Amos

4:6–11

The Lord punished the Israelites by sending a drought and other problems to their country.

The troubles the people experienced are given in these verses.
Make a list of their troubles.

Thinky would like to know if these troubles made the people turn back to God.
What did the Lord say?

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5:1–3

The Israelites experienced many bad things. But they didn’t turn back to God. They went on sinning. That is why Amos sang a song of sadness. The Lord showed him that Israel was going to be attacked. Amos saw that the people were going to be taken away as prisoners to another country. Israel would be like someone who had fallen down and couldn’t get up again.

5:10–15, 24

In his song of sadness, Amos points out the sins of the people. And he is sad because no one tries to make any changes. Carefully read the list of the things Amos names in verses 10–12.

Hearty would like to know something. When you see someone who isn’t playing fairly, how do you feel? When you see someone who is being mean to another person, how do you feel? Do you feel badly about things like that?

Hearty suggests you write the words from Amos 5:24 on a card. Read the verse over and over again. Use it as a reminder of how the Lord wants you to live. And think about how you can be just and fair in all you do.

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9:7–11

Amos didn’t end with words of judgment, although he often spoke about the Lord’s judgment.

Amos ends by saying that the Lord would always love his people. What did he promise in verse 8?

Inny knows that the Lord didn’t punish people because he liked to see them suffer. The Lord wanted the people to come back to him. He wanted to bless them.

God loves us. He wants us to be faithful to him, serve him and love him.

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