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Isaiah 8 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God Is with Us

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.

PreschoolI Will Wait for God

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenWait for God

WAIT → picture 2LOOK → picture 4LAW → picture 1HOLY → picture 3

Grade 1Trust God

Write on a large tablet. → picture 2Isaiah had a son. → picture 4Waters that go softly. → picture 5Respect God as holy. → picture 1Turn to the law! → picture 3

Order:

1. Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly2. Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing3. Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy4. Turn to the law and to the covenant!

Grade 2God Is with Us

  1. What did God tell Isaiah to write on? A big tablet (circle)
  2. Who got the long name? Isaiah's son (circle)
  3. What was the name a sign of? What would happen soon (circle)
  4. What did Isaiah say he would do? Wait for God (circle)
  5. What should people turn to? God's law (circle)
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Grade 3Turn to the Law

  1. What name did Isaiah write? Maher Shalal Hash Baz
  2. Who would carry away the riches of Damascus? Assyria
  3. What waters did the people refuse? The waters of Shiloah that go softly
  4. Why would the nations' plans not stand? For God is with us
  5. What did Isaiah tell people to turn to? The law and the covenant
1: Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly2: Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing3: Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy4: Turn to the law and to the covenant!
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Grade 4A Sanctuary

  1. Who were witnesses when Isaiah wrote on the tablet? Two faithful witnesses: Uriah the priest and Zechariah
  2. What did the mighty waters of the River stand for? The king of Assyria
  3. Who did God say Isaiah must respect as holy? Yahweh of Armies
  4. What would God be for those who trust him? A sanctuary

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5A Stone of Stumbling

  1. Why was the name of Isaiah's son a living sign? It showed that God's word would come true; Assyria would plunder Damascus and Samaria before the boy could speak.
  2. What did the waters of Shiloah picture? God's quiet care
  3. What two things will God be, depending on how people respond? A sanctuary to those who trust him, and a stumbling stone to those who reject him
  4. Which New Testament passages apply the stumbling stone to Jesus? 1 Peter 2:8 and Romans 9:33
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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