Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Isaiah 57?
Isaiah 57 opens with these words: “The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from…” The line to keep is Isaiah 57:11: ““Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you…” Carry the word “whom” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Isaiah 57:11: ““Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?” What happens first in Isaiah 57?
Isaiah 57:11
““Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?”
Isaiah 57:3
““But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes.”
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Say it
Practice Isaiah 57:11
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“Whomhaveyoudreadedandfeared,sothatyoulie,andnotme,norlaidittoyourheart?Haven’tIheldmyforalongtime,andyoudon’tfearme?