo stoops." When Babylon fell, their statues would be loaded onto animals, becoming "heavy loads, a burden for the weary." Gods that need to be carried cannot carry anyone.
The contrast is beautiful. God says Israel has "been carried from their birth." "Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver." Meanwhile, people "pour out gold from the bag" to hire a goldsmith, and "he makes it a god." But it cannot answer or save.
God calls his people to "Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other." He says, "I declare the end from the beginning." He would bring "a ravenous bird from the east," Cyrus, to carry out his plan. "I bring my righteousness near."
Show What You Know
Who were Bel and Nebo?
What is the big contrast in the chapter?
How long does God promise to carry His people?
Who is the ravenous bird from the east?
Think About It
God carries us from birth to gray hairs. When have you felt carried by God?
Some things we trust become burdens we must carry. What burdens can you give to God instead?
Memory Verse
“Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.”
Isaiah 46:4 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for carrying me. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- God said His plan would stand and He would do all He pleased. How does God's unstoppable plan comfort you?
- What do you spend money on hoping it will make you secure?
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