🎺 Isaiah 46

Isaiah 46 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Bel bows down. Nebo stoops. Their idols are carried by animals, and on the livestock. The things that you carried around are heavy loads, a burden for the weary.” 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, “They bear it on their shoulder. They carry it, and set it in its place, and it stands there. It cannot move from its place. Yes, one may cry to it, yet it can not answer. It cannot save him out of his trouble.” Isaiah 46 opens with these words: “Bel bows down. Nebo stoops. Their idols are carried by animals, and on the livestock. The things that you carried around are heavy loads,…” The line to keep is Isaiah 46:6: “Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down— yes, they worship.” Carry the word “pour” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 46:6: “Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a god. They fall down— yes, they worship.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Isaiah 46? Then try this: Read “Some pour out gold from the bag, and weigh silver in the balance. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it a…” 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.