Book of Ruth Ruth 1 1. During what period of Israel’s history was Ruth written? IN THE DAYS WHEN THE JUDGES RULED 2. Who left Bethlehem-Judah at the beginning of Ruth? ELIMELECH, NAOMI, MAHLON AND CHILION 3. Where did Naomi and her family leave at the beginning of Ruth? BETHLEHEM- JUDAH 4. Where did Naomi and her family go to in the first chapter of Ruth? MOAB 5. How long did Naomi and her family intend to stay in Moab, according to verse 1 of chapter 1? JUST TO SOJOURN 6. Why did Naomi and her family leave Bethlehem-Judah? BECAUSE OF A FAMINE IN THE LAND OF BETHLEHEM-JUDAH 7. What other word describes the fact that Naomi and her family were from Bethlehem-Judah, in 1:2? THEY WERE EPHRATHITES 8. Who died in Moab? ELIMELECH, MAHLON AND CHILION 9. Where did Mahlon and Chilion get their wives? FROM MOAB 10. What were the names of Mahlon and Chilion’s wives? ORPAH AND RUTH 11. According to 1:4, how long did the family stay in Moab? 10 YEARS 12. What nationality were Ruth and Orpah? MOABITES 13. How many years had Naomi dwelled in Moab, when her sons died? TEN YEARS 14. What news did Naomi hear in Moab that caused her to want to return home? THE LORD HAD VISITED HIS PEOPLE IN GIVING THEM BREAD 15. Where was Naomi when she heard that the famine was over in Bethlehem? IN MOAB 16. Who were Naomi’s daughters-in-law? RUTH AND ORPAH 17. Who started to go with Naomi back to Judah? RUTH AND ORPAH 18. What did Naomi tell her daughters-in-law to do when they started to follow her back to Judah? GO, RETURN EACH TO HER MOTHER’S HOUSE; 19. What two things did Naomi ask the Lord to do for Orpah and Ruth as they returned to Moab? (1) THE LORD DEAL KINDLY WITH YOU, AS YE HAVE DEALT WITH THE DEAD AND WITH ME. (2) THE LORD GRANT YOU THAT YE MAY FIND REST EACH OF YOU IN THE HOUSE OF HER HUSBAND. 20. What did Naomi do after telling Orpah and Ruth to return to Moab? SHE KISSED THEM 21. What did Ruth and Orpah do when Naomi kissed them good bye? THEY LIFTED UP THEIR VOICE AND WEPT 22. What were the only recorded words of Orpah? SURELY WE WILL RETURN WITH THEE UNTO THY PEOPLE 23. What argument does Naomi give to Ruth and Orpah to convince them to go back to their people? THAT SHE DOESN’T HAVE ANY MORE SONS FOR THEM, EVEN IF SHE BORE THEM NOW; THEY SHOULD GO HOME AND MARRY AGAIN 24. For whose sake was Naomi grieved that God’s hand had gone out against her? FOR RUTH AND ORPAH’S SAKE 25. According to 1:13, whose hand was against Naomi? THE LORD’S 26. What was the last thing Orpah did before leaving Naomi and Ruth? SHE KISSED NAOMI 27. After Orpah kissed Naomi, what did Ruth do? SHE CLAVE UNTO HER 28. When Orpah went back from following Naomi, who did she return to worship? HER GODS-THE GODS OF THE MOABITES 29. After Orpah left to return to Moab, how did Naomi try to persuade Ruth to go back as well? BEHOLD, THY SISTER IN LAW IS GONE BACK UNTO HER PEOPLE, AND UNTO HER GODS: RETURN THOU AFTER THY SISTER IN LAW. 30. What was Ruth’s response to Naomi when told to return with Orpah to her gods? INTREAT ME NOT TO LEAVE THEE OR TO RETURN FROM FOLLOWING AFTER THEE; FOR WHITHER THOU GOEST, I WILL GO; AND WHERE THOU LODGEST I WILL LODGE; THEY PEOPLE SHALL BE MY PEOPLE, AND THY GOD, MY GOD; WHERE THOU DIEST, WILL I DIE, AND THERE WILL I BE BURIED; THE LORD DO SO TO ME, AND MORE ALSO IF OUGHT BUT DEATH PART THEE AND ME. 31. What did Naomi realize that caused her to stop trying to convince Ruth to return to Moab? RUTH WAS STEADFASTLY MINDED TO GO WITH HER 32. Who returned to Bethlehem with Naomi? RUTH 33. Who tried to dissuade Ruth from going to Bethlehem? NAOMI 34. Who came to greet Ruth and Naomi when they got to Bethlehem? ALL THE CITY 35. What did the people ask Naomi when she first arrived back in Bethlehem? IS THIS NAOMI? 