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Isaiah 8 · Preschool

I Will Wait for God

Name Date

Color the scroll and the people waiting. We can wait for God.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.”

Isaiah 8:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Isaiah trusted God and waited for Him. Waiting can be hard, but God is always faithful. Let's practice saying: I will wait for God.

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Isaiah 8 · Kindergarten

Wait for God

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

WAIT
LOOK
HOLY
LAW
I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 8:17 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

WAIT
LOOK
LAW
HOLY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a light shining in a dark place.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my sanctuary. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you know God is near you?
  • What did Isaiah write?

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Isaiah 8 · Grade 1

Trust God

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

WRITE
WAIT
HOLY
WITH
I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Isaiah 8:17 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Write on a large tablet.
Isaiah had a son.
Waters that go softly.
Respect God as holy.
Turn to the law!

Trust, Don't Fear

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy

Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly

Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing

Turn to the law and to the covenant!

Draw a light shining in a dark place.

Memory Verse

“I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.”

Isaiah 8:17 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my sanctuary. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Is God with us?
  • How can you wait for God?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Isaiah 8 · Grade 2

God Is with Us

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Read the Story

God told Isaiah to write a long name on a big tablet. Then Isaiah had a son. God gave the boy that name. It was a sign of what would happen soon.

Many people were afraid. But God told Isaiah not to fear what they feared. He should honor God as holy. Isaiah said he would wait for God. He told people to turn to God's law.

Memory Verse

“I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.”

Isaiah 8:17 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What did God tell Isaiah to write on?

    What would happen soonA big tabletWait for God

  2. Who got the long name?

    Wait for GodGod's lawIsaiah's son

  3. What was the name a sign of?

    Wait for GodIsaiah's sonWhat would happen soon

  4. What did Isaiah say he would do?

    Isaiah's sonGod's lawWait for God

  5. What should people turn to?

    God's lawA big tabletIsaiah's son

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

BSHLAWHRTNFSSTONEUROMWATERSIMBBOSFPTUNIBNIEAISANCTUARYHOLYDJRMMMORNINGTKPSPVLROCK
  • SANCTUARY
  • MORNING
  • WATERS
  • STONE
  • FEAR
  • HOLY
  • ROCK
  • LAW

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my sanctuary. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God used a newborn as a sign. How can you teach others about God?
  • Why should we not fear?

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Isaiah 8 · Grade 3

Turn to the Law

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Read the Story

Yahweh told Isaiah, "Take a large tablet." Isaiah wrote the name Maher Shalal Hash Baz on it. Later Isaiah's son was born. God told him to give his son that name. Before the boy could say My father or My mother, Assyria would carry away the riches of Damascus.

The people refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly. So the king of Assyria would come. But the plans of the nations would not stand, for God is with us.

God told Isaiah, "Don't fear their threats." Yahweh of Armies was the one to respect as holy. Isaiah said, "I will wait for Yahweh." He told the people to stop asking wizards. "Turn to the law and to the covenant!"

Memory Verse

“I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.”

Isaiah 8:17 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What name did Isaiah write?

  2. Who would carry away the riches of Damascus?

  3. What waters did the people refuse?

  4. Why would the nations' plans not stand?

  5. What did Isaiah tell people to turn to?

Trust, Don't Fear

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

SKOKFWVEMDAWSTONEODRNASCDURFTOCTPAENSPHCTEWNIFRBOKURJNOEBWLSASGWHAABYRRANGMRALAWY
  • SANCTUARY
  • MORNING
  • WATERS
  • STONE
  • FEAR
  • HOLY
  • ROCK
  • LAW

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my sanctuary. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God had His message put up in big letters. How can you help others see God's message?
  • Where should we look for answers?

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Isaiah 8 · Grade 4

A Sanctuary

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Read and Think

God told Isaiah to write on a large tablet, "For Maher Shalal Hash Baz," in front of two faithful witnesses. Then the prophetess bore Isaiah a son, and God told Isaiah to give him that name. Before the child could say "My father" or "My mother," the king of Assyria would carry away the riches of Damascus and Samaria.

God's people had refused the gentle waters of Shiloah that go softly. So the mighty waters of the River, the king of Assyria, would rise and reach even to the neck of Judah. Yet the nations would not win in the end: "Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us."

God warned Isaiah not to walk in the way of the people. "Don't fear their threats or be terrorized. Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy." For those who trust him, God would be a sanctuary. Isaiah said, "I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him." He told the people to stop asking wizards and to turn to the law and the covenant.

Show What You Know

  1. Who were witnesses when Isaiah wrote on the tablet?

  2. What did the mighty waters of the River stand for?

  3. Who did God say Isaiah must respect as holy?

  4. What would God be for those who trust him?

Think About It

  1. God told Isaiah not to fear what everyone else feared. What fears do people around you have, and how can trusting God help?

  2. Isaiah chose to wait for God even when God seemed hidden. What helps you keep trusting God while you wait?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.”

Isaiah 8:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my sanctuary. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What waters did the people refuse?
  • Who helps you stay close to God?

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Isaiah 8 · Grade 5

A Stone of Stumbling

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Read and Think

Isaiah 8 continues the crisis of chapter 7. God told Isaiah to write "Maher Shalal Hash Baz" on a large tablet, with faithful witnesses, and then to give his newborn son that name. Before the boy could say his first words, Assyria would plunder Damascus and Samaria. The child's very name was a living sign that God's word would come true.

Judah had refused "the waters of Shiloah that go softly," a picture of God's quiet care. Instead, the great River of Assyria would overflow, reaching "even to the neck" and filling the land of Immanuel. Yet the chapter answers fear with faith: the nations' plans "will not stand, for God is with us."

God told Isaiah not to share the people's panic: "Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear." To those who trust him, he is a sanctuary; to those who reject him, "a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall." In the New Testament, 1 Peter 2:8 and Romans 9:33 apply this stumbling stone to Jesus, and Hebrews 2:13 echoes verse 18, "I and the children whom Yahweh has given me." Isaiah would wait for Yahweh and urged the people to turn "to the law and to the covenant" instead of to mediums.

Show What You Know

  1. Why was the name of Isaiah's son a living sign?

  2. What did the waters of Shiloah picture?

  3. What two things will God be, depending on how people respond?

  4. Which New Testament passages apply the stumbling stone to Jesus?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Turn to the ____ and to the covenant.
  2. Don’t ____ their threats or be terrorized.

Down

  1. He will be a ____.
  2. Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as ____.
  3. Because this people has refused the ____ of Shiloah that go softly.

Think About It

  1. God told Isaiah to fear God rather than people's threats. How does a proper fear of God free us from other fears?

  2. The same stone is a sanctuary for some and a stumbling block for others. How do people respond to Jesus today in these two ways?

Memory Verse

“He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.”

Isaiah 8:14 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being my sanctuary. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you stay calm when people around you panic?
  • Why did Isaiah tell people to turn to the law instead of mediums?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.