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Isaiah 60 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Arise, Shine!

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.

PreschoolArise and Shine

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

KindergartenShine

ARISE → picture 2SHINE → picture 4LIGHT → picture 1GLORY → picture 3

Grade 1Your Light Has Come

Arise, shine. → picture 2Your light has come. → picture 4Your gates Praise. → picture 5Your walls Salvation. → picture 1Nations will come to your light. → picture 3

Order:

1. Arise, shine; for your light has come2. Nations will come to your light3. Violence shall no more be heard in your land4. The sun will be no more your light by day

Grade 2God's Light

  1. What did God tell His people to do? Get up and shine (circle)
  2. What was the world like? Dark (circle)
  3. Who would come to the light? People from far away (circle)
  4. What would they bring? Gifts (circle)
  5. Who will be the light one day? God (circle)
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Grade 3Your Gates Praise

  1. What has come? Your light
  2. Who will come to the light? Nations and kings
  3. What would people bring? Gold and frankincense
  4. What will the walls be called? Salvation
  5. Who will be the everlasting light? Yahweh
1: Arise, shine; for your light has come2: Nations will come to your light3: Violence shall no more be heard in your land4: The sun will be no more your light by day
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Grade 4The City of Yahweh

  1. What does God's glory do while darkness covers the earth? It rises on his people.
  2. Which gifts would come from Sheba? Gold and frankincense
  3. Which New Testament passage shows wise men bringing these gifts? Matthew 2:11
  4. What will the walls and gates be called? Salvation and Praise

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

Grade 5Your Everlasting Light

  1. What darkness does chapter 60 answer? 59:9: We look for light, but see darkness
  2. Is Zion's light its own? No, it is reflected: Yahweh's glory has risen on her.
  3. Which New Testament passages echo the nations bringing glory? Matthew 2:11 and Revelation 21:24-26
  4. Which New Testament verses take up the everlasting light image? Revelation 21:23 and 22:5
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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