Isaiah 5 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Song of the Vineyard

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.

PreschoolGod's Vineyard

grapestowerfruitheartpeople

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

KindergartenGood Grapes

GRAPES → picture 3VINE → picture 1HILL → picture 4TOWER → picture 2

Grade 1The Vineyard Song

The vineyard was on a fruitful hill. → picture 4He built a tower in it. → picture 3He looked for good grapes. → picture 1It grew wild grapes. → picture 5Do not call darkness light. → picture 2

Order:

1. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill2. He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.3. For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel4. God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness

Grade 2The Vineyard

Where was the vineyard? On a hill (circle)
What did the man build? A tower (circle)
What did the vineyard grow? Wild grapes (circle)
Who was the vineyard? God's people (circle)
What did God look for? Justice (circle)

Grade 3Wild Grapes

What did the owner plant? The choicest vine
What did the vineyard yield? Wild grapes
Who is the vineyard of Yahweh? The house of Israel
What did God find instead of justice? Oppression and a cry of distress
What had the people rejected? The law of Yahweh

1: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill2: He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.3: For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel4: God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness

Grade 4Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good

List three things the owner did for his vineyard. He dug it, cleared the stones, planted the best vines, built a watchtower, and cut out a wine press.
What would the owner do to the vineyard? Take away its hedge and let it become a wasteland
What did God find instead of righteousness? A cry of distress
What would God lift up for a nation far away? A banner

Word bank: 1. good; 2. grapes; 3. vineyard; 4. God

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

Grade 5Justice or Oppression?

What question does the owner ask about his vineyard? What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?
Who are the vineyard and the pleasant plant? The house of Israel and the men of Judah
Which parable of Jesus uses the same vineyard picture? The parable of the vineyard owner and wicked tenants (Matthew 21:33-41)
What did the greedy do? They joined house to house until there was no room for anyone else.

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