Ruth Chapter 1
What was the name of Naomi's other daughter-in-law?
Oprah
Boaz is of the same clan as who?
Naomi's husband (Elimelek)
What was Naomi's plan for Ruth? What was the purpose of the plan?
Plan: Ruth 3:3 "Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking."
Purpose: Ruth 3:1 "Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you""
^ to secure a marriage proposal from Boaz
Who sat down near the gate?
Boaz and 10 elders.
After the death of Naomi's husband and her two sons she desired to return home. She urged her daughters-in-law to go back to their people. Ruth refused by saying what?
'Your people will be my people and your God my God'.
What was Naomi's husband's name?
Elimelech
Why did Ruth find favor in Boaz's eyes?
Boaz realizes she is the Moabite woman who abandoned her country, people, and gods for an Israelite widow and such sacrifice deserves a response.
In Ruth 2:11, it says "Boaz replied, 'I've been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband--how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before."
He is showing her that he understands the magnitude of what she's done.
Why do people sleep on the ground near the threshing floor?
To protect the grain from getting stolen
What did they have to do to buy land?
One person had to give the other person his sandal
When they arrived to Naomi's hometown Naomi said, 'Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara'. Why did she say they should call her 'Mara'?
'Because God has made my life very bitter'
Why did Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem?
Because Naomi's husband and her sons died, and Naomi heard that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them.
Ruth 1:6 NIV
What is gleaning? Why was Ruth doing it?
Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.
Ruth has been "gleaning" in the barley fields: following the harvesters and picking up loose stalks of grain, in hopes of providing food for herself and her mother-in-law
How was was Ruth did different from Naomi's plan?
Ruth goes off-script. When Boaz wakes up and sees her, Ruth does not wait for his response. Instead, Ruth proposes not only marriage but redemption for Naomi and her legacy (Ruth 3:9). Ruth calls Boaz a “redeemer.” She wants Boaz’s hand in marriage, not so much for her benefit but Naomi’s. Naomi’s family line will end without Boaz’s help. But if Boaz marries her, Ruth’s child will become Naomi’s heir, and Naomi’s land will remain in her family.
When Boaz talked to the more closely related redeemer, what was the conversation like?
Kimberly's summary LOL: Boaz was like "hey so Naomi is selling some land that belonged to her deceased husband, you want it?" and the guy was like "Sure!!" and then Boaz was like "well so you also gotta use the proceeds to care for Naomi, as long as she lives. And that's not all. You gotta marry Ruth, this moabite girl and then have a kid with her." and then the guy was like "uhhh...on second thought, I'm good fam, I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it."
Read Ruth 4:2-8
After the wheat and barley harvests, Naomi tells Ruth to put on her best clothes and then go the threshing floor to find Boaz. After he lies down for the night what is Ruth told to do?
Uncover his feet and lie down
They arrived at Bethlehem just as the _____ was beginning
Barley Harvest
What is a kinsman-redeemer?
The kinsman-redeemer is a male relative who had the privilege or responsibility to act on behalf of a relative who was in trouble, danger, or need.
In the New Testament, Christ is often regarded as an example of a kinsman-redeemer because He also redeems us because of our great need, one that only He can satisfy.
In Ruth 3:9, we see a picture of the needy woman, unable to rescue herself, requesting of the kinsman-redeemer that he cover her with his protection, redeem her, and make her his wife. In the same way, the Lord Jesus Christ bought us for Himself, out of the curse, made us His own beloved bride; and blessed us for all generations. He is the true kinsman-redeemer of all who call on Him in faith.
Does Boaz say yes to Ruth's request? Why or why not?
His response was:
Ruth 3:12-13 "Although it is true that I am a guardian-redeemer of our family, there is another who is more closely related than I. Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the LORD lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”
How long was Ruth infertile?
10 years
How did Ruth respond to Naomi's plan?
“I will do whatever you say,”
How many years has it been since Naomi lived in Bethlehem?
It has been ten years since Naomi lived there
What is an ephah?
about a bushel (35 liters)
An ephah's worth of barley would, therefore, have been equivalent to
What did Boaz give Ruth before she left?
6 measures of barley
What were the descendants of Boaz and Ruth?
Boaz > Obed > Jesse > David
What does goel mean?
kinsman-redeemer