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Isaiah 48 · Preschool

God Leads the Way

Name Date

Color the path God leads us on. God teaches us and shows us which way to go.

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

Bible Verse

Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

Isaiah 48:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God is like a guide. He teaches us and leads us the right way. Let's practice saying: God leads me.

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Isaiah 48 · Kindergarten

God Leads Me

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LEAD
WAY
PEACE
RIVER
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LEAD
WAY
PEACE
RIVER

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a river of peace.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for teaching me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you leave bad things behind?
  • What makes you feel calm?

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Isaiah 48 · Grade 1

Peace Like a River

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LEAD
LISTEN
RIVER
LEAVE
Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48:10 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

I lead you in the way.
Listen to me.
Peace like a river.
The furnace of affliction.
Water from the rock.

God Teaches

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

I am the first. I am also the last.

I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit

Then your peace would have been like a river

Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth

Draw a river of peace.

Memory Verse

“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.”

Isaiah 48:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for teaching me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God is good to us. What is one good thing God gave you?
  • How can you turn away from what is wrong?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Isaiah 48 · Grade 2

Listen to God

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Read the Story

God told His people about things before they happened. Then they knew God did them. God teaches His people. He shows them which way to go.

God wished they had listened to Him. Then they would have peace like a river. God told them to leave Babylon. He would take care of them.

Memory Verse

“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.”

Isaiah 48:10 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. When did God tell about things?

    A riverBabylonBefore they happened

  2. What does God do for His people?

  3. What did God wish?

  4. What would their peace be like?

    Before they happenedA riverBabylon

  5. What city did God tell them to leave?

    A riverBefore they happenedBabylon

Word Search

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

MLWAYKETBFBLASTYVHMFIRSTTKHJLLISTENASIHYMJAWNYLUTPRCTDRIVERLHUCGYYPJEETUUPEACESUR
  • TEACHES
  • LISTEN
  • FIRST
  • PEACE
  • RIVER
  • LAST
  • HAND
  • WAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for teaching me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Israel had a neck like iron. What can you do when you feel stubborn?
  • How has God given you what you needed?

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Isaiah 48 · Grade 3

Oh That You Had Listened

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Read the Story

God told His people about things long before they happened. Then they could not say an idol did them. God said, "I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction."

God said, "I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go." God wanted His people to listen.

God said, "Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river." God said, "Leave Babylon!" He once "caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them."

Memory Verse

“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.”

Isaiah 48:10 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did God tell about things before they happened?

  2. Where did God choose His people?

  3. What does God do?

  4. What would their peace have been like?

  5. Where would water flow from?

God Teaches

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

LLBUGGKLTCFIHANDAEECITJCNSAGADRWAYTCEULISTENHJADGLTBSERIVERJUHSEWEPEACEYFMNKMAFIS
  • TEACHES
  • LISTEN
  • FIRST
  • PEACE
  • RIVER
  • LAST
  • HAND
  • WAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for teaching me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can hard times make you better?
  • What do we miss when we do not listen?

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Isaiah 48 · Grade 4

The Furnace of Affliction

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Read and Think

Isaiah 48 speaks to the exiles who called themselves by God's name "but not in truth, nor in righteousness." God had told them things long before so they could not say, "My idol has done them." He knew they were stubborn: "your neck is an iron sinew, and your brow bronze." Still, God held back his anger "for my name's sake."

God explains their hard times: "Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction." Like metal in fire, the exile was meant to purify them. God declares, "I am the first. I am also the last." He says, "my hand has laid the foundation of the earth." He calls himself the God "who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go."

God's heart shows in verse 18: "Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river and your righteousness like the waves of the sea." Then comes the great command: "Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans!" God would give water from the rock again. But the chapter warns that there is no peace "for the wicked."

Show What You Know

  1. What was wrong with how Israel used God's name?

  2. What does the furnace of affliction mean?

  3. What does God wish in verse 18?

  4. What great command does God give?

Think About It

  1. God said, Oh that you had listened. What blessings might we miss when we do not listen to God?

  2. God uses hard times like a refining furnace. How has God used a hard time to make you stronger?

Memory Verse

Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

Isaiah 48:17 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for teaching me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What are God's new things?
  • Why does God act for His name?

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Isaiah 48 · Grade 5

For My Own Sake

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Read and Think

Isaiah 48 summarizes the argument of chapters 40-47 and addresses Israel's stubbornness. The exiles "swear by Yahweh's name" but "not in truth." God gave early prophecies precisely because he knew their hearts: so they would not credit their idols Now he announces "new things"—the return from exile through Cyrus—so they could not say, "Behold, I knew them." The image "your neck is an iron sinew" pictures an animal refusing the yoke.

Grace runs through the chapter. "For my name's sake, I will defer my anger." The exile is redefined as refining: "I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction." God acts "For my own sake... for how would my name be profaned?" In the New Testament, 1 Peter 1:6-7 compares the testing of faith to gold refined by fire. God's self-description in verse 17 is pastoral: "who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go."

Verse 18 is one of Scripture's most poignant laments: "Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river." In the New Testament, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem with similar sorrow (Luke 19:41-42). The chapter ends with a new exodus: "Leave Babylon!" God "caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them" in the wilderness, and will again. The closing warning of no peace "for the wicked" repeats at 57:21, dividing chapters 40-66 into three sections.

Show What You Know

  1. What are the new things God announces?

  2. Which New Testament passage compares testing to refining gold?

  3. Which New Testament passage shows Jesus with similar sorrow?

  4. What does the closing line help do in Isaiah 40-66?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Who leads you by the ____ that you should go.
  2. Who ____ you to profit.

Down

  1. I am also the ____.
  2. I am the ____.
  3. My ____ has laid the foundation of the earth.

Think About It

  1. God says He acts for the sake of His own name. Why is it comforting that God's faithfulness depends on His name, not our goodness?

  2. Verse 18 shows God grieving over missed peace. How does this change how you think about obeying God?

Memory Verse

“Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver. I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.”

Isaiah 48:10 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for teaching me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • In the New Testament, Jesus is sad over people who turn away. How can you stay close to God?
  • Why is obedience good for us?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.