Week 774 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 265 words
🌊 Isaiah 59
Isaiah 59 opens with these words: “Behold, Yahweh’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save; nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear.” The line to keep is Isaiah 59:13: “transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of…” Carry the word “transgress” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Isaiah 59 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Behold, Yahweh’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save; nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear.” 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, “We all roar like bears, and moan bitterly like doves. We look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.” Isaiah 59 opens with these words: “Behold, Yahweh’s hand is not shortened, that it can’t save; nor his ear dull, that it can’t hear.” The line to keep is Isaiah 59:13: “transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of…” Carry the word “transgress” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 59:13: “transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Isaiah 59? Then try this: Read “transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt,…” 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.
“transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.”
Isaiah 59:13 · Isaiah 59
Say it
Practice Isaiah 59:13
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
anddenyingYahweh,andturningawayfromfollowingourGod,speakingoppressionandconceivingandutteringfromthewordsoffalsehood.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Isaiah 59?
- Read “transgressing and denying Yahweh, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Isaiah 59 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Isaiah 59. Help us remember Isaiah 59:13 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Isaiah 59 is long, read Isaiah 59:13 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 774 · the whole night
🌊 Isaiah 59
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