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  1. 7 Interesting Things About the Book of Ruth: Questions About the Familiar Interpretation By Kim Anderson

  2. Was Naomi happy that Ruth would be coming along to Bethlehem?  Or was she mad? • Many see this story as one of Naomi showing love to Ruth, but when after Ruth refused Naomi’s instructions not to continue on to Bethlehem with her, Naomi “said no more to her.”  Naomi was an old, childless widow, concerned about her survival.  Was she happy to have her foreign daughter-in-law to worry about?

  3. Why doesn’t Naomi mention Ruth when they arrive in Bethlehem?  And if she is happy that Ruth joined her, why does she describe her situation in such stark terms? • When Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem, “the whole town was stirred.” Naomi talks with the women in town about herself and her situation and does not mention Ruth.  Instead, she says God “has dealt bitterly with me.  I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.”  She tells them to call her bitter (Mara).  The Lord bringing Naomi back with Ruth is bringing her back bitter and “empty”? 2

  4. Why didn’t Naomi just have Ruth talk with Boaz during the day? • Naomi sends Ruth to Boaz late at night, after he had been drinking, to lay beside him.

  5. What do you think “uncover his feet” after he has been drinking and lays down means? • Naomi tells Ruth to go to Boaz when he has laid down after drinking and to “uncover his feet.”  Did Naomi think this was the best chance at having someone else be responsible for Ruth?

  6. Did the people of Bethlehem say that Ruth is like a tricky, fake prostitute? • The townspeople said to Boaz, in celebration of his pending marriage to Ruth, “may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”  Tamar had dressed up like a prostitute to trick Judah into sex with her.  By bringing up Tamar, were they accusing Ruth of something?

  7. Why is the end of the book of Ruth about Naomi?  What happened to Ruth?  • At the end of the book of Ruth, Naomi takes Ruth’s son and becomes his wet nurse.  The neighborhood women declare “A son has been born to Naomi.”  To Naomi?  Ruth is not mentioned at the end of the book.

  8. Why would God put people such as Judah and Tamar into the line of Christ?   • Jesus Christ’s ancestors include Judah and Tamar—Tamar was the widow of Judah’s son who pretended she was a prostitute so that Judah would impregnate her when he thought he was having sex with a prostitute.  They also include Boaz and Ruth—Boaz married Ruth, a foreigner, under questionable circumstances.  (I am glad God did.)

  9. Read the book of Ruth • https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ruth+1-4&version=NIV This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC.

  10. For more information go to • https://www.facebook.com/Uplifting-verses-and-prayers-by-Kim-Anderson-2414785651929309

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