Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Isaiah 49?
Isaiah 49 opens with these words: “Listen, islands, to me. Listen, you peoples, from afar: Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the inside of my mother he has mentioned…” The line to keep is Isaiah 49:4: “But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”” Carry the word “labored” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Isaiah 49:4: “But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”” What happens first in Isaiah 49?
Isaiah 49:4
“But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.””
Isaiah 49:3
“He said to me, “You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.””
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Say it
Practice Isaiah 49:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ButI“IhavelaboredinIhavespentmystrengthinvainforyetsurelythejusticeduetomeiswithYahweh,andmyrewardwithmyGod.”