SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF RUTH

BIBLICAL PERIOD	#5 THE JUDGES OF ISRAEL
FOCUS	RUTH'S OBEDIENCE AND LOVE DEMONSTRATAED		RUTH'S OBEDIENCE AND LOVE REWARDED
COVENANT	THE SINAI COVENANT
SCRIPTURE	1:1--------------------------------1:19---------------------------3:1--------------------------------4:1-------------4:22
DIVISION OF TEXT	Ruth's decision to stay with Naomi	Ruth's obedience & devotion to Naomi	Ruth's request for redemption through her kinsman Boaz	Ruth's reward of redemption by her kinsman
TOPIC	RUTH AND NAOMI		RUTH AND BOAZ
	Naomi's family destroyed: death of Naomi's husband and sons in Moab	Ruth unites herself to Naomi and travels to Israel	Boaz becomes Kinsman Redeemer for Naomi and Ruth	Naomi's family  restored: Birth of Obed, son of Ruth and Boaz
LOCATION	MOAB	FIELDS OF BETHLEHEM IN JUDEA	THRESHING FLOOR OF BETHLEHEM	BETHLEHEM
TIME	Circa 12 YEARS

TIME LINE: BC                                                  UNITED KINGDOM ----------------------DIVIDED KINGDOM

Northern Kingdom = Israel / Southern Kingdom = Judah            

c. 1300	c. 1200	1100	1050	1010	970	930	722	586
Conquest of ----c. Period of the Judges ------			Saul King	Saul dies	David dies	Solomon dies	Assyia	Babylon
Canaan				David King	Solomon  King	Rehoboam King	Conquers	Conquers
		Ruth	and Boaz		Temple Built	Civil War	Israel	Israel