Bible passages

Micah 7:14–20

The Shepherd Who Delights in Forgiveness

Notice what is trampled in the final picture: the people’s sins.

Nahum 1:1–15

Nineveh Is Warned and Judah Hears Peace

Keep the refuge promise within the chapter’s severe warning about Nineveh.

Nahum 2:1–13

Nineveh’s Full Lion Den Becomes Empty and Silent

Notice how a feared predator-city becomes an emptied place.

Nahum 3:1–19

Nineveh’s Cruelty, Failed Defences and Scattered People

Read this severe city-warning with an adult and notice its charge of endless cruelty.

Habakkuk 1:1–4

Habakkuk Asks Why Violence Goes Unanswered

Listen to the questions before expecting the passage to answer them.

Habakkuk 1:5–11

The Chaldeans’ Power and Their Guilt

Notice that the alarming force is raised up and still called guilty.

Habakkuk 1:12–17

Why Does Cruelty Keep Winning?

Notice how Habakkuk brings a hard question to God.

Habakkuk 2:1–5

Waiting for God's Answer

Watch for the difference between waiting with trust and trying to control others.

Habakkuk 2:6–20

Five Warnings Against Harm

Listen for the wrongs that this warning names.

Poetry and prayer

Habakkuk 3:1–16

A Prayer with Trembling Hands

Follow a prayer that holds fear and trust together.

Habakkuk 3:17–19

Hope When the Fields Are Empty

Hear what Habakkuk says when the fields are empty.

Zephaniah 1:1–6

A Serious Warning for Judah

Notice how a warning moves from the whole earth to one community.

Zephaniah 1:7–18

Money Cannot Buy Escape

Look for the things that cannot protect a city from this warning.

Zephaniah 2:1–3

Seek God While There Is Time

Find three things Zephaniah asks people to seek.

Zephaniah 2:4–7

Cities Become Pastures

Trace the change from crowded coastal cities to grazing flocks.

Zephaniah 2:8–11

God Hears Proud Insults

Notice why proud insults matter in this warning.

Zephaniah 2:12–15

The City That Boasted Falls

Compare a city's boast with the quiet ruins described next.

Zephaniah 3:1–5

Leaders Who Take Instead of Care

Ask what leaders should do with the power given to them.

Zephaniah 3:6–8

A Warning the City Refuses

Follow the warning in order before looking for what comes next.

Zephaniah 3:9–13

Truthful Words and Safe Rest

Look for the new kind of community God promises.

Zephaniah 3:14–20

God Sings Over His People

Listen for who sings and who gathers people home.

Haggai 2:1–9

Keep Building: God Is with You

Find the reason God gives a discouraged building team to keep working.

Haggai 2:10–19

Two Questions About Clean Worship

Follow two questions about worship before the harvest promise.

Haggai 2:20–23

A Chosen Servant Like a Seal Ring

Explore a small ring used as a picture in a large promise.