Isaiah 63 · Grade 4

You Are Our Father

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Read and Think

Isaiah 63 begins with a picture of God as a mighty warrior coming back from Edom, one of Israel's enemies. He says, "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." No one else helped, so God himself acted to make things right and rescue his people.

Then Isaiah begins a long prayer. "I will tell of the loving kindnesses of Yahweh." God chose Israel: "Surely, they are my people." When they suffered, God suffered with them: "In all their affliction he was afflicted." "He bore them, and carried them all the days of old."

Sadly, "they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit." In the New Testament, Paul warns not to grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30). The people remembered how God led Moses through the sea. They pleaded, "Look down from heaven," and called God "our Father" and "Our Redeemer from everlasting."

Show What You Know

How does God describe himself in verse 1?
How did God feel when his people suffered?
Which New Testament verse warns not to grieve the Holy Spirit?
What did the people call God in their prayer?

Think About It

God was afflicted when His people were afflicted. How does knowing God feels our pain comfort you?
The people remembered what God did in the past. What has God done for you that you can remember and thank Him for?

Memory Verse

“In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.”

Isaiah 63:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being our Father. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What do Edom and Bozrah sound like?
How many times is the Spirit named?