Amos 7 · Grade 3

A Plumb Line

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Read the Story

God showed Amos locusts eating the land. Amos prayed, Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! Yahweh relented concerning this. Then God showed fire, and Amos prayed again. God listened again.

Then Amos saw the Lord with a plumb line in his hand. A plumb line is a string with a weight. It shows if a wall is straight. God would measure His people.

A priest named Amaziah told Amos to go away. But Amos said he was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs. God took him from following the flock and said, Go, prophesy to my people Israel.

Memory Verse

Yahweh said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

Amos 7:8 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

What did Amos pray?
What is a plumb line?
Who told Amos to go away?
What was Amos's job before?

Amos Prays for Israel

Write what happened in each box.

Word Search

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

LOCUSTS
PLUMB
FLOCK
FIRE
LINE
WALL
AMOS
FIGS

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for listening to prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

Amos pleaded for Jacob, who was weak. When you feel small, how can you talk to God?
A priest at Bethel ordered Amos to leave. How can you keep obeying God when someone tells you to stop?