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1. Why did Boaz convene a meeting of the town elders and the kinsman-redeemer? What was the relative’s initial reply? (1-4) 2. What additional obligation did Boaz mention to the kinsman-redeemer? (5; cf. Dt.25:5-10) Why did he refuse to redeem the property? How might the act of redemption endanger his own estate (6-7)? 3. In what way does Boaz’s redemptive act remind us of God’s grace? In what sense was Boaz a foreshadow of Jesus Christ? (9-10; Isaiah 54:5, Romans 3:23-24) 4. What blessing did the town elders give to Boaz and Ruth? (11-12) How did God turn Naomi’s bitterness into joy through Boaz and Ruth? (13-17) 5. What impact did Ruth’s faith and Boaz’s redemptive love have on Israel’s history? (18-22)

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