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Amos 8 · Preschool

Summer Fruit

Name Date

Color the basket of fruit!

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

Bible Verse

“Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.”

Amos 8:1 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God showed Amos a basket of fruit. God's words are good for us, like fruit. Thank God for the Bible!

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Amos 8 · Kindergarten

God's Words

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

FRUIT
BASKET
WORD
FAIR
Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

Amos 8:1 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

FRUIT
WORD
FAIR
WHEAT

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a basket full of summer fruit.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word that feeds me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be hungry for God's Word?
  • God made yummy things to eat. What is your favorite snack God made?

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Amos 8 · Grade 1

A Basket of Fruit

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

FRUIT
SCALES
WHEAT
WORD
Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.

Amos 8:1 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God showed a fruit basket.
Sellers used unfair scales.
They cheated with wheat.
God's words would be hard to find.
Love God's words.

Hungry for God’s Word

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

They will wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will run back and forth to seek Yahweh’s word, and will not find it.

A basket of summer fruit.

When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain?

Surely I will never forget any of their works.

Draw a basket full of summer fruit.

Memory Verse

“Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.”

Amos 8:1 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word that feeds me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be honest when you play?
  • How can you thank God for the Bible?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Amos 8 · Grade 2

A Basket of Fruit

Name Date

Read the Story

God showed Amos a basket of ripe summer fruit. Ripe fruit is ready. Israel was ready for God to judge them.

Sellers cheated poor people. They used unfair scales. God said He would not forget. One day it would be hard to hear God's words. That is why we should love God's words now!

Memory Verse

“Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit.”

Amos 8:1 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did God show Amos?

  2. Who did the sellers cheat?

    God's wordsUnfair scalesPoor people

  3. What did they use?

    Unfair scalesGod's wordsPoor people

  4. What would be hard to hear?

    God's wordsUnfair scalesPoor people

Word Search

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

WSPSWHCVGPABIUOMMNDGTAGMRNKKDCESGMDAGUGBRKLESSEARRPEYROECKAEJTKUBDAUIAMBBFRUITNDN
  • BASKET
  • SUMMER
  • FRUIT
  • GRAIN
  • BREAD
  • WATER
  • WORDS
  • SEA

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word that feeds me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What will God never forget?
  • What kind of famine was coming?

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Amos 8 · Grade 3

Not a Famine of Bread

Name Date

Read the Story

Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. The fruit was ripe. Israel was ripe for judgment too.

Merchants wanted the holy day to end so they could sell grain. They cheated with false scales. They bought the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals. God said, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

God warned of a famine. Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh's words. People would run back and forth to seek Yahweh's word, and will not find it.

Memory Verse

“Behold, the days come,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh’s words.”

Amos 8:11 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did God show Amos?

  2. Why did merchants want the holy day to end?

  3. What will God never forget?

  4. What kind of famine was coming?

Hungry for God’s Word

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

JHPHGWNITBIILBKWFSSASUMMERLFJSEHGWBGRDWKIJCRRUSBAEOAEAIGEBTTOAITVFAHEGDNWORDSMRWD
  • BASKET
  • SUMMER
  • FRUIT
  • GRAIN
  • BREAD
  • WATER
  • WORDS
  • SEA

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word that feeds me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be honest in how you treat others?
  • The merchants cheated people with false scales. How can you be honest when no one is watching?

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Amos 8 · Grade 4

Ripe for Judgment

Name Date

Read and Think

Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. God asked, Amos, what do you see? Fruit at the end of summer must be eaten soon. Then Yahweh said to me, The end has come on my people Israel.

Amos speaks to the greedy: Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail. They asked, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? They kept the holy days on the outside but cheated with false weights inside. They would buy the poor for silver. Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.

The worst judgment is spiritual. Behold, the days come, says the Lord Yahweh, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh's words. They will run back and forth to seek Yahweh's word, and will not find it. People who refuse God's Word may one day long for it.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the summer fruit picture?

  2. Who did the greedy want to swallow up?

  3. How did they keep the holy days?

  4. What is the worst judgment?

  5. What may people who refuse God's Word do one day?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

summerGodbasketgrain
  1. Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a of summer fruit.
  2. asked, Amos, what do you see?
  3. Fruit at the end of must be eaten soon.
  4. They asked, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell ?

Think About It

  1. A famine of hearing Yahweh's words is the worst famine. Why is God's Word more needed than food?

  2. The merchants kept holy days but couldn't wait to cheat. How can we honor God in our work and not only on Sunday?

Memory Verse

“Behold, the days come,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh’s words.”

Amos 8:11 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word that feeds me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • God's Word is a gift we should never take for granted. What can you do now to treasure the Bible?
  • How do you spend your Sunday?

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Amos 8 · Grade 5

A Famine of Yahweh's Words

Name Date

Read and Think

Amos 8 opens with a vision built on a play on words: Thus the Lord Yahweh showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. In Hebrew, the word for summer fruit sounds like the word for end. Then Yahweh said to me, The end has come on my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more. Israel was like fruit fully ripe.

The cause was greed toward the poor. Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail. The merchants were impatient for the Sabbath to end so they could sell, making the ephah small, and the shekel large. They used deceit in measures and would buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals. Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. Judgment is summarized as a day of mourning.

Then comes a unique judgment. Behold, the days come, says the Lord Yahweh, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh's words. They will wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they will run back and forth to seek Yahweh's word, and will not find it. Those who silenced the prophets would lose the voice they had rejected. In the New Testament, Jesus said, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God's mouth (Matthew 4:4).

Show What You Know

  1. What does summer fruit sound like in Hebrew?

  2. How did the merchants cheat?

  3. What will Yahweh never forget?

  4. Who would lose the voice they had rejected?

  5. In the New Testament, what did Jesus say man lives by?

Crossword

321

Across

  1. Surely I will never ____ any of their works.
  2. not a famine of ____

Down

  1. that we may sell ____
  2. A ____ of summer fruit.

Think About It

  1. Those who silenced the prophets would lose the voice they had rejected. How can you keep your heart open to God's Word?

  2. Man shall not live by bread alone. What does it look like to feed on God's Word each day?

Memory Verse

“Behold, the days come,” says the Lord Yahweh, “that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh’s words.”

Amos 8:11 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your Word that feeds me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The land would mourn because the poor were wronged. How can your family care for neighbors who have less?
  • How can you make time for the Bible each day?
  • 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.