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A Virgin Will Have a Baby

Isaiah: The Gospel Prophet

Day 67of 180
Week 14of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how Isaiah prophesied about Jesus' miraculous birth

2

Recognize God's plan of salvation revealed through prophecy

3

Develop wonder at God's incredible promise of Immanuel

📖 Scripture Connection

Isaiah 7:14

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

— Isaiah 7:14 (WEB)

Prophetic promise of Jesus' miraculous birth

📦 Materials Needed

  • Bible (World English Bible)
  • White paper
  • Colored pencils
  • Scissors
  • BibleMouse Isaiah prophecy cards
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we're going to explore an amazing prophecy that shows how God planned Jesus' arrival hundreds of years before He was born!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about prophets in our last lesson?
2Teaching (8 min)

Let's discover how God spoke through Isaiah about a special baby who would change everything!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Isaiah lived about 700 years before Jesus was born
  • He told people a virgin would have a special baby named Immanuel
  • Immanuel means 'God with us'
  • This prophecy came true exactly when Jesus was born
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think people felt hearing this strange prophecy?
  • Why is it amazing that God told people about Jesus so long before He was born?
3Activity: Prophecy Timeline Craft (10 min)
prophecy fulfillment

Create a visual timeline showing Isaiah's prophecy and Jesus' birth

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a long timeline on white paper
  2. Mark Isaiah's time period on one end
  3. Mark Jesus' birth on the other end
  4. Illustrate key moments between prophecy and fulfillment
  5. Color and decorate your timeline
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use pre-drawn timeline template from BibleMouse Printables Library

Challenge: Add additional prophetic details from Matthew's Gospel

4Closing (3 min)

God's amazing plan shows He always keeps His promises!

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who made this special prophecy?
  • What does Immanuel mean?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for His incredible plan to send Jesus

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about the special names given to the coming King

💎 Memory Verse

Isaiah 53:5

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”

— Isaiah 53:5 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Prophecy Puzzle: Write each word of the memory verse on a separate puzzle piece, then have the child assemble the puzzle while reciting the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Isaiah's prophecies were often complex and seemed impossible at the time

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use the BibleMouse Resource Guide for additional context
  • Encourage children's questions about prophecy
  • Connect prophecy to God's faithfulness
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it hard to understand how a prophecy could be made so far in advance

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's incredible plan

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Research other messianic prophecies in the Old Testament
  • Create a 'Prophecy Detective' notebook tracking biblical predictions

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