Ruth | Chapter 3

Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor

 
 

READ | Ruth Chapter 3 (NIV)

LISTEN | Ruth Chapter 3 (NIV)

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REFLECT | 'What is going on in our life right now?’

Discuss

  • Did you manage to implement the ONE THING you said you were going to do differently this week? Why/Why not? (Not supposed to be condemning, just an acknowledgement)

  • Where have your actions had to match your words this week?

ENGAGE | ‘How do we engage with what God is saying to us?

Discuss

  • Ruth took a risk in following her mother-in-law’s instruction.

    • What allows a person to risk?

    • Are there areas in your life where you too easily give up?

    • Can you identify patterns in your past where you thought you had failed when you actually it was because you quit to early?

  • Ruth had a sense of responsibility to Naomi.

    • When have you experienced a time in your life, where you have stepped out as a result of a ‘feeling’ of responsibility?

  • What type of leader do you think Boaz is? Why?

  • Naomi knew how a woman could properly communicate her interest in a man. She told Ruth to enter the room where Boaz slept, uncover his feet, and sleep there. When Boaz awoke and discovered Ruth, he immediately understood the overture. Yet his sense of integrity would not allow him to sleep with her; he was committed to sincerely practicing what he preached. Integrity is about wholeness. The person’s words, thoughts, and actions are whole.

    The ancient Greek word for “sincere” carries this meaning. It comes from the Latin word sincerus, which means “sound, pure, whole,” perhaps originally “of one growth,” that is, “not hybrid, unmixed.”

    • Are your words, intentions, and actions “of one growth,” whole, unmixed? Why/why not? (1)

INSPIRE | - 'How do we inspire change in each other? What are we going to do / change / do differently this week?'

Discuss

  • What ONE thing am I going to do differently this week?

  • How can we INSPIRE each other to live with more integrity this week? What would that look like?

Go Deeper

Do a quick word study of the word wait? (You can use BibleGateway as a search tool to help)

Ruth has to wait for Boaz as he speaks to one more closely related. What if this other guy said he would take her? How do you deal with the temptation to fantasizing about future problems?