PENTECOST METHODIST CHURCH

LIVE-IT-OUT GUIDE

 

PMC BIBLE MARATHON: SESSION 15

 

Digging Deeper into Scripture

 

Opening Discussion – Difficult Decisions: Recall a time when you had to make a difficult decision. What was this decision like? What kind of reasons helped you to decide?

 

Read Ruth 1:1-22.

 

Context – “[T]he days when the judges ruled” (Ruth 1:1) were approximately 300 years between Israel’s entrance into Canaan and the anointing of their first king. Judges 21:25 sums up this period: “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Despite the spiritual and political unrest during that era, the book of Ruth shows that God was still working to bring about His redemptive purposes (albeit through very unlikely characters!).

 

1)      Six people are identified by name in chapter 1. What series of events concentrates the narrative to only two (Naomi and Ruth) by the end of the chapter?

 

 

 

 

 

2)      Do you think it was right for Elimelech and Naomi to move to Moab? Why or why not?

 

 

 

 

 

3)      Why does Naomi keep urging her daughters-in-law to stay in Moab (v8-13)?

 

 

 

 

 

4)      Outline the two different responses of Orpah and Ruth and what motivated them. Use your own words.

 

 

 

 

5)      How do the people of Bethlehem respond to Naomi and Ruth’s return? How does Naomi respond?

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN IDEA: If possible, as a LG, draft a sentence that captures the main idea for Ruth 1:1-22.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION: How can we live out Ruth 1:1-22 in the coming week? How can we apply this Main Idea to our lives?