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Ruth 2:4-7

 There is a truth that we all know...

The kind of boss we have affects our work attitude.


How do we see the example of God's timing in Ruth 2:4?

It appears that Boaz gets to meet Ruth "by chance".
Do you believe in coincidence?
Why or why not?

Looking back over your own life, how can you discern God's hand in those events?


Boaz does something very unusual for landowners of that culture and time.
Boaz greets the workers first. 
What does this tell us about the character of Boaz?


How do the workers respond to Boaz's greeting and treatment of them?


Boaz also does something else unusual, in this scene...
He pays attention to who else in in his field.
He takes notice of the strangers and the poor.
What else can we 'glean' from the information we're given about Boaz in 2:5?


What is emphasised in Ruth 2:6?
Why does this seem to be important to the author?


Although Jewish Law gives her the right to glean in the fields, Ruth doesn't presume to.
What does this tell us about the character of Ruth?


Recovering from a ten-year long famine, landowners would tend to harvest everything, not allowing any gleaners to come into their fields.
But Boaz does not chase her away.
Again, what do we learn about Boaz here?


In Ruth 2:6-7 we're told that Ruth worked hard "from morning until now, except for a short rest.
What does this kind of approach to work tell us about Ruth?


In relating to others, what can we learn from Boaz in the way that he relates with his workers, and how he treats strangers?

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