Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Isaiah 38?
Isaiah 38 opens with these words: “In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your…” The line to keep is Isaiah 38:17: “Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.” Carry the word “behold” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Isaiah 38:17: “Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.” What happens first in Isaiah 38?
Isaiah 38:17
“Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.”
Isaiah 38:3
“and said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Hezekiah wept bitterly.”
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Say it
Practice Isaiah 38:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Behold,forpeaceIhadanguish,butyouinloveformysouldelivereditthepitofcorruption;foryouhavecastallmysinsbehindyourback.