GK SOAP Card - The Book of Esther & The Book of Ruth

THE BOOK OF ESTHER AUTHOR Unkown

THEMES

Sovereignty of God Faithfulness of God Faith Obedience

KEY CHARACTERS Esther Mordecai King Ahasuerus Haman

MEMORY/KEY VERSE

“If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

Esther 4:14 NLT

STRUCTURE OF ESTHER Introduction (1 & 2) The Main Action (3 - 9:19) Conclusion (9:20 - 10:3)

SCRIPTURE READING Esther 1 Esther 2 Esther 3 Esther 4 Esther 5 Esther 6 Esther 7 Esther 8:1-14 Esther 8:15-9:19 Esther 9:20-32 Esther 10

THE BOOK OF RUTH AUTHOR Unkown

THEMES Loyalty Obedience

KEY CHARACTERS Ruth Naomi Boaz

MEMORY/KEY VERSE

SCRIPTURE READING Ruth 1 Ruth 2 Ruth 3 Ruth 4:1-12 Ruth 4:13-22

“But Ruth replied, ‘Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.’” Ruth 1:16 NLT

STRUCTURE OF ESTHER

Introduction (1:1-5) Naomi Reutrns to Moab (1:6-22) Ruth and Boaz meet in the harvest fields (chapter 2) Ruth goes to Boaz at the threshing floor (chapter 3) Boaz arranges to marry Ruth (4:1-12) Conclusion (4:13-17) Epilogue: Genealogy of David (4:18-22)