Ruth
True or False: There was a provision in the law that in the year of jubilee, all property reverted back to the house to which it was given, whether it was sold, rented, take for indebtedness, etc.
True
Naomi and Elimelech were ignorant of what they were doing when they moved to the land of Moab and were justified in their reasonings.
False
Rather than return to the land of their Nativity, Mahlon and Chilion decided to put down permanent roots in the land of...
the enemy
we find that Esau also despised his own birthright. he sold it for the same thing Elimelech and Mahlon were after.
True
One of the most obvious purposes of the book of Ruth is to illustrate the contact between the blessings of ... and the curses associated with...
obedience, disobedience
In any departure from the will of God, the final destination is as least ... , and often ... .
calamity, destruction.
When the children of Israel entered into the promised land, it was divided among them by lot for an inheritance. It was divided first by ... and then by ... .
tribe, family
Elimelech's inheritance was merged with ... in the inheritance of Obed.
Boaz
Patience is tied to our willingness to endure ... or ...
discomfort, inconvenience
In the period of apostasy during Gideon's time, the Jews were being oppressed by the ...
Midianites
Naomi said that God was bitter in his dealing with her iniquity in Moab. She did not say that she was bitter with God about it.
True
The fruit of repentance is the practice of _____________ from the things and associations that charity determines to be ungodly.
Separating one's self
Why is separation from worldly associations important?
It's important because those associations are the avenues back to the world, back to sin and iniquity. To hold unto those ungodly associations is to adopt a compromising spirit.
What is the evidence of sincere repentance and what proof do we have that Naomi's repentance was sincere?
We must note that sincerity is only to be ascribed from the outward evidence of the decision. In other words, a change is something that can be seen or perceived in some way. There must be some change that takes place in behavior, attitude, apparent thinking, body language; it has to be something. There must be some kind of outward evidence, or the change didn't happen. The ultimate proof of the sincerity of Naomi's repentance is the fact that it was honored by God. She became a blessed woman.
In the absence of evidence, charity _______ . It draws no evil _______. It makes no evil _______.
thinks no evil, conclusion, comparison
Our _______ rests on the work of Christ in his __________ of the work of atonement for us
salvation, execution
Both Ruth and Job describe the same faith, the same determination to be of a godly nature. Both were willing to lose even their lives for the Lord
True
Ruth had to answer the call to the same degree of separation that Naomi recognized as prerequisite to a return to Bethlehem-Judah
True
Concerning Ruth's faith, it was a miracle, but was it Ruth's miracle? Please explain.
No, it was God's miracle. Ruth's Faith was credited to God, not Ruth. Ruth did not create her own faith. Her faith was divine, producing godly qualities in her and helping her to make strong Kingdom decisions. there was nothing human in the origin of her faith. Likewise, our faith should rest in God alone
Where Naomi felt __________, Ruth felt the ______________ at work
Bitterness, love of God.
Explain the prophecies regarding the joining of Ezekiel 's two sticks (Ezekiel 37:15-28) and its relation to Ruth and Naomi
The language of the passage presents it as a reunification of Judah and Israel, the divided kingdom, once again under the Davidic kingdom. We understand that such will not occur until Christ returns to reign during the millennium. We understand that at that time, the Gentile church, which is caught up in the rapture of the church seven years prior to that, will return to reign with him. So, this prophecy also illustrates the unification of both the Jewish and gentile churches in Christ during the millennium.
Such was a picture of Naomi, as she walked beside Ruth the gentile, on her return to God. in God, both became one congregation. she was being restored. She was an old branch being regrafted into the one true vine, while Ruth was also being grafted in. Both branches, both sticks are become one.
Ungodly examples do not __________ godly faith in others
engender
In Ruth 1:6-7, we see Naomi make another departure. This time she's ______________. She's separating herself from compromise, that she may _______________ to God
departing from the world, return wholeheartedly
In Naomi's harvest experience, we see God's mercy ___________ in the application of the law of sowing and reaping.
intercede
Naomi just sat back and siphoned off of Ruth's gleanings. She was just using Ruth for her own provision and sustainment.
False
At its core, the law of sowing and reaping is this: you harvest what you plant. Explain what it means.
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap (Galatians 6:7). Paul ties that the law to a stern warning against being deceived about this law. He said "God is not mocked."
Explain the real reason that the Jews are not inherently jealous of the gentile church's relationship with their God.
There is no evident relationship between the gentile church and the God of the Jews. In other words, there is no relationship between God and the gentile church. The evidence, rather that the Gentile church is not of God. Religious though it may be, it has no relationship with God. It had only a form of religion, that is manifest primarily in religious pride and prejudice. The Gentile churches, history shows us that it can't even get along with itself, it's rife with division, compromise and worldliness, all the things of God called his people out of it. So, the Gentile church has failed in its mandate to provoke the Jews to jealousy, and draw them back to God.
In the midst of Naomi's rejection of Ruth and Orpah, we have an invitation to adoption
True
Naomi heard that there was food in the land of her people and was returning to Bethlehem for bread.
False
___________ a total desertion, or departure from one's faith or religion
apostacy