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Isaiah 56 · Grade 5

Joined to Yahweh

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Read and Think

Isaiah 56 begins the third major section of chapters 40-66, often focused on life in the restored community. It opens with ethics grounded in grace: "Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near." The Sabbath is highlighted as a covenant sign.

The surprise is who is included. Deuteronomy 23:1-8 excluded certain people from the assembly, including some foreigners and eunuchs. God now promises those who were excluded but hold fast his covenant "a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters" and "an everlasting name that will not be cut off." Foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh will be brought "to my holy mountain." In the New Testament, Acts 8:26-39 tells of an Ethiopian official reading Isaiah and being baptized, a fulfillment of this welcome.

Verse 7 is the climax: "my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples." In the New Testament, Jesus quoted it when clearing the temple court where Gentiles prayed (Mark 11:17). Verse 8 promises, "I will yet gather others to him, in addition to his own who are gathered." The chapter turns to judgment on Israel's leaders: "His watchmen are blind," "mute dogs" who cannot bark, and shepherds who "have all turned to their own way."

Show What You Know

  1. Who does God bless for keeping the Sabbath?

  2. Which passage had excluded certain people from the assembly?

  3. Which New Testament passage shows this welcome fulfilled?

  4. In the New Testament, where did Jesus quote verse 7?

Crossword

52431

Across

  1. For my ____ is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

Down

  1. Let no ____ who has joined himself to Yahweh speak.
  2. Everyone who keeps the ____ from profaning it.
  3. Maintain ____ and do what is right.
  4. And make them joyful in my ____ of prayer.

Think About It

  1. God welcomed people who had been excluded. Who might feel excluded from God's people today, and how can we welcome them?

  2. The shepherds turned to their own way. How does this echo Isaiah 53:6, and what does it teach about leaders?

Memory Verse

Yahweh says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is near and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

Isaiah 56:1 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for welcoming everyone. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you care for others when you are in charge?
  • How can you use your influence to serve others?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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