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Isaiah 63 · Grade 5

Our Redeemer from Everlasting

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Isaiah 63:1-6 pictures God as a lone divine warrior returning from Edom (whose name sounds like Hebrew for "red") and Bozrah (sounding like grape harvest). It answers 59:16: "I looked, and there was no one to help." This is God's final setting right of evil, which the New Testament echoes in Revelation 19:13-15. The point is not cruelty but justice: "It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save."

Verses 7-14 begin a communal lament that runs through 64:12. It starts with remembrance: "I will tell of the loving kindnesses of Yahweh." God's sympathy is striking: "In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them." The Holy Spirit appears three times here (verses 10, 11, 14), one of the clearest Old Testament references to God's Spirit as personal: Israel "grieved his Holy Spirit." In the New Testament, Paul echoes this in Ephesians 4:30.

Verses 15-19 plead with God. The people appeal to God's fatherhood: "For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn't know us." Even if their human ancestors failed them, God remains: "You, Yahweh, are our Father. Our Redeemer from everlasting is your name." Calling God "Father" was rare in the Old Testament; in the New Testament, Jesus taught his followers to pray "Our Father" (Matthew 6:9).

Show What You Know

  1. What do the names Edom and Bozrah sound like in Hebrew?

  2. Which earlier verse does 63:1-6 answer?

  3. How many times does the Holy Spirit appear in verses 7-14?

  4. Which New Testament verse teaches praying Our Father?

Crossword

51423

Across

  1. In his love and in his ____ he redeemed them.
  2. So he became their ____.

Down

  1. And the great ____ toward the house of Israel.
  2. For you are our ____.
  3. In his ____ and in his pity he redeemed them.

Think About It

  1. Israel grieved his Holy Spirit. What attitudes or actions might grieve God's Spirit today?

  2. Calling God our Father was rare in the Old Testament. Why is it a gift to call God Father?

Memory Verse

“For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn’t know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, Yahweh, are our Father. Our Redeemer from everlasting is your name.”

Isaiah 63:16 (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.

  • God carried His people in the past. How has God carried you?
  • How can you talk to God like a loving parent?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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