Row A
Why did Elimelech and his family leave Israel and travel to Moab?
There was a famine.
How many sons did Elimelech and Naomi have?
Two.
After Elimelech died, what did the sons do?
Married women of Moab.
What were the names of the wives of Mahlon and Chilion, Naomi’s sons?
Ruth and Orpah.
What happened to Naomi’s sons several years after they married Moabite women?
They died.
Where did Naomi tell her daughters-in-law to go after their husbands died?
Back to their mothers’ homes.
Which daughter-in-law refused to leave Naomi?
Ruth.
What town in Israel did Naomi and Ruth travel back to? It was Naomi’s hometown
Bethlehem.
Why were Naomi and Ruth in a bad situation when they returned?
They didn’t have husbands to provide for them or protect them.
What did Ruth do to get food for herself and Naomi?
Worked in the fields to collect grain (gleaned).
Whose field did Ruth end up working in?
Boaz’s field.
Boaz showed kindness to Ruth. Why did that surprise her?
She was a foreigner from Moab, not an Israelite.
What had Boaz heard about Ruth?
All she had done for Naomi; how she had left her family and country and false gods to live in Israel.
What was Boaz able to do for Ruth and Naomi because he was a close relative of Naomi?
He could redeem (help) them.
What did Boaz do for Ruth and Naomi to redeem them?
He bought the land that was Elimelech’s. He married Ruth and brought Ruth and Naomi into his household to care for them.
What was the name of Boaz and Ruth’s son?
Obed.
Who was Obed’s grandson and Ruth’s great-grandson?
King David.
What special descendant came many years later from Boaz and Ruth’s family who was called the Son of David?
Jesus.
How is Boaz a picture of Jesus?
Boaz redeemed Ruth and Naomi, and Jesus redeems sinners.
According to Galatians 4:5, what do those who are redeemed receive?
Adoption as sons.