Ruth's Loyalty
Understand how Boaz showed kindness to Ruth
Recognize God's care through people's actions
Learn about caring for others who are different
“Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, 'Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take notice of me, seeing I am a foreigner?' Boaz answered her, 'I have been fully told about all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn't know before.'”
— Ruth 2:10-12 (WEB)Shows God's love through human kindness
BibleMouse friends, yesterday we learned about Ruth working hard in the fields. Today we'll see how God took care of her!
Today we'll learn how Boaz was kind to Ruth. Even though Ruth was from a different country, Boaz saw how hard she worked and how much she loved Naomi.
Children pretend to be Ruth gathering grain, with parent playing Boaz who protects and helps them
Simpler: Help child collect grain close to parent
Challenge: Add obstacles or 'rules' about gathering
BibleMouse friends, God uses people like Boaz to take care of others!
Dear God, help us be kind to others like Boaz was to Ruth.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how Boaz became Ruth's special helper!
“Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”
— Ruth 1:16 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Memory Verse Movement Game: Children act out each phrase with a corresponding action
Ruth was a foreigner who showed incredible loyalty to Naomi
Children might not understand cultural differences
Child's understanding of showing kindness to strangers