Bible passages

Amos 5:16–27

Let Justice Flow like a Strong River

Notice what God asks for instead of the rejected celebrations.

Amos 6:1–7

Comfort without Care for the Suffering

Notice the sentence that explains why the comfortable life is condemned.

Amos 6:8–14

Proud Houses and Justice Turned to Poison

Notice the broken justice beneath the strong-house confidence.

Amos 7:1–9

Two Pleas Heard, Then a Measuring-Line Warning

Compare the response after the first two visions with the third.

Amos 8:1–14

A Basket of Fruit and a Market Full of Cheating

Notice how a small basket leads to a charge about dishonest selling.

Amos 9:1–10

No Hiding Place and a People Not Utterly Destroyed

Keep the no-escape warning beside the later preservation statement.

Amos 9:11–15

David’s Fallen Tent and Rebuilt Life in the Land

Notice the difference between repaired ruins and overflowing harvest pictures.

Obadiah 1:1–14

High Rocks Cannot Excuse Cruelty to a Brother

Notice how Edom’s confidence is tested against its treatment of neighbours.

Obadiah 1:15–21

Escape on Zion and the Kingdom Belonging to God

Notice the contrast between escape in Zion and the severe judgement on Esau.

Read together with an adult

Poetry and prayer

Jonah 2:1–10

Jonah’s Prayer from the Fish to Dry Land

Listen to Jonah’s prayer before the story returns to dry land.

Micah 1:1–7

Micah Calls Samaria and Jerusalem to Hear

Notice the cities named before the mountains begin to melt.

Micah 1:8–16

Town after Town Hears the Lament

Follow the lament from one town to the next without rushing past the grief.

Micah 2:1–5

Planning at Night to Take Someone’s Home

Notice the night-time plan and what happens at morning light.

Micah 2:6–11

Pleasant Lies While Families Lose Their Homes

Notice the people harmed while others ask for a more pleasant message.

Micah 2:12–13

The Gathered Flock Goes through an Opened Gate

Follow the gathering image into movement through a gate.

Micah 3:1–12

Leaders Devour and Prophets Sell Reassurance

Read this graphic accusation with an adult, then notice how money shapes the messages.

Micah 4:1–5

Swords Become Farm Tools and People Rest Safely

Follow the nations from learning to a life without fear.

Micah 4:6–13

The Driven-Away People Are Gathered, but Pain Comes First

Notice who is gathered before the message speaks of strength.

Micah 5:1–6

A Shepherding Ruler from Small Bethlehem

Notice the small place named between the siege and the promised shepherding.

Micah 5:7–15

Dew, a Lion and Supports God Removes

Keep the gentle and fierce comparisons separate before reading the removal list.

Micah 6:1–8

Act Fairly, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly

Listen to the questions about gifts and the plain answer about a way of life.

Micah 6:9–16

False Weights and Work That Brings No Enjoyment

Notice how dishonest measures affect food and work in the warning.

Micah 7:1–6

An Empty Harvest of Goodness and Broken Trust

Hear the speaker’s grief about goodness that cannot be found.

Micah 7:7–13

Waiting for Light while Confessing Wrong

Notice hope, confessed wrong and the final warning all in one reading.