1. What part of time did the story of Ruth take place?
2. What was life like during this time?
3. Who wrote the book of Ruth?
4. When was the book of Ruth written?
5. Is running away from a problem, the answer to it?
6. How do we walk by faith? Hebrews 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:38, 2Corinthians 5:7
7. If we try to run away from trouble and problems, what kind of heart do we have?
8. In Ruth 1:15, who were running away from the famine?
9. Who tried to cover her mistakes in Ruth 1:6-18?
10. What was Naomi's testimony before Ruth and Orpah?
11. Why was the testimony of Ruth so effective in 1:15-18
12. Is it ever to late to begin again with God?
13. Who will always be with us?
14. We are not only to know God's name but also to what in His name?
15. Did Orprah trust the true God?
16. Naomi's name meant what?
17. Mara meant what?
18. What did you learn from this chapter?
19. How can you apply it to your life?
1. During the time of Judges
2. There was no king in Israel, every man did what he wanted, what was right in their eyes. Israel was at its lowest point in history. There was division (from God) cruelty, civil war and national disgrace. The people turned from God and taught their generations to pray to man made gods.
3. No one knows- possibly Samuel
4. Unknown- possibly the time of King David
5. No
6. Believing the promises of God, believing in the Holy Sprit, knowing he gives us miracles and blessing.
7. Unbelieving, disobedient heart
8. Elimelech and Naomi
9. Naomi
10. She did not want them to go back with her to Bethlehem, hoping to protect herself from her people seeing them as Moab women. They would see where she had been and broke the laws of Moses, (her son's marrying these women) and did not give them a chance to come to God. Her testimony was selfish not toward God.
11. She loved Naomi and God even more. Ruth wanted to follow God and His people. She gave up her family and where she lived to go to God and take care of Naomi, willing to trust God.
12. No
13. God
14. Pray, trust Him
15. No
16. Pleasant
17. Bitter
18-19 Up to the reader to complete
* Ruth, Naomi and Orpah had choices in their trials:
Naomi let her trial become the master and therefore she became bitter.
Orpah escaped from her trial therefore she missed the blessings from God.
Ruth put on the armor of God (Ephesians Chapter 6), letting her trial work for her trusting fully in God.
