1. Ruth 3:11

2. Ruth A Virtuous Woman Defining Virtuous
Brown Driver & Briggs – strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army 
Strong’s – probably a force; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Defining
Prov 31:10-31, virtuous woman – A woman of strength and might
There is nothing in this word that covey's weakness
Address misnomer about “weaker vessel”

3. Ruth A Virtuous Woman Defining Virtuous Prov 31:10-31
Vs. 10, Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies
Vs. 17, She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong. (ESV)
Vs. 25, Strength and honor are her clothing
Defining
Prov 31:10-31, virtuous woman – A woman of strength and might
There is nothing in this word that covey's weakness
Address misnomer about “weaker vessel”

4. Industrious Hard Worker
Ruth A Virtuous Woman
Looked for Work
Ruth 2:2-3, Let me now go to the field
Daylight till Dark
Ruth 2:6-7, 15-17
Entire Harvest Season
Ruth 2:23
Provided for her Household
Ruth 2:18, 3:14-18
Industrious Hard Worker
All Boaz’s benevolence created more work for Ruth
You can do it; It can be done
Farm work is difficult work
Work is not punishment
Briefly touch on sin of Idleness

5. Properly Placed Loyalty
Ruth A Virtuous Woman
To Naomi
Ruth 1:6-18
Ruth 2:11
Ruth 3:1-5, instructions to about Boaz
To Boaz
Ruth 2:8-10, to stay with his maidens
Ruth 2:14, eat with his servants at meal time
Properly Placed Loyalty
Correctly placed Loyalty
where/when she needed to be
She ends up wife of Boaz

6. Ruth A Virtuous Woman Loving Kindness To Naomi Ruth 1:8 Ruth 3:10-11

7. Ruth A Virtuous Woman Humble Meek Humble/Meek
Ruth 1:6-18, Toward Naomi
Ruth 2:10-13, toward Boaz
Humble
Meek

8. Ruth A Virtuous Woman Trusted Jehovah
Ruth 1:16-17, Jehovah God will be her God
Ruth 2:12, she put her trust in Jehovah
Trusted Jehovah

9. Ruth A Virtuous Woman
Loyal
Kind
Humble/Meek
Trusted Jehovah

10. Ruth A Virtuous Woman Reputation Known to All
Ruth 3:10-11, all the city
Ruth 4:14-15, loves the is better than 7 sons
Reputation
What is more attractive than a Strong, loving, kind, loyal, hard working woman

11. Ruth Virtuous (Strong/Mighty) Woman Trust to Jehovah Everybody Knew It
Industrious and Hard Worker
Loyal
Loving Kindness
Meek and Humble
Trust to Jehovah
Everybody Knew It

12. A Portrait of Redemption
God’s Grace
For any who would trust & obey Him
Jesus is qualified to Redeem us
A Boaz
Heb 2:9-15
Heb 10:5-22

13. A Portrait of Redemption
God’s Grace
Jesus is qualified to Redeem us
Price is Paid by Jesus
Have we accepted our Redemption?
Are we living worthy of the Price paid?