Week 929 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 300 words
🌿 Micah 2
Micah 2 opens with these words: “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of…” The line to keep is Micah 2:1: “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.” Carry the word “devise” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Micah 2 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.” 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, “Shall it be said, O house of Jacob: “Is Yahweh’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”” Micah 2 opens with these words: “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of…” The line to keep is Micah 2:1: “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.” Carry the word “devise” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Micah 2:1: “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Micah 2? Then try this: Read “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it,…” 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.
“Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.”
Micah 2:1 · Micah 2
Say it
Practice Micah 2:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Woetothosewhoiniquityandontheirbeds!Whenthemorningislight,theypracticeit,becauseitisinthepoweroftheirhand.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Micah 2?
- Read “Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Micah 2 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Micah 2. Help us remember Micah 2:1 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Micah 2 is long, read Micah 2:1 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 929 · the whole night
🌿 Micah 2
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