Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 24:
June 6–12
“My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord”
Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3
As you study the lives of Ruth, Naomi, Hannah, and others this week, listen closely to the Spirit and record any impressions you receive. What are you inspired to do?
Ruth 1: Elimelech and his family go to Moab because of famine—His sons marry—The father and sons die—Ruth, the Moabitess, her husband having died, remains constant to Naomi—They come to Bethlehem.
Ruth 2: Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz, a near relative of Naomi—He treats Ruth kindly.
Ruth 3: By Naomi’s instruction, Ruth lies at the feet of Boaz—He promises as a relative to take her as his wife.
Ruth 4: The nearest relative declines, and Boaz takes Ruth to wife—Ruth bears Obed, through whom came David the king.
1 Samuel 1: Hannah prays for a son and vows to give him to the Lord—Eli the priest blesses her—Samuel is born—Hannah loans him to the Lord.
1 Samuel 2: Hannah sings praises to the Lord—Samuel ministers before the Lord—Eli blesses Elkanah and Hannah, and they have sons and daughters—The sons of Eli reject the Lord and live in wickedness—The Lord rejects the house of Eli.
1 Samuel 3: The Lord calls Samuel—The house of Eli will not be purged by sacrifices and offerings—Samuel is recognized as a prophet by all Israel—The Lord appears to him.
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Aaronic Priesthood Quorums and Young Women Classes (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
- “There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today,” Hymns, no. 227.
Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Chapter 24: Ruth and Naomi
- Chapter 25: Samuel
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 81: Ruth 1–4
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 82: 1 Samuel 1–2
- Old Testament Seminary Student Material: Lesson 83: 1 Samuel 3
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 16: Day 4, Ruth
- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students: Unit 17: Day 1, 1 Samuel 1–3
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Genesis-2 Samuel: Judges 13–21; Ruth 1–4: The Reign of the Judges, Part 2
- Old Testament Institute Student Manual Genesis-2 Samuel: 1 Samuel 1–15: The Prophet Samuel and Saul, King of Israel
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
- Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 24: Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3, Jonn Claybaugh
- Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 24 (Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- Interpreter Radio Show — June 17, 2018, Administration, June 22, 2018
- KnoWhy OTL21A — What Is the Meaning of the Samuel’s Reply: “Here Am I”?, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, May 29, 2018
- KnoWhy OTL20A — How Does the Book of Ruth Provide a Model for Marriage?, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, May 21, 2018
- Scripture Roundtable: Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 21, God Will Honor Those Who Honor Him, Administration, May 15, 2014
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Text as Afterthought: Jana Riess’s Treatment of the Jacob-Sherem Episode, Duane Boyce, August 2, 2019
Resources on Other Sites
- Come, Follow Me Week 24 – Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3, FAIR
- Book & Chapter Guide: Ruth 1, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Ruth 2, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Ruth 3, Bible Central
- Book & Chapter Guide: Ruth 4, Bible Central
- Come Follow Me Insights – Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3: Ruth, Naomi, and Hannah, Book of Mormon Central
- The Book of Ruth (Week 24, Part 1/6) Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-3| June 6-12, Book of Mormon Central
- Ruth Meets Boaz (Week 24, Part 2/6) Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-3| June 6-12, Book of Mormon Central
- Ruth and Boaz (Week 24, Part 3/6) Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-3| June 6-12, Book of Mormon Central
- What Does the Shoe Mean in Ruth? (Week 24, Part 4/6) Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-3| June 6-12, Book of Mormon Central
- The Story of Hannah and Samuel (Week 24, Part 5/6) Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-3| June 6-12, Book of Mormon Central
- How is Hannah like Mary? (Week 24, Part 6/6) Ruth, 1 Samuel 1-3| June 6-12, Book of Mormon Central
- Samuel the Prophet (Week 25, Part 1/6) 1 Samuel 8-18 | June 13-19, Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me Old Testament Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 (June 6-12) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
- Come Follow Me – Ruth-1 Samuel 7, Part 1: The Book of Ruth, Unshaken
- Come Follow Me – Ruth-1 Samuel 7, Part 2: 1 Samuel 1-7, Unshaken
- Tragedy to Triumph—Come, Follow Me for Sunday School: Ruth & Samuel 1-3 , Meridian Magazine
- “What Loyalty Looks like”—Come Follow Me, Podcast #24: Ruth, 1 Sam. 1-3 , Meridian Magazine
- June 6–12, 2022 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
- Ruth; 1 Samuel 1–3 – “My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord”, BYU Studies
Additional Material on Book of Mormon Central
- How the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament Help Us Understand What it Means to be Redeemed, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #436, May 24, 2018
BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables
BYU Studies Recommended Reading
- “The Lord . . . Bringeth Low, and Lifteth Up”: Hannah, Eli, and the Temple, Julie M. Smith, Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament, Sperry Symposium 2013
- 1 Samuel 1–5, LDS Institute Manual, Old Testament
- Birth and Calling of the Prophet Samuel: A Literary Reading of the Biblical Text, Steven L. Olsen, BYU Studies Quarterly, vol. 56, no. 1
- Birth and Calling of the Prophet Samuel: A Literary Reading of the Biblical Text, Steven L. Olsen, BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 1
- Ruth, by Francine R. Bennion, Encyclopedia of Mormonism
- Ruth, Redemption, Covenant, and Christ, Kerry Muhlestein, The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament, Sperry Symposium 2009