Redemption Planned

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Dec 11, 2016 by: Dale Thiele | Series: Christmas Through the Eyes of Ruth Scripture: Ruth 3:risk

Christmas Through the Eyes of Ruth
Redemption Planned
Ruth 3

  • The Risk Takers’ Plans
  • The Not-So-Random Act of Kindness
  • Wait for the One who Works

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:

  1. Read Ruth 3:1-18. What stands out to you in this chapter? What actions surprise you the most?
  2. What do you think of Naomi’s plans for Ruth? Why would she take such risks?
  3. Consider Boaz’s response to Ruth’s actions. What do we learn about him and his plans?
  4. What do we learn about sexual purity from this midnight encounter?
  5. In what ways is Boaz a type, or foreshadow, of Christ?
  6. What does it mean to “wait” upon the Lord as your redeemer? Why is it so difficult to “wait”?

Memory Verse of the Week: Isaiah 64:4 From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. (ESV