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Amos 5 · Preschool

Seek God

Name Date

Color the river!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God wants goodness to flow like a big river. Let's ask God to help us be fair and good.

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Amos 5 · Kindergarten

Like a River

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SEEK
GOOD
RIVER
LIVE
But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

RIVER
GOOD
FAIR
STARS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a river flowing strong.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your justice and goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you do what is right for others?
  • Who should we look for?

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Amos 5 · Grade 1

Seek Good

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

SEEK
GOOD
JUSTICE
RIVER
But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Seek God and live.
Love good.
Be fair to all.
God made the stars.
Let justice flow like a river.

Seek Good

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be with you, as you say.

It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts.

But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

Draw a river flowing strong.

Memory Verse

“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your justice and goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What good thing can you do today?
  • How can you treat others well?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Amos 5 · Grade 2

Let Goodness Flow

Name Date

Read the Story

God told them to look for Him and live. Amos told the people to love good and hate evil. He told them to be fair to poor people.

The people had big parties for God. But they were not fair. God did not want their songs. He wanted fairness to flow like a river that never stops!

Memory Verse

“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What did God tell them?

  2. What should they love?

    GoodPoor peopleTo look for Him and live

  3. Who should they be fair to?

    GoodPoor peopleFairness

  4. What should flow like a river?

    FairnessPoor peopleGood

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

OTDCRLHOJRJSPSEEKRIUTTMJJTIOSLWRKJFVNTHIVETNECIKGGYAURMCYONHAMSJECOGKTSKTSADOLIVE
  • JUSTICE
  • RIVERS
  • STREAM
  • ORION
  • LIGHT
  • SEEK
  • GOOD
  • LIVE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your justice and goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God made the stars in the sky. How do the stars help you remember that God is great?
  • God loves it when we treat others the right way. How can you play by the rules at home or with friends?

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Amos 5 · Grade 3

Seek Me and Live

Name Date

Read the Story

Amos sang a sad song over Israel. But God still said, Seek me, and you will live. God made the Pleiades and Orion, stars in the sky.

Israel was unfair to the poor. They took bribes in the courts. Amos said, Seek good, and not evil, that you may live. Hate evil, love good.

God said, I hate, I despise your feasts. He would not listen to their songs, because they were unfair. God wanted something else: But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

Memory Verse

“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did God still say?

  2. What stars did God make?

  3. What did God hate?

  4. What should roll on like rivers?

Seek Good

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

TTIYOLVHJAIRDLIGHTSGBLIVENSSOJUSTICETORIVERSTRDOLROVBPEGORIONGPAGGBDLIRPMWFSEEKPL
  • JUSTICE
  • RIVERS
  • STREAM
  • ORION
  • LIGHT
  • SEEK
  • GOOD
  • LIVE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your justice and goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God turns the shadow of death into morning. When things feel dark, how can you trust God?
  • What would the day be?

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Amos 5 · Grade 4

Justice Like Rivers

Name Date

Read and Think

Amos 5 is a lament, a funeral song: The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. Yet even in sorrow, God invites: Seek me, and you will live. God is the One who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning.

Amos names their sins: you trample on the poor, take bribes, and turn away the needy in the courts. So he calls: Seek good, and not evil, that you may live. Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Some longed for the day of Yahweh, thinking it would be good for them. Amos warned: It is darkness, and not light. God rejected worship without justice: I hate, I despise your feasts. Take away from me the noise of your songs! What God wants: But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

Show What You Know

  1. What is a lament?

  2. What did God turn the shadow of death into?

  3. Where should justice be established?

  4. What would the day of Yahweh be?

  5. What did God want instead of noisy songs?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

SeekjusticegoodOrionlight
  1. Yet even in sorrow, God invites: me, and you will live.
  2. God is the One who made the Pleiades and , and turns the shadow of death into the morning.
  3. So he calls: Seek , and not evil, that you may live.
  4. Hate evil, love good, and establish in the courts.
  5. Amos warned: It is darkness, and not .

Think About It

  1. God rejected worship from people who were unfair to others. How does the way we treat people connect to our worship?

  2. Seek good, and not evil, that you may live. What is one good thing you can seek this week?

Memory Verse

“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your justice and goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is one wrong thing you need to say no to?
  • The people looked forward to God's day without changing their ways. Why is it risky to feel sure you are fine without checking your heart?

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Amos 5 · Grade 5

Righteousness Like a Mighty Stream

Name Date

Read and Think

Amos 5 opens with a funeral song for a nation still alive: The virgin of Israel has fallen; She shall rise no more. Yet the lament holds an offer: For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: Seek me, and you will live. They should not seek Bethel or Gilgal, the shrines of empty religion, but God Himself, who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning.

The charges are specific: You who turn justice to wormwood. They hate him who reproves in the gate. You trample on the poor, take a bribe, and turn away the needy in the courts. Amos calls for change: Seek good, and not evil, that you may live. Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Many Israelites wanted the day of Yahweh, expecting victory. Amos replies: Why do you long for the day of Yahweh? It is darkness, and not light. Worship without justice was worthless: I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies. Take away from me the noise of your songs! God's demand is one of the great lines of the prophets: But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream. Otherwise, Israel would go into captivity beyond Damascus.

Show What You Know

  1. Where should Israel not seek God?

  2. What did they turn justice to?

  3. What did they do to the one who reproves?

  4. Why did Israel long for the day of Yahweh?

  5. Where would Israel go if they did not change?

Crossword

3421

Across

  1. Seek ____, and not evil
  2. But let ____ roll on like rivers

Down

  1. who made the Pleiades and ____
  2. righteousness like a mighty ____

Think About It

  1. But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream. Where in your family, church, or town could justice flow more freely?

  2. God said He would not listen to their songs. Why does God care more about obedience than about how well we sing?

Memory Verse

“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

Amos 5:24 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your justice and goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Some people refused to hear the truth at the city gate. How can you welcome someone who points out your wrong?
  • How can you treat people fairly at home?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.