We read Amos 7–9 aloud and trace how God’s justice and mercy meet through visions of locusts, fire, a plumb line, and summer fruit. We reflect on intercession that moves God to relent, judgment that confronts economic fraud, and a promise to rebuild David’s fallen house.

• why ordinary people can speak for God
• mercy shown when Amos prays for the weak
• the plumb line as God’s standard for righteousness
• economic injustice named and confronted
• the terror of a famine of hearing God’s word
• the altar struck and God’s sovereign reach
• exile foretold and restoration promised
• fulfilled prophecy and confidence in Scripture
• praying boldly and speaking truth with courage

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