Mature Believer
Judgment on the Nations.
Hosea, Joel, Amos and Obadiah.
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Why this plan
The first four of the twelve Minor Prophets, in order. Each confronts Israel and the nations around it over injustice and unfaithfulness — and Hosea shows God's faithful love for an unfaithful people.
What you'll read
One stream, read in order.
Hosea–Obadiah
Hosea → Joel → Amos → Obadiah
Week by week
The plan for the next 6 weeks.
Every reading, in the order the app gives them.
Week 1Hosea 1 – Hosea 5
- Day 1Hosea 1
- Day 2Hosea 2
- Day 3Hosea 3
- Day 4Hosea 4
- Day 5Hosea 5
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 2Hosea 6 – Hosea 10
- Day 6Hosea 6
- Day 7Hosea 7
- Day 8Hosea 8
- Day 9Hosea 9
- Day 10Hosea 10
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 3Hosea 11 – Joel 1
- Day 11Hosea 11
- Day 12Hosea 12
- Day 13Hosea 13
- Day 14Hosea 14
- Day 15Joel 1
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 4Joel 2 – Amos 3
- Day 16Joel 2
- Day 17Joel 3
- Day 18Amos 1
- Day 19Amos 2
- Day 20Amos 3
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 5Amos 4 – Amos 8
- Day 21Amos 4
- Day 22Amos 5
- Day 23Amos 6
- Day 24Amos 7
- Day 25Amos 8
- Rest dayReflect on the week's readings
Week 6Amos 9 – Obadiah 1
- Day 26Amos 9
- Day 27Obadiah 1
- Rest dayReflect on the plan you've just finished
Weekly rhythm
Five days to read. One to reflect.
Each reading day has one reading per stream. On your rest day, look back over the week. You choose your rest day in the app: Saturday, Sunday or the whole weekend. Your place only moves on when you mark a reading done, so a missed day never leaves you behind.
How to read
Read, Reflect, Respond.
The same three steps every day, in any plan. Fifteen to thirty minutes is plenty.
- 1
Read
Read slowly and on purpose, with a pen in hand. Mark the words and verses that stand out, the big words to look up, the repeated ideas, and the connecting words like therefore and because.
- 2
Reflect
Ask why you marked what you did. What did it mean to the people it was first written to? What does it mean for you today? What does it show you about God?
- 3
Respond
Turn it into prayer: thanksgiving, praise, repentance, or asking for help, using the words you marked. Optionally, write down one thing to carry into the day.
Optional, in the app
Add a companion reading.
Alongside this plan, you can add a short daily reading. Turn on any of them, or alternate the Psalm and Proverb from day to day.
Psalm of the Day
One psalm a day, working through the whole Psalter.
Proverb of the Day
One chapter of Proverbs a day, cycling every 31 days.
Gospel of the Day
This plan doesn't include a Gospel, so Gospel of the Day keeps you reading the words and works of Jesus alongside it, one Gospel at a time.
Companion readings need a free account in the Standfirm app.
When you finish
Keep going.
Every plan in this stage covers different books. Pick another. There's no rush.