Going Deeper
2.Please read Ruth 4:18-22. Why do you think the author of Ruth included these last verses? How should these verses shape the way we read this book? (Compare Luke 24:25-27 and John 6:39-40.)
3.Please read Romans 10:17. Why do you think that Paul says that faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ instead of by the word of God? What does this tell you about the way faith grows?
4.The story of Ruth is a key chapter in the story of Jesus and not only points forward to our own kinsman redeemer, but also to how our relationship with Jesus changes us. Discuss the three ways Ruth’s life changed as a result of her marriage to Boaz and how we experience those same changes when we are joined to Christ:
Outsider to Insider
Empty to Full
Insignificant to Significant
5.How might my life change is I truly believe that Jesus has done these three things Christ for me?