Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Isaiah 8?
Isaiah 8 opens with these words: “Yahweh said to me, “Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man’s pen, ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz’;” The line to keep is Isaiah 8:4: “For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father,’ and, ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of…” Carry the word “child” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Isaiah 8:4: “For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father,’ and, ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”” What happens first in Isaiah 8?
Isaiah 8:4
“For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father,’ and, ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.””
Isaiah 8:3
“I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’”
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Practice Isaiah 8:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Forthechildknowshowtosay,‘Myfather,’and,‘Mymother,’therichesofDamascusandtheplunderofSamariawillbecarriedbythekingof