Outline of the Book of Ruth

Ruth
  1. Ruth deciding  (1:1-22)
  2. Ruth serving  (2:1-23)
  3. Ruth resting  (3:1-18)
  4. Ruth rewarded  (4:1-22)
—WORDsearch Outlines

Ruth
  1. Ruth remains loyal to Naomi  (1:1-22)
    1. Naomi and Ruth  (1:1-22)
  2. Ruth gleans in Boaz's field  (2:1-23)
    1. Ruth meets Boaz  (2:1-23)
  3. Ruth follows Naomi's plan  (3:1-18)
    1. Ruth and Boaz at the threshing floor  (3:1-18)
  4. Ruth and Boaz are married  (4:1-22)
    1. Boaz marries Ruth  (4:1-12)
    2. The genealogy of David  (4:13-22)
—Life Application Outlines

Ruth
During the time of the judges, a beautiful story occurred which was a contrast to the decadent character of those days. In the midst of evil, there were some who still followed God's way and will. And from a heathen nation came a woman named Ruth who put her faith in Jehovah God.
RUTH 1 - RESOLVE.
Ruth 1 – Resolve. The story begins with the resolve of Ruth to follow her mother-in-law back to Judah and also to embrace the faith of her mother-in-law.
•Troubles that set the stage for the resolve: a famine sent a Jewish family to Moab; two sons married Moabite girls, but death of the sons' father and of the two sons made three women widows.
•Test for the resolve: the widowed Jewish mother-in-law (Naomi) decided to return to Judah and told the two widowed Moabite daughters-in-law (Ruth and Orpah) to stay in Moab; but Ruth resolved to go with Naomi anyway.
•Travel in the resolve: this took Ruth to Bethlehem.
•Time of the resolve: barley harvest which would be a great factor in Ruth's future.
RUTH 2 - REAPING.
Ruth 2 – Reaping. Once in Bethlehem, work needed to be done to provide food.
•Pursuit of the reaping: Ruth volunteered to glean in the fields—she was industrious.
•Providence in the reaping: Ruth gleaned in a field owned by Boaz, a kin of Naomi and one who could help Ruth.
•Protection in the reaping: Boaz ordered his men to protect Ruth in the fields.
•Product of the reaping: Ruth brought home a goodly amount of grain for food for her and Naomi.
RUTH 3 - ROMANCE.
Ruth 3 – Romance.
•Counsel for the romance. Naomi knew that Boaz was unmarried and could perform the duty of kinsman redeemer for Ruth so counselled Ruth on how to request Boaz to marry her.
•Conduct for the romance: Ruth followed Naomi's advice and met Boaz at night after the harvest feasting; her conduct is strange to us but fit the practice of the times and was of high character.
•Consenting for the romance: Boaz agreed to the romance providing another kinsman refused to be the kinsman redeemer.
RUTH 4 - REDEMPTION.
Ruth 4 – Redemption. Boaz marries Ruth when the other kinsman refuses, and this brought four major blessings.
•Spouse: a husband for Ruth.
•Son: Boaz.
•Sovereign: David came from this line.
•Savior: this lineage is the line of the Savior, Jesus Christ, which makes this book so important.
—Butler's Daily Bible Reading Outlines