Ruth 2 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Ruth Gleans in Boaz's Field

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolUnder God's Wings

wheathousewater and jarlj and bread

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Be With You

GRAIN → picture 4RUTH → picture 3BASKET → picture 2WATER → picture 1

Grade 1Gleaning Grain

Ruth gleaned in the field. → picture 3Boaz came from Bethlehem. → picture 5Boaz said, Drink when you are thirsty. → picture 2Boaz gave Ruth bread. → picture 4Ruth took the grain to Naomi. → picture 1

Order:

1. Ruth gleans in Boaz's field2. Boaz greets the reapers3. Boaz gives Ruth bread4. Ruth beats out the barley

Grade 2Ruth in the Field

What did Ruth want to pick up? Grain (circle)
Whose field did she come to? The field of Boaz (circle)
What did Boaz say to his workers? May God be with you!
What did Boaz give Ruth? Bread (circle)
Who did Naomi say Boaz was? Part of their family (circle)

Grade 3Ruth Finds Favor

Whose field did Ruth happen to come to? The field of Boaz
How did the reapers answer Boaz? May Yahweh bless you.
Why did Ruth ask Boaz why he was kind? She was a foreigner.
How much barley did she glean? About an ephah
What did Naomi say Boaz was? One of their near kinsmen

1: Ruth gleans in Boaz's field2: Boaz greets the reapers3: Boaz gives Ruth bread4: Ruth beats out the barley

Grade 4Kindness in the Harvest

What does the word happened show? How God works quietly through ordinary events
How did Boaz show his faith with his workers? He greeted them with a blessing in Yahweh's name.
What had Boaz heard about Ruth? How she left her own land to care for Naomi
How did Boaz go beyond what was required? He shared his meal and told workers to let her glean among the sheaves and pull out grain for her.

Word bank: 1. glean; 2. Boaz; 3. God; 4. field; 5. wings

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Refuge Under His Wings

What did Ruth hope to find when she went to glean? Favor with someone
How did Boaz's workplace honor God? Boaz and his reapers greeted each other with blessings in Yahweh's name.
Under whose wings had Ruth come to take refuge? Yahweh, the God of Israel
How did Boaz become part of the answer to his own prayer? He fed Ruth and ordered his men to leave extra grain for her.
How long did Ruth glean with his maidens? Until the end of barley and wheat harvest

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.