People
David in Ruth 4
DAY-vid
This person shows up in Ruth 4:17: “The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi”. They named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Ruth 4:17
“The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi”. They named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.”
What kids can learn
When you hear david in Ruth, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Ruth 4:17 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Ruth 4:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thewomen,herneighbors,gavehimaname,“AsonistoNaomi”.TheynamedhimObed.HeisthefatherofJesse,thefatherof