A beautiful pastoral story, considered a Literary gem by critics.
One of two books in the Bible in which woman is the principal character, –Ruth and Esther.

RUTH, a Moabite, married a Hebrew husband; Esther, a Jewess, married a Gentile king.

AUTHOR unknown, possibly Samuel.

PERIOD, the time of the Judges

SUBJECT, How a Young Moabitish Woman’s Life Was Enriched.

(1) By a beautiful Constancy, and Wise Choice # Ru 1:16
(2) By a humble Industry # Ru 2:2,3
(3) By accepting Counsel from an Older Friend # Ru 3:1-5
(4) By a Providential Alliance # Ru 4:10,11
(5) By Exaltation to a Royal Line # Ru 4:13-17

MAIN PURPOSE, To show how a Gentile Woman became one of the Ancestors of Christ

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
(1) The Sojourn in Moab # Ru 1:1-5
(2) The sad Return Home # Ru 1:6-22
(3) Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz, ch. 2 # Ru 2:1
(4) Her Marriage to Boaz # Ru 4:13
(5) The Birth of her son, the grandfather of David # Ru 4:13-16
(6) The Genealogy of David # Ru 4:18-22