Isaiah 61 · For teachers and parents
Answer Key: Good News to the Humble
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.
PreschoolGood News
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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.
KindergartenJoy for Sadness
NEWS → picture 3FREE → picture 1JOY → picture 4PRAISE → picture 2
Grade 1Good News to the Humble
Good news to the humble. → picture 4Bind up the broken hearted. → picture 3A garland for ashes. → picture 1Trees of righteousness. → picture 5Garments of salvation. → picture 2
Order:
1. They will rebuild the old ruins2. For I, Yahweh, love justice3. I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh!4. For as the earth produces its bud
Grade 2Good News for Sad Hearts
- Whose Spirit was on the helper? God's (circle)
- What would he bring? Good news (circle)
- Who would he help? People with sad hearts (circle)
- What would he give people who cry? Joy (circle)
- Who read these words in the New Testament? Jesus (circle)
Grade 3The Oil of Joy
- What was on the speaker? The Lord Yahweh's Spirit
- Who would hear good news? The humble
- Who would be bound up? The broken hearted
- What would replace mourning? The oil of joy
- Which New Testament passage says Jesus read these words? Luke 4:17-21
1: They will rebuild the old ruins2: For I, Yahweh, love justice3: I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh!4: For as the earth produces its bud
Grade 4The Year of Yahweh's Favor
- Why is the Spirit on the speaker? Yahweh anointed him to preach good news.
- Where did Jesus read this passage in the New Testament? In the synagogue at Nazareth (Luke 4:17-21)
- Where did Jesus stop reading? After the year of Yahweh's favor
- What would the mourners be called? Trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
Grade 5The Planting of Yahweh
- Which Old Testament law does the year of Yahweh's favor recall? The Year of Jubilee, Leviticus 25:10
- What word comes from the same root as anointed? Messiah
- Where did Jesus stop reading in Luke 4? Before the day of vengeance
- Which New Testament verse applies the priesthood calling to believers? 1 Peter 2:9
Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.
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