Day 1 – LONG HAIR = MIGHTY STRENGTH

Read Judges 13:1-7, Judges 16
What made Samson so strong?
How was Samson tricked?
Who really was the source of Samson’s strength?
What lessons can you learn from Samson?

Day 2 – I AM GOING WITH YOU

Read Ruth 1
Was Ruth an Israelite?
Ruth was possibly giving up marriage and wealth by going with her mother-in-law. She would be poor and possibly not accepted. What can you learn from Ruth’s loyalty to Naomi and God?

DID YOU KNOW

Ruth was not Jewish. She was a Moabite, yet God included her in the lineage of Jesus. This is a little preview from God that His people would not all be Jews. Even back in the O.T. day, anyone, not matter who you are or where you came from, could follow God.

Day 3 – DUMPSTER DIVING

Read Ruth 2
Ruth and Naomi had no one to provide for them. They were so poor that Ruth had to pick up the scraps of crops left behind by the harvesters. What did Boaz do for her?
What can you learn from Boaz’s generosity?

Day 4 – WILL YOU MARRY ME?

Read Ruth 3-4
In Ruth’s time, all a woman had was from her father or her husband. If her husband died, then an unmarried man from her deceased husband’s family would redeem her.
This means, he would save her from being poor.
What did Boaz do for Ruth?
Boaz is a small example of what Jesus did for you.
How did Jesus redeem you?
What does Boaz’s compassion on Ruth cause you to think about?

Day 5 – THE ULTIMATE FAMILY TREE

Read Ruth 4:13-18
Ruth gives birth to a baby who will eventually be the grandad of whom?
Read Matthew 1:5-17. Who is the most important person in Ruth’s family tree?
Challenge – Who was Ruth’s mother-in-law by her 2nd husband, Boaz?
Hint: you just studied about her in Joshua.

DIG DEEPER

Reading the book of Ruth is really hard to understand in the times we live in today. Woman, in our culture, can have jobs and survive on their own. In Ruth’s time, she had nothing because she had no one to provide for her. Boaz saved her life. He redeemed her. Does this sound familiar? Read Colossians 1:20-22. Who is the ultimate redeemer? What does that cause you to think about in Boaz’s compassion on Ruth?

CHECKPOINT #1

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