Ruth — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on ruth, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Ruth 1:1 (KJV)
From what country did Ruth come?
Answer: Moab
Study note. He and his wife, and his two sons… went to sojourn in the country of Moab.
Lesson 2 · Ruth 2:1 (KJV)
Who was Ruth's mother-in-law?
Answer: Naomi
Study note. And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's.
Lesson 3 · Ruth 1:16 (KJV)
What did Ruth say to Naomi when urged to return home?
Answer: Whither thou goest, I will go
Study note. Whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge.
Lesson 4 · Ruth 2:3 (KJV)
What did Ruth do in the fields to provide for Naomi?
Answer: Gleaned barley
Study note. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers.
Lesson 5 · Ruth 2:3 (KJV)
Whose field did Ruth glean in?
Answer: Boaz's
Study note. Her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz.
Lesson 6 · Ruth 2:20 (KJV)
What relation was Boaz to Naomi's husband?
Answer: A near kinsman
Study note. The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
Lesson 7 · Ruth 3:6 (KJV)
Where did Ruth go at night by Naomi's counsel?
Answer: The threshingfloor
Study note. And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Lesson 8 · Ruth 4:7 (KJV)
What did Boaz use as the token of redemption?
Answer: A shoe was plucked off
Study note. A man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour.
Lesson 9 · Ruth 4:17 (KJV)
What was the name of Ruth and Boaz's son?
Answer: Obed
Study note. And they called his name Obed.
Lesson 10 · Ruth 4:22 (KJV)
Through Ruth's line was born which great king of Israel?
Answer: David
Study note. Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does ruth point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?