1. If faced with famine or poverty or lack of work, any of us would move to where things are better for the sake of caring for our family. So, why was it wrong for Elimelech to leave Bethlehem and immigrate to Moab? What should he have done? What options did he have?

2. How was the process of Elimelech’s move to Moab similar to Lot’s move to Sodom? How was Ruth’s move to Israel like Abraham’s move to the promised land? How were each of these people changed by the move?

3. What does Ruth say that tells us she has abandoned her gods and become a worshipper of Israel’s God? Where does she learn that? From whom? How?

4. This chapter highlights the sorrows and struggles of Naomi, but it’s not really about her. Who is it about? Why? What is the author preparing us for?