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Amos 7 · Grade 5

I Was a Herdsman

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Amos 7 shows the prophet as an intercessor, someone who prays for others. Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, he formed locusts. When they finished eating the grass of the land, Amos cried: Lord Yahweh, forgive, I beg you! How could Jacob stand? For he is small. Yahweh relented concerning this. A second vision of judgment by fire followed, and again Amos pleaded: Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you! Again God relented. Prayer matters to God.

The third vision changes everything: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. God asked, Amos, what do you see? A plumb line measures whether a wall is true. God would set His standard among His people. They had leaned so far that the wall must come down. I will not again pass by them any more.

Then comes conflict. Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to King Jeroboam, saying Amos had conspired against him. Amaziah told Amos: You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah. Bethel was the king's sanctuary. Amos replied: I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs; and Yahweh took me from following the flock, and Yahweh said to me, Go, prophesy to my people Israel. Amos's authority came from God's call, not a title or family line.

Show What You Know

  1. What is an intercessor?

  2. What did Amos plead the second time?

  3. What does a plumb line measure?

  4. What did Amaziah call Bethel?

  5. Where did Amos's authority come from?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

AmosfirelocustsplumbGod
  1. 7 shows the prophet as an intercessor, someone who prays for others.
  2. Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, he formed .
  3. A second vision of judgment by followed, and again Amos pleaded: Lord Yahweh, stop, I beg you!
  4. Again relented.
  5. The third vision changes everything: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a line, with a plumb line in his hand.

Think About It

  1. Twice God relented after Amos prayed. What does this teach about the power of prayer?

  2. God measured Israel with a plumb line. What is God's straight standard for your life, and how do you measure up through His grace?

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)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does admitting weakness help you talk honestly with God?
  • Amos stood firm when a powerful priest opposed him. Where might God be asking you to stand firm?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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