Bible dictionary for children
Plow
A plow is a farming tool that turns or opens soil before planting.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A plow is a farming tool that turns or opens soil before planting. Guiding it requires attention to the work ahead.
Talk about it
Why would looking away repeatedly make a straight furrow difficult?
An example from the Bible
Jesus uses a person putting a hand to a plow as a picture of commitment in Luke 9. The farming image emphasizes focus.
Read Luke 9:62 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Luke 9:62
But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for God’s Kingdom.”Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
