Week 916 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 260 words
🔥 Amos 3
Amos 3 opens with these words: “Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of…” The line to keep is Amos 3:8: “The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?” Carry the word “lion” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Amos 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of Egypt, saying:” 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, “The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?” Amos 3 opens with these words: “Hear this word that Yahweh has spoken against you, children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up out of the land of…” The line to keep is Amos 3:8: “The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?” Carry the word “lion” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Amos 3:8: “The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Amos 3? Then try this: Read “The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?” 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.
“The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?”
Amos 3:8 · Amos 3
Say it
Practice Amos 3:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thelionhasroared.WhowillnotTheLordhasWhocanbutprophesy?
Talk about it
- What happens first in Amos 3?
- Read “The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Amos 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Amos 3. Help us remember Amos 3:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Amos 3 is long, read Amos 3:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 916 · the whole night
🔥 Amos 3
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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