Grades 3-6 Sunday School Lesson
Bible Heroines
Ruth, Part 2: God Recognizes Ruth’s Heroism

Lesson Plan

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 Memory Verse:

“and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.”  Matthew 6:4b

         
Key verses for this week: 

 “And [Ruth] went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.” Ruth 2:3

“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.” Ruth 2:11-12

“So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and … the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son…and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.” Ruth 4:13, 17

Fill in the Blanks

1. After Naomi’s sons died, she returned home to Bethlehem with                      .
2. Ruth found herself gleaning in the fields of a man named                         .
3. Boaz told Ruth there was another                               who was closer than he was.
4. Ruth and Boaz married, and had a son named                        .
5. Ruth and Boaz were the great-grandparents of King                                 .

  True or False

1. Ruth went to glean in the corn fields to get food for Naomi and herself. 
2. Boaz’ servants noticed that Ruth was a hard worker. 
3. Naomi had never heard of the man named Boaz. 
4. Boaz told his servants not to allow Ruth to glean in his fields. 
5. The nearer kinsman chose not to exercise his right and responsibility as kinsman redeemer.