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Ruth: The Lord Provides

7-Session Bible Study

Tony Merida
from 10 reviews

Easy-to-lead, 7-session Bible study that will help you to explore the book of Ruth and learn how God provides for his people. Part of the bestselling Good Book Guide series, with over 1 million sold.

Part of the Good Book Guides series.

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Description

This 7-session Bible study on Ruth by Tony Merida brings to life one of the best short stories ever written—a tale of grief, loyalty and compassion which points us to the grand story of redemption.

Flexible and easy to use, this Good Book Guide is perfect for groups and individuals. A concise Leader’s Guide is included in the back. There are optional bonus sections if you have extra time, including icebreaker ideas.

Each session of this Bible study will draw you to…

  • Look closely at the Bible text and apply it meaningfully to your everyday life
  • Consider questions that open up discussion
  • Ponder optional personal reflection questions
  • Pray in response to what you have studied

There is an accompanying commentary, Ruth For You, available for those wanting an even more in-depth study or for those teaching the Bible to others. 

“Each guide in this series provides a framework for your group to dig into the text of Scripture for itself while providing enough of a steer to keep you on track, plus useful pointers towards application. The result is a great combination of fidelity to Scripture and ease of use.” Tim Chester, Crosslands Training; Author

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Contents

  • Why Study Ruth?
    1. Leaving God's Land (1:1-5)
    2. The Return (1:6-22)
    3. A Field of Favor (2:1-13)
    4. Hospitality, Kindness, and Hope (2:14-23)
    5. Cold Feet (3:1-18)
    6. Take My Sandal (4:1-12)
    7. The Promised Son (4:13-22)
    Leader's Guide

Specification

Contributors Tony Merida
ISBN 9781802541557
Format Paperback
First published August 2026
Dimensions 140mm x 210mm x 4mm
Weight 0.10 kg
Print size 9.0pt
Language English
Pages 96
No. of studies 7
Publisher The Good Book Company
Endorsements

Michael J. Kruger

President and Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina

I love this small group study guide series from The Good Book Company. Christians are regularly told they should spend more time studying God’s Word, but sometimes there’s not a clear plan for how to do this. These study guides provide practical, step-by-step guidance on working through books of the Bible, along with wonderful questions that encourage reflection and application. I hope churches and Christian ministries will take advantage of this wonderful resource.

Tim Chester

Crosslands Training; Author of Enjoying God

The aim of the The Good Book Company is to be biblical, relevant and accessible, and nothing embodies that ethos more than their Good Book Guides. Each guide provides a framework for your group to dig into the text of Scripture for itself while providing enough of a steer to keep you on track plus useful pointers towards application. The result is a great combination of fidelity to Scripture and ease of use.

Gary Millar

Principal, Queensland Theological College, Australia; author of Saving Eutychus

The Good Book Guides are an immensely precious resource for the church. A careful blend of helpful context and clearly-worded, searching questions which aim to help readers to uncover the meaning of the text and  apply it in responsible ways. I think these small group studies are the best available and pray that they will continue to prove helpful to local churches across the world!

Independent reviews

Hard times come again no more

Sally Jones, Evangelicals Now

What sets it apart from others is that each chapter has lots of useful background information. The guide states that the aim in each session is to ‘uncover the meaning of a passage and see how it fits into the big picture of the Bible’. It does that well. It does more than just concentrate on head knowledge and the application questions are pertinent and thought provoking.... continue reading

Customer reviews


18 Sep 2022

“An excellent study guide.”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

I have yet to be disappointed by this study guide series. This,the latest one that I have used, is proving to be an excellent help in unwrapping this delightful little book ,which is set in such dark and difficult times.I am using it in a housegroup setting where some folk have never encountered Ruth,and the background and info. are extremely helpful.


11 Jul 2021

“Great!”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty (ebook)')

Thoughtful study guide where I learnt lots new about a book I thought I knew well. As well as in depth biblical study , it also linked to refugees and how we do church. First study guide I’ve seen that can be equally enjoyed by new and ‘old’ Christians!


3 Feb 2016

“good introduction to this series”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

I am in 2 very different groups.We decided to try Ruth,as the usual church material came only erratically .Ruth would be short,and a good test to see how we got on. We have found it good on all counts, opened up the scriptures - we had no idea Deuteronomy was such a vital book - and also resulted in helpful discussion of personal problems etc, We think we may continue with another book but haven't told the Clergy, they might disapprove of us stepping out of line!


24 May 2014

“Spot on!”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

This was a great book for our group (5 older women). Everyone responded so strongly to the story of Ruth and the book was a great help in getting people to talk and relating the story to people's lives today. I am used to leading bible studies, but I felt the book would allow anyone to lead the bible study whether they'd done it before or not.
I've gone ahead and ordered 4 more bible studies in this series!!


1 May 2014

“good resource”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

good resource


8 Apr 2014

“A really great little guide”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

Brilliant guide - easy to use and opened up parts of Ruth to me that I'd never thought about before.
We used it at work wiht your Bible study group there and it went down well with everyone and I used it in my quiet ties - worked wonderfully for both!

Would recommend this to everyone - how exciting to see God working in the lives of the weak and needy.


27 Nov 2012

“Reading your life from the Bible”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

I run a house group consisting of about 15 young adults - 20-30 years of age. Working class, some middle class and a number of refugees. We ran our first bible study on Ruth and it was giving what I hope it would give. We both delved into the Word and into our own lives. Because of the Leader's Guide it is possible to keep the study on track. I took quite some preparation time, but that pays back. The Bible in Animation videos on Ruth proved to be a good introduction. One word of caution: I think the studies on average take too long to fit into an hour - which is with this intensity the maximum I would require of my group, because we also need time to meet, to eat and to pray.


12 Jul 2012

“Great”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

This little study guide has worked really well in our homegroup. It is well written, with plenty of Biblical material, insight, background and thoughtful application to work with. It both deepened our understanding of the text, enabled discussion and gave opportunity to apply personally, to the church and to wider society. The notes at the back proved very helpful but not vital (which I think is a how it should be) and we found that different group members could take it in turn to lead a study without any problem or previous experience. The group thoroughly enjoyed the studies and it gave us all a fresh look at the story of Ruth, whether for those of us who have studied it before or for those who were new to it. Many thanks to Tim and also to the Good Book Company for an excellent resource!


15 Mar 2012

“Excellent one-to-one study guide”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

I have worked through this book on a one-to-one basis with a new Christian. We have both found it very helpful and easy to use. It appears to be quite basic on the surface, but we soon discovered that it helps you delve deeper into the Scriptures and we both loved the way it put the book into context within the Bible itself, especially the references to Deuteronomy. An excellent read and I would highly recommend it to old and new Christians alike.


18 Feb 2010

“Excellent!”

(Review written for 'Ruth: Poverty and Plenty')

We used this in our older (mainly 55-75) ladies' Bible Study group. Lots said how much they'd got out of it and what relevance it had to us today - hardship, life not going the way you want it to, being a atranger in a foreign land and God being in control and looking after us in spite of us not always being aware of it, etc. A good number of pointers from Boaz (Ruth's kinsman redeemer) to Jesus.

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