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Isaiah 66 · Grade 5

From One Sabbath to Another

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Isaiah 66 gathers the book's great themes. Verses 1-2 relativize the temple: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool." In the New Testament, Stephen cites this in Acts 7:49-50 to show God is not confined to buildings. God's favor rests on the humble, echoing 57:15. Verses 3-6 condemn worship without obedience, recalling chapter 1, so the book opens and closes on true versus false worship.

Verses 7-14 picture Zion as a mother giving birth instantly, "Shall a nation be born at once?" The maternal imagery then shifts to God himself: "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you." This is one of several places where Isaiah uses motherly language for God (compare 42:14 and 49:15). Verses 15-17 announce judgment by fire on the rebellious.

Verses 18-23 fulfill the vision of 2:2-4: God gathers "all nations and languages." Survivors become missionaries to distant lands like Tarshish and Javan, and some from the nations even become "priests and Levites." In the New Testament, Paul's mission to the Gentiles (Romans 15:16) reflects this hope. The new heavens and earth "shall remain," and "all flesh will come to worship." The final verse is a sober warning about those who rebel, a picture Jesus used in the New Testament (Mark 9:48).

Show What You Know

  1. Which New Testament passage cites 66:1-2?

  2. Which other verses use motherly language for God?

  3. Which vision in chapter 2 does verses 18-23 fulfill?

  4. Where does Jesus use the image from the final verse?

Crossword

43215

Across

  1. For as the new heavens and the new ____.
  2. ____ is my throne.

Down

  1. And who trembles at my ____.
  2. I will extend ____ to her like a river.
  3. Heaven is my ____.

Think About It

  1. Isaiah begins and ends with true versus false worship. What makes worship real to God?

  2. Some from the nations become priests. How does this show God's plan includes everyone?

Memory Verse

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me,” says Yahweh, “so your offspring and your name shall remain.

Isaiah 66:22 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for comforting me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How should God's love for every people shape how you view other cultures?
  • How can your worship come from the heart?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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