Week 722 · about 45 minutes
Isaiah 7
Isaiah 7 · Memory verse Isaiah 7:2
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Isaiah 7), the matching word search and answer key (Isaiah 7 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a paper crown
Hold a paper crown. Read Isaiah 7 in about four minutes, stopping at Isaiah 7:2: “David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Isaiah 7?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Isaiah 7 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also?” Isaiah 7 opens with these words: “In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of…” The line to keep is Isaiah 7:2: “David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.” Carry the word “david” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 7:2: “David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Isaiah 7? Then try this: Read “David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
Group game
Walk the room as if you are moving through Isaiah 7. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Isaiah 7:2. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Isaiah 7 and write Isaiah 7:2 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Isaiah 7:2
“David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.”
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Isaiah 7. Help us remember Isaiah 7:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.