Ruth 2:8-23 Pursue the Blessing of God

Ruth 2:8-23 Pursue the Blessing of God

1. Pursue God’s Blessing In a Day When Most Doing What Right in Own Eyes

1. What indicates that Ruth and Naomi were pursuing God’s blessing?  verses 4, 12, 20 

2. What were the times like in which they pursued God’s blessing God’s way?

1. What is an illustration of lowering the standard for what you look for in a spouse? 

2. How would you answer someone who says, “You don’t know how hard it is to find a godly close friend or spouse these days”?

3. How bad was it in Ruth’s day? What do we learn that most men were like?

1. Verses 9, 15 

2. Verse 22 with Judges 19:24-28; 14:2-3; 16-1-4

4. When you turn to the Lord and make choices that please Him what is the positive impact? 

2. How Do We Go About Pursuing God’s Blessing and Encouraging Others to Pursue It? 

1. As you live in times like Boaz’, how should you be like him? 

1. How can you be a provider like Boaz? Verses 8, 14-18, 21 

2. How can you be a protector like Boaz? Verses 9, 15-16  

3. How can you follow Boaz’ example in what you appreciate and are attracted to? 

1. Verse 19 

2. Verse 11 

3. Verse 12 with Ephesians 2:12,13, 19

2. How must you pursue God’s blessing as Ruth did? 

1. What did Ruth pursue first instead of marriage? What did she do instead of lowering her  standards just so get a man? Verses 11-12, 23  

2.  When you leave your idols, where should you come for safety?  2:12; Psalm 91:1,4; 57:1; 36:7

1. Assured of God’s love, what can you trust him for? 

2. How would you answer a Christian tempted to be unequally committed to a handsome or beautiful unbeliever? II Corinthians 6:14-18; I Corinthians 7:39 

3. No matter who you are, how can you pursue God’s blessing by trusting His providential care? 

1. Where do you need to stay?  Ruth 1:1 with 2:3,23  

2. Where will you find God’s forgiveness, kindness and love?  verse 20  

3. Where will you find comfort?  Verse 13 Isaiah 61:1-2; 40:1