36. What did Naomi ask to be called when she returned to Bethlehem? MARA 37. Why did Naomi asked to be called Mara? BECAUSE THE ALMIGHTY HATH DEALTH VERY BITTERLY WITH ME 38. According to 1:21, in what state did Naomi leave Bethlehem? FULL 39. According to 1:21, in what state did Naomi return to Bethlehem? EMPTY 40. What four things about the Lord did Naomi tell the people who came to see her on her return to Bethlehem? (1) THE ALMIGHTY HATH DEALT VERY BITTERLY WITH ME. (2) I WENT OUT FULL, AND THE LORD HATH BROUGHT ME HOME AGAIN EMPTY. (3) THE LORD HATH TESTIFIED AGAINST ME. (4) THE ALMIGHTY HATH AFFLICTED ME. 41. At what time of year did Ruth and Naomi return to Bethlehem? BEGINNING OF BARLEY HARVEST 42. How many verses are in Chapter 1 of Ruth? 22 Ruth 2 1. What was the relationship of Boaz to Naomi? A KINSMAN OF HER HUSBAND ELIMELECH 2. What was the name of Naomi’s husband’s kinsman? BOAZ 3. How does 2:1 describe Boaz? A MIGHTY MAN OF WEALTH/ KINSMAN 4. Whose idea was it for Ruth to go glean corn? RUTH’S 5. What did Ruth glean from the field? EARS OF CORN/BARLEY 6. Whom did Ruth glean after? THE REAPERS 7. Whose field did Ruth end up gleaning in? BOAZ’S 8. Who did Boaz ask to find out about Ruth? HIS SERVANT SET OVER HIS REAPERS 9. What was Boaz’ greeting to her reapers in 2:4? THE LORD BE WITH YOU 10. What was the reapers’ response to Boaz’s greeting in 2:4? THE LORD BLESS YOU 11. When Boaz first noticed Ruth, what did he ask the servant set over the reapers? WHOSE DAMSEL IS THIS? 12. How long had Ruth gleaned in Boaz’s field? FROM THE MORNING BOAZ RETURNED 13. In Ruth 2:8 & 9, what three gracious benefits did Boaz offer Ruth? (1) GLEAN ONLY IN MY FIELD. (2) THE YOUNG MEN SHALL NOT TOUCH YOU. (3) WHEN YOU’RE THIRSTY, YOU MAY DRINK FROM THE VESSELS OF WATER THAT THE YOUNG MEN HAVE DRAWN 14. What instruction did Boaz give to Ruth about gleaning? GO NOT TO ANOTHER FIELD, ABIDE HERE FAST BY MY MAIDENS AND GO AFTER THEM 15. What was Boaz’s instruction to the young men that were gleaning? NOT TO TOUCH RUTH 16. What benefits did Boaz give to Ruth while she was gleaning? SHE COULD STAY WITH HIS MAIDENS, THE YOUNG MEN WOULD NOT TOUCH HER AND SHE COULD DRINK FROM THE WATER THAT THE YOUNG MEN DREW; EAT WITH HIM AT MEALTIME; SHE COULD GLEAN AMONG THE SHEAVES; THE REAPERS LET SOME FALL ON PURPOSE FOR HER 17. Finish this quote from Ruth 2: 10: Why have I found grace in thine eyes that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, ____________. SEEING I AM A STRANGER 18. What two reasons did Boaz give for showing grace to Ruth? HE HAD BEEN TOLD HOW RUTH HAD CARED FOR NAOMI. (2) HE HAD BEEN TOLD HOW SHE LEFT ALL TO COME WITH NAOMI 19. What three things did Boaz mention that Ruth had left behind to come with Naomi? (1) MOTHER (2) FATHER (3) THE LAND OF HER NATIVITY 20. Finish this blessing which Boaz gave to Ruth: The Lord recompense thy work and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel____________ UNDER WHOSE WINGS THOU ART COME TO TRUST 21. Who did Ruth say spoke friendly to her and comforted her? BOAZ 22. Who did Ruth sit beside at mealtime in Ruth 2? THE REAPERS 23. What did Boaz tell Ruth to do at mealtime? COME AND EAT BREAD WITH HIM AND DIP HER MORSEL IN THE VINEGAR. 24. What did Boaz and the reapers eat when they stopped for mealtime after gleaning in 2:14? PARCHED CORN 25. What two instructions did Boaz give the young men after mealtime? (1) LET HER GLEAN EVEN AMONG THE SHEAVES, AND REPROACH HER NOT. (2) AND LET FALL ALSO SOME OF THE HANDFULS OF PURPOSE FOR HER, AND LEAVE THEM, THAT SHE MAY GLEAN THEM, AND REBUKE HER NOT. 26. How long did Ruth glean that first day in Boaz’s field? UNTIL EVEN 27. What other job did Ruth do before she left with what she gleaned? BEAT OUT WHAT SHE HAD GLEANED 28. How much barley did Ruth glean the first day in Boaz’ field? ONE EPHAH OF BARLEY 29. What two things to Ruth bring home to Naomi after her first day of gleaning? ONE EPHAH OF BARLEY AND HER LEFT OVERS FROM HER MEAL 30. What exciting news to Naomi tell Ruth when she told her she had been gleaning in Boaz’s field? THAT BOAZ IS NEAR OF KIN TO THEM; ONE OF THEIR NEXT KINSMEN 31. Where did Boaz instruct Ruth to glean? ONLY IN HIS FIELD/ STAY WITH HIS MAIDENS AND YOUNG MEN 32. How long did Ruth glean in Boaz’s field according to 2:23? UNTIL THE END OF BARLEY HARVEST AND THE END OF WHEAT HARVEST.