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What category of book is Ruth?
Historical
What is Ruth’s relationship to King David?
She is his great grandmother
What is significant about Ruth’s heritage?
She is a foreigner born and raised in Moab, so King David’s ancestry has the enemy tribe in it
What is the theme or Ruth?
Concern for other, living in a community, friendship
What did Church Fathers think the marriage between a foreigner and a Jewish person reflected?
predictive of a marriage of heaven and earth of Jesus Christ and the church
How does God work in Ruth’s life?
through the faithfulness of ordinary/non jewish people, he expressed his saving will in Ruth’s life
What is Naomi and Ruth’s relationship like?
They were kind and faithful to each other even though they were from a different tribe and race
What period of time does Samuel cover?
1050 to 930 BC
Samuel is between what two books?
Judges and Kings
How does the leadership of the Israelites change during the book of Samuel?
From a tribal confederation to a monarchy
What is significant about Samuel’s birth?
He was born to a barren woman
What part of Samuel is similar to Mary’s Magnificat?
Hannah’s song because she offers her baby back to God
Who is the last judge of Israel?
Samuel
Who is the first king of Israel?
Saul
How is Saul different that most people called by God?
He is tall, handsome, and has a warrior spirit
What is Saul’s response to being called as King?
he is reluctant
What is surprising about David being chosen as king?
He was the youngest in his family and tended to the sheep
Which king of Israel is a musician and wrote many of the Psalms?
David
What do David and Goliath represent in their battle?
David represents the strength of God, Goliath represents the power of earthy
What are comparisons between Jesus and David?
Jesus was stripped of his garments and David was stripped of his armor, they both have a great forgiveness, Jesus defeated sin while David defeated Goliath
