History
What should a child notice in Ruth 1?
Ruth 1 opens with these words: “In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab,…” The line to keep is Ruth 1:5: “Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.” Carry the word “mahlon” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Ruth 1:5: “Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.” What happens first in Ruth 1?
Ruth 1:5
“Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.”
Ruth 1:3
“Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.”
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Say it
Practice Ruth 1:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
anddied,andthewomanwasbereavedofhertwochildrenandofherhusband.