Ruth 1 is the first chapter of the book of ruth in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible, part of the ketuvim writings. Plus, get the verse of the day and offers to your inbox. Following jewish customs, ruth lets boaz know he is a kinsmanredeemer and that she is eligible to marry him ruth 3. Free interactive bible quizzes with answers and high score tables. Our focus will be on ruth s loyal love which goes far beyond the superficial contexts in which we sometimes use the word love. A fun way to see how much you know about the bible whilst complementing your bible study.
Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Your people will be my people j and your god my god. And a certain man of bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of. So a man from bethlehem in judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of moab. Its main character is a moabite woman named ruth, the daughterinlaw of a jewish widow named naomi. I encourage you to read the book four chapters along with me as we.
We may view this book as a beautiful, because natural representation of human life. Ruth was a gentile nonjew from the country of moab, one of the neighboring countries of israel. The law required property owners to leave some grain for the poor and widows, like ruth ruth 2. Despite her circumstances and past, she boldly moved forward, followed her motherinlaw and looked to the future. Ruth returns to judah from moab with her motherinlaw, naomi ruth 1. The book of ruth is a consummate example of a short story, with a small number of characters and a compact and fastpaced plot in which all loose ends are tied up within four short chapters. And ruth said, entreat me not to leave and return from following after thee, for i desire to become a proselyte. No matter your age or season of life, there is wisdom to learn from the lessons that unfold as we walk along with naomi, ruth, and boaz. Ruth was a moabite woman, whose sense of piety and devotion to her motherinlaw naomi led to her marriage to the prominent boaz of bethlehem in judah. Ruth made a commitment to follow naomis god as well ruth 1. Now viewing scripture range from the book of ruth chapter 1.
Elimelech and his family go to moab because of faminehis sons marrythe father and sons dieruth, the moabitess, her. Ruth, chapter 1 united states conference of catholic bishops. So will god do to me and so he will add i swear that only death will separate between us. Thank you for using people like ruth, to demonstrate such devotion to you, leaving. Bible study guide for ruth 1 comprehensive lesson for. Thank you father for the bible and the wonderful truths that is contains. And a certain man of bethlehem in judah went to sojourn in the land of moab with his wife and his two sons. The chaldee paraphrase puts the passage in the following form.
The book of ruth is a love story in more ways than one. So a man from bethlehem in judah left his home and went to live in the country of moab, taking his wife and two sons with him. So naomi returned, and ruth the moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of moab. Step into the story the book of ruth is a beautiful story about ruth and naomi and ruth and boaz. The mans name was elimelek, his wifes name was naomi, and. Lessons in life and faith from the book of ruth in the bible. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Entreat me not to leave thee nothing in all the range of literature can surpass the beauty and tenderness of ruth s reply to naomi, contained in this and the following verse. Ruth 1 israels war with the tribe of benjamin 20 then y all the people of israel came out, z from dan to beersheba, including the land of gilead, and the congregation assembled as one man to the l ord at a mizpah.
May the lord deal with me, be it ever so severely,l if even death separates you and me. Chapter 2 we see ruth gleaning in the fields of naomis relative boaz. But the original context of this speech is quite different. The book of ruth is one of the bible s shortest books, telling its story in just four chapters. May the lord punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me. Ruth is one of just two women in the hebrew bible with esther to have a book named after her. Analysis many people have heard this speech read at weddings at which a wife swears to follow her husband.
She married a jewish man named chilion who had migrated with his. Your people shall be my people, and your god, my god 1. Ruth 1 new international version niv naomi loses her husband and sons. Ruth 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. Dont urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Ruth 1 now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. Oct 19, 2018 below is everything you need to get started on this 4week bible study in ruth. Likewise naomi shows love towards ruth by encouraging her and giving her wise advice. Home bible studies ruth ruth 1 these small group studies of ruth contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, teaching points, and applications. In this lesson we will look at walking in hesed or.
Table of contents week 1 part 1 week 1 part 2 week 2 part 1 week 2 part 2 week 3 part 1 week 3 part 2 this is a 4week bible study on. Book of ruth bible study chapter 1 empowering with hope. In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. Ruth 1 niv bible in the days when the judges ruled.
Boaz out of compassion and obedience to the law allows ruth to glean but also leaves extra grain for her purposely. The book of ruth is an important historical work in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible, as it traces the lineage of king david and ultimately that of the messiah, jesus christ. Significantly, when ruth said, may the lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me verse 17, she uses the covenant name yahweh. In chapter 3, naomi encourages ruth to seek marriage with boaz as a kinsman redeemer. In the book of ruth, we see that she was a lowly moab, a widow and, possibly barren.
And ruth said, entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee do not make use of any arguments to persuade me to go back. In this verse naomi has told ruth to return to her people in moab as she is going back to jerusalem. After naomi begs her daughtersinlaw not to follow her back to eretz yisrael and gives them compelling reasons to leave her, orpah does what most people would do. She would abandon the gods of moab, and ruth and naomi would both be committed to the one true god of israel. Ruth with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Where you go i will go, i and where you stay i will stay. The hebrew word hesed is the word which has been translated most often as loyal love in the net bible. But ruth replied, dont urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. It reads more like a short story and the insight in it runs deep.
Ruths eloquent speech sets the standard for the righteous and faithful foreigner. Ruth gets her happily ever after by marrying boaz, but there is also the love that ruth shows to naomi by refusing to abandon her. Its an intimate family tale of misfortune, crafty use of kinship ties, and ultimately, loyalty. The book of ruth has always been one of my favorite books of the bible. According to the babylonian talmud of the jews samuel the prophet may have been the author of the book of ruth. The book of ruth abbreviated rth is included in the third division, or the writings ketuvim, of the hebrew bible.