Isaiah 6 · Grade 5

Woe Is Me

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Read and Think

Isaiah 6 records the vision in which Isaiah received his call. It happened "in the year that King Uzziah died." Isaiah saw the true King on a throne, high and lifted up. The seraphim covered their faces and feet before him and cried, "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!" In the New Testament, John 12:41 says Isaiah saw his glory and spoke of him, referring to Jesus.

Seeing God's holiness exposed Isaiah's sin. "Woe is me! For I am undone." He confessed that both he and his people had unclean lips. God did not leave him there. A seraph took a live coal from the altar, the place of sacrifice, and touched his lips: "Your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven." Cleansing came before the call.

Then the Lord asked, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" and Isaiah answered, "Here I am. Send me!" His message would be hard: the people would "hear indeed, but don't understand." In the New Testament, Jesus quotes these words to explain why many did not understand his parables (Matthew 13:14-15). Judgment would last until the land was emptied, yet hope remained: "the holy seed is its stump."

Show What You Know

When did Isaiah see this vision, and whom did he see?
What does John 12:41 say about this vision?
What did the seraph say after the coal touched Isaiah's lips?
Where does Jesus quote Isaiah's message about hearing but not understanding?

Crossword

Across

I saw the Lord sitting on a ____.
The whole earth is full of his ____.
Is Yahweh of ____.

Down

So the ____ seed is its stump.
And his train filled the ____.

Think About It

Isaiah's cleansing came before his call. How does God's forgiveness prepare us to serve him?
God sent Isaiah with a hard message and promised a holy seed would remain. How can you stay faithful when people do not listen to God's truth?

Memory Verse

Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips and I live among a people of unclean lips, for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”

Isaiah 6:5 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being holy. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Why does seeing God's holiness humble us?
Isaiah answered God's call even though the people would not listen. How can you stay faithful when your efforts seem to bear no fruit?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?