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100
(The emptiness of Naomi’s life) Naomi and her family moved to (?) to escape a (?) in Israel. Naomi’s (?) and (?) died. She decided to return to Israel, and her daughter-in-law Ruth, a (?), went with her.
Moab/famine/husband/two sons/Moabite
100
One day Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, said to her, "My daughter, should I not try to find a (?) for you, where you will be well (?) for?
home/provided
100
“This is what happened during the time of (?), the (?) who ruled over (?) stretching from India to Cush”
Xerxes/Xerxes/127 provinces
100
“After these events, King Xerxes honored (?) son of Hammedatha, the (?)…” (*Haman is a descendant of Agag, King of the Amalekites. Amalekites is the long-standing Biblical enemy of the Jews. God promised to "blot out the name" of Amalek.*)
Haman/Agagite
100
“So (?) got the robe and the horse. He robed (?), and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, ‘This is what is done for the man the king delights to (?)!’ …”
Haman/Mordecai/honor
200
Ruth and Naomi returned from Moab to (?), the city where (?) and (?) were later born.
Bethlehem/David/Jesus
200
Boaz said to Ruth “... You have not (?), whether (?) ... All my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of (?). ”
run after the younger men/rich or poor/noble character
200
1. How many books in the Bible are named after a woman? 2. List the names of the books in the Bible which are named after a woman.
Two/Book of Ruth and Book of Esther.
200
“He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their (?), which had been published in Susa … and he told him to urge her to (?).”
annihilation/go into the king's presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people
200
"A (?) seventy-five feet high ... He had it made for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king." The king said, ‘Hang him on it!’ So they (?) Haman on the gallows he had prepared for (?)...” (*A gallows is a frame used for execution by hanging.*)
gallows/hanged/Mordecai
300
Ruth was completely loyal to her Israelite family and their faith. Memorize Ruth 1:16b
Ruth 1:16b: “... Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”
300
“(Now in earlier times in Israel, for the (?) and (?) of property to become final, one party (?) and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.)”
redemption/transfer/took off his sandal
300
1. Ruth was a Gentile who lived among Jews; Esther was a (?) who lived among (?). 2. Ruth married a (?) (Boaz); Esther married a (?) (King Xerxes).
Jew/Gentiles/Jew/Gentile
300
“For if you remain silent at this time, (?) for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will (?). And who knows but that you have come to (?)?”
relief and deliverance/perish/royal position for such a time as this
300
What are some of the ways God showed his care for Ester and her people? (1) Arranged Ester to become queen (2) Placed Modecai to hear the plot (3) Reminded the king he had not rewarded Modecai for saving his life
all of above
400
Memorize Ruth 2:12
Ruth 2:12: “May the LORD repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
400
(The fullness of Naomi’s life) The book is a story of Naomi’s transformation from despair to happiness through the selfless, God-blessed acts of (?)and (?), the kinsman-redeemer.
Ruth/Boaz
400
Both Ruth and Esther had relatives to obey (for Ruth, her mother-in-law, (?); for Esther, her cousin (?)). Both were rewarded by God for their obedience.
Naomi/Mordecai
400
“Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for (?), night or day. I and my maids will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the (?). And if I (?), I perish.”
three days/law/perish
400
God resisted Haman’s vengeful pride and honored Esther. Memorize James 4:6b
James 4:6b: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
500
1. God takes care of the aliens, the fatherless, and the widows. How did Ruth support her living by following God’s law? 2. What is prayer?
1. Ruth gleaned in Boaz’s field behind the harvesters. 2. Prayer is talking to God (Psalm 10:17; Philippians 4:6)
500
1. (?) married Ruth. They had a son, Obed, the (?) of King (?). Therefore, Ruth is the (?) of King (?). Someday (?)would be born into their family line too. 2. In whose name should we pray?
1. Boaz/grandfather/David/great-grandmother/David/Jesus 2. We should pray only in the name of Christ, our intercessor. (John 16:23)
500
1.What was the conspiracy that Mordecai uncovered? 2.How many petitions are there in the Lord's Prayer?
1.Two of the king's officers planned to kill King Xerxes. 2.There are six petitions in the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
500
1.Which characteristic(s) describe Haman? (1) proud (2) boastful (3) easily angered (4) keeps a record of wrongs (5) delight in evil 2.What is the first petition in the Lord’s Prayer?
1.all of above 2.The first petition is " Hallowed be your name" (Matthew 6:9) (*We tell God He is holy and we want to honor him*)
500
1.“Mordecai left the king's presence wearing royal garments of (?), a large (?) and a (?). And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration.” 2.What is the second petition in the Lord’s Prayer?
1.blue and white/crown of gold/purple robe of fine linen 2.The second petition is "Your kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10)(* We pray that God's Kingdom may be established on earth *)