Bible passages

Ezekiel 47:13–23

Borders and Land Shares for Resident Families

Look at who receives a share as carefully as where the borders lie.

Ezekiel 48:1–7

Seven Tribal Portions from Dan to Judah

Use the repeated phrase “one portion” to follow the names.

Ezekiel 48:8–14

Holy Portions for the Priests and Levites

Notice why these neighbouring land portions cannot simply be sold.

Ezekiel 48:15–20

Homes, Pasture and Food for the City’s Workers

Notice how the city’s plan includes food for the people who work there.

Ezekiel 48:21–22

The Prince’s Land East and West of the Centre

Use the centre and the two sides to follow these short land instructions.

Ezekiel 48:23–29

Five Portions from Benjamin to Gad

Follow five neighbouring shares until the southern border is reached.

Ezekiel 48:30–35

Twelve Gates and the Name “Yahweh Is There”

Count the gates, then pause at the city’s final name.

Daniel (Greek) 2:20–23; Daniel (Greek) 2:31–45

A Fragile Statue and God’s Lasting Kingdom

Read Daniel’s thanks and the dream explanation as two selected parts.

Greek source variant

Daniel (Greek) 3:24–45; Daniel (Greek) 3:51–90

Azarias Prays and All Creation Is Called to Praise

Listen to the personal prayer, then the many voices invited into the song.

Greek source variant

Daniel (Greek) 4:1–3; Daniel (Greek) 4:19–27

A Great Tree, a Kept Stump and Mercy for the Poor

Keep the king’s opening praise separate from the later hard explanation.

Greek source variant

Daniel (Greek) 5:17–28

Counted, Weighed and Divided

Listen to Daniel’s explanation without letting the offered reward control it.

Greek source variant

Daniel (Greek) 6:25–28

Darius Praises the God Who Rescued Daniel

Notice the change from the king’s proclamation to the narrator’s closing sentence.

Greek source variant

Daniel 7:1–28

Four Beasts, a Heavenly Court and a Lasting Kingdom

Keep the frightening dream separate from the explanation Daniel asks for.

Daniel 8:1–27

The Ram, the Goat and the Harmful Horn

Let the named interpretation guide how you read the animals.

Daniel 9:1–27

Daniel Prays for Mercy and Hears of Seventy Weeks

Notice how Daniel moves from reading to prayer before receiving a difficult answer.

Daniel 10:1–12:13

Daniel Is Strengthened for a Long Vision of Conflict and Hope

Follow Daniel’s strengthening before tracing the long message’s hope and trouble.

Hosea 2:1–13

Forgotten Gifts and a Severe Charge of Unfaithfulness

With an adult, follow who gives the gifts and who receives the credit.

Hosea 2:14–23

Tender Words, Peace and “You Are My People”

Listen for the promises of tenderness, safety and belonging.

Hosea 4:1–19

Rejected Knowledge and Shared Responsibility

Notice why the missing knowledge is more than a lack of facts.

Hosea 5:1–15

Offerings and Assyria Cannot Heal the Unfaithfulness

Notice why offerings and a foreign king cannot repair the named problem.

Hosea 6:1–11

Expected Rain and Love That Vanishes Like Dew

Listen to the hopeful invitation and then God’s searching reply.

Hosea 7:1–16

The Hot Oven, Unturned Pancake and Wandering Dove

Let each ordinary picture add a different part of the warning.

Hosea 8:1–14

Claiming to Know God While Rejecting His Ways

Compare the claim to know God with the choices the speech names.

Hosea 9:1–17

A Severe Warning of Lost Harvests and Lost Children

Read this severe warning with an adult and keep its different voices clear.