Isaiah 50: The Servant Who Listens

God asked Israel where their mother's certificate of divorce was. He had not sold them away; they were sent away because of their own sins. God still had power to save: Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't redeem? Then the Servant spoke in what many call the third Servant Song: The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. God awakened his ear morning by morning, and he did not turn back. He gave his back to those who beat him and did not hide his face from shame and spitting. For the Lord Yahweh will help me... I have set my face like a flint. Isaiah urged anyone walking in darkness to trust in Yahweh's name, and rely on his God, warning those who light their own fires.

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¹ Yahweh says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away? Or to which of my creditors have I sold you? Behold, you were sold for your iniquities, and your mother was put away for your transgressions.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² Why, when I came, was there no one? When I called, why was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it can’t redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea. I make the rivers a wilderness. Their fish stink because there is no water, and die of thirst.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ I clothe the heavens with blackness. I make sackcloth their covering.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear. I was not rebellious. I have not turned back.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair. I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ For the Lord Yahweh will help me. Therefore I have not been confounded. Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I won’t be disappointed.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ He who justifies me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ Behold, the Lord Yahweh will help me! Who is he who will condemn me? Behold, they will all grow old like a garment. The moths will eat them up.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ Who among you fears Yahweh and obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness and has no light, let him trust in Yahweh’s name, and rely on his God.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who adorn yourselves with torches around yourselves, walk in the flame of your fire, and among the torches that you have kindled. You will have this from my hand: you will lie down in sorrow.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Isaiah 50 · Preschool

Morning by Morning

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Color the sun rising and a child listening. God speaks to us every morning.

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“The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.”

Isaiah 50:4 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Every morning God wakes us up. We can listen to Him. Then we can use kind words to help tired people. Let's practice saying: I listen to God.

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Isaiah 50 · Grade 4

A Face Like Flint

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Read and Think

Isaiah 50 begins with God asking Israel a hard question. They were in exile, but not because God had divorced them or sold them. "Behold, you were sold for your iniquities." God still had power: "Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't redeem?" He could dry up the sea with a word.

Then comes what many call the third Servant Song. The Servant says, "The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary." God awakens him "morning by morning" to listen. He did not rebel. Even when people beat and shamed him, he did not run away. In the New Testament, Jesus was beaten and spit on before his crucifixion (Mark 14:65).

The Servant was confident: "For the Lord Yahweh will help me... I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I won't be disappointed." Flint is a very hard stone. Isaiah ends with an invitation: "He who walks in darkness and has no light, let him trust in Yahweh's name, and rely on his God."

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Why were the people in exile?
What did God give the Servant?
Which New Testament verse tells of Jesus being beaten and spit on?
What did the Servant set like a flint?

Think About It

The Servant listened to God morning by morning. How could you make listening to God part of your mornings?
The Servant used words to help weary people. Who do you know who is weary, and what encouraging words could you share?

Memory Verse

“For the Lord Yahweh will help me. Therefore I have not been confounded. Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I won’t be disappointed.”

Isaiah 50:7 (WEB)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

The Servant knew his helper was near. How does God's nearness bring courage when you are blamed?
God asked if His hand was too short to save. What problem are you facing that seems too big for God?

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Isaiah 50 · Grade 5

The Tongue of Those Who Are Taught

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Isaiah 50:1-3 answers exiles who thought God had abandoned them. Under Deuteronomy 24, a divorced wife received a certificate; a debtor might sell children. God says neither happened: "Behold, you were sold for your iniquities." The problem was Israel's sin, not God's weakness: "Is my hand shortened at all, that it can't redeem? Or have I no power to deliver?"

What many call the third Servant Song (50:4-9) describes a disciple. The Servant has "the tongue of those who are taught," given so he can "sustain with words him who is weary." He listens before he speaks, for God awakens his ear each morning. His obedience costs suffering; he gave his back to those who struck him and did not hide from shame and spitting. In the New Testament, the Gospels record Jesus enduring this (Matthew 26:67; Mark 14:65), and Luke 9:51 says he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

The Servant's confidence rests in God's vindication: "He who justifies me is near. Who will bring charges against me?" In the New Testament, Paul echoes this in Romans 8:33-34. Verses 10-11 offer a choice. Those who walk in darkness should "trust in Yahweh's name, and rely on his God." Those who "kindle a fire" and walk by their own light will "lie down in sorrow."

Show What You Know

Which law describes a certificate of divorce?
What does the Servant do before he speaks?
Which New Testament verse says Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem?
Where does Paul echo, Who will bring charges against me?

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For the Lord Yahweh will ____ me.
He awakens ____ by morning.
I didn’t hide my ____ from shame and spitting.

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Therefore I have set my face like a ____.
Let him trust in Yahweh’s ____.

Think About It

The Servant was taught by God before teaching others. Why is listening to God important before helping others?
Verses 10-11 contrast trusting God in darkness with making our own light. What does it look like to make our own light instead of trusting God?

Memory Verse

Isaiah 50:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

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

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For families: talk about these together.

When is it hard for you to ask God for help?
What would a daily habit of opening your Bible look like for you?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Isaiah 50: The Servant Who Listens

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Morning by Morning

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I Listen

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Taught by God

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The Servant Listens

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I Have Not Turned Back

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A Face Like Flint

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The Tongue of Those Who Are Taught

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