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March 11, 2026 - IMU Office 571

Ice Breaker

Opening Prayer

Study Questions

**READ Ruth 2:20-3:1, Ruth 1:9, Exodus 33:14, Deuteronomy 12:9-11, Joshua 1:13, 1 Kings 8:56, Matthew 11:29**

  1. We live in a world that is passing away. The tendency is to go faster and faster to get all we can out of life. What do these verses tell us God is trying to remind His people of in the midst of the mess and chaos of life?

  2. In Matthew 11:29 Jesus implies that we all will wear a yoke in this life (yoke=a harness placed on an Oxen to do work). How can trying to find rest only in earthly yokes and circumstances cause us to be completely exhausted and unfulfilled? How can Jesus yoke, which can seem like such a burden, actually bring lasting rest?

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READ Ruth 3:1-9

  1. In Verse 2, Naomi is referring to Boaz as the kinsman redeemer as understood from Deuteronomy 25. It is easy for us to read something like this Deuteronomy passage and think, "what a stupid rule that I'm glad I don't have to do under the new covenant of grace given by Jesus." Discuss why you think God would have made or allowed a rule like this to be put in place for His people Israel. (Hint: think of what brothers and families in the scriptures did to each other and for what gain.)
  2. What instructions does Naomi give Ruth in verses 2–4? List them step-by-step.
    1. What is your initial reaction to reading this plan?
  3. In that day, this was understood to be the role of a servant – to lay at their master’s feet and be ready for any command of the master. So, when Naomi told Ruth to lie down at Boaz’s feet, she told her to come to him in a totally humble, submissive way. Why is it significant that Ruth came humbly?
  4. What do you think Ruth meant by “Spread your cloak over me, for you are a family redeemer.”?

READ Ruth 3:10-15

  1. What was Boaz’s response to Ruth? What does that reveal about Boaz’s character?
  2. What do Boaz’s words about Ruth’s reputation (v.11) reveal about her character? What impressed Boaz about Ruth?
  3. What detail is revealed that may put a wrench in Ruth’s plans?