Animals
lion in Ruth 4
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This creature shows up in Ruth 4:9: “Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, “You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Ruth 4:9
“Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, “You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.”
What kids can learn
When you hear lion in Ruth, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Ruth 4:9 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Ruth 4:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Boazsaidtotheelders,andtoallthepeople,“Youaretoday,thatIhaveboughtallthatwasandallwasChilion’sandMahlon’s,fromthehandofNaomi.