Great to dive into our study this week!
The homework is light. We encourage class members to dedicate 5-10 minutes every day to spend time in God's word and complete one or two questions in the homework. Please remember to pray for your discussion group members who have submitted prayer requests as well. We are prayer warriors for one another! We have begun our class with a light study; CBS offers studies which require a bit more time and we would like to move towards those studies in the coming year.
For now, we have begun RUTH!
In this week's passage, we learned about Naomi's family's journey to Moab and the tragedy that struck the men in the family. We see three widows begin to travel to Bethlehem, Naomi's homeland, because she had heard that the famine was over. To be honest, Naomi did not have many other options, having no male members in her family and no hope for a continuation of the family line. Depressed, bitter, and alone, she urges her two daughters-in-law to "go back to their people". We see Orpah express a tearful goodbye, but in contrast, Ruth "clings" to Naomi, refusing to leave.
OPTIONAL - for extra thought - Some further questions:
Who do you relate to most in this first passage - Naomi, Ruth or Orpah?
What would you do if you were in their situation?
Do you believe Elimelech's family was being disciplined for abandoning the Promised Land?
Do you view your commitments differently when circumstances become difficult?
Are you tempted to blame God for your problems? Why?
What truths help you focus on the big, eternal picture rather than on your circumstances?
This week's homework:
Read pp 10-11 and answer questions on pp 12-13 Ruth 1:15-22
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