Ruth 1 - 4
Naomi grew up in the promised land, which was also called Israel. But now she lived far away. She had a husband and two sons. Ruth was married to one of the sons.
Then something sad happened. Naomi’s husband and sons died. Not long after that Naomi decided to go back to her homeland. Naomi told Ruth to return to her parents, but Ruth did not want to leave her. She loved Naomi very much. “I will go wherever you go,” Ruth said. “Your home will be my home. Your God will be my God.” So Ruth went with Naomi to Israel.
They needed food to eat. So each day, Ruth gathered leftover grain from the fields. A good man named Boaz owned the field. He wanted to help her. So he left extra grain for Ruth to gather.
Boaz fell in love with Ruth. They got married and had a baby boy named Obed. God had blessed Ruth and Grandma Naomi with a brand-new family.
Discussion Questions
- Where did Naomi grow up? Israel ~ also called the promise land
- Who is Ruth? Ruth was married to one of Naomi’s sons.
- Something terrible happened in Ruth’s life. What happened? Her husband and two sons died.
- Naomi wanted to return to Israel so she told Ruth to go back to live with her parents. Did Ruth want to leave Naomi? No, she did not want to leave Naomi. She said your home is my home and your God is my God.
- While in Israel they gathered grain for food. Who owned the field? Boaz
- Did Boaz fall in love with Ruth? Yes
Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for the story of Ruth and Naomi. It is a beautiful story of friendship. We pray that we can be good friends to each other and lead others to you. Amen
Craft: Friendship Wreath:
Materials Needed:
construction paper
color pencils/crayons/markers
scissors, and glue.
Directions: Take turns tracing each others hands and cut out. On the person’s hand you traced write what you love about them. Once you have cut out several hands glue in the shape of a wreath. Ask your child their favorite thing about each family member or friend and then write that on their hand cut out.
Song: The MoreWe Get Together
The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
The more we play together
Together, together
The more we play together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we play together
The happier we'll be
The more we dance together
Together, together
The more we dance together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we dance together
The happier we'll be
The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
The more we get together
The hap-pi-er we'll be
