- (Rth 4:13 ESV) So __________ took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a __________.
- Because all children are a blessing from the Lord.
- Psalm 127:1-5
- How can our scientific advances jade our view of the Creator/Sustainer God?
____________________________________________
____________________________________________- Colossians 1:14-17
- Romans 8:28
- What are we do to with tragedies, horrific events, and things we cannot possibly understand?
____________________________________________
____________________________________________- Hebrews 11:1
- Because all children are a blessing from the Lord.
- (Rth 4:14 ESV) Then the women said to __________, “Blessed be the __________, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel!
- (Rth 4:15 ESV) He shall be to you a __________ of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than __________ sons, has given birth to him.”
- Contrasting this to Ruth 1:19-21
- Before the women said of Naomi
- Now they say to Naomi
- Exclusion vs. inclusion
- Not bless your heart, Naomi
- Not how great are you, Naomi
- No, blessed be the Lord.
- He has done this thing
- He gets the glory.
- How does this connect to Luke 1 and the birth of John the Baptist?
- Contrasting this to Ruth 1:19-21
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
- How does this connect to the New Testament church?
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
- Who is Naomi’s redeemer that is given?
____________________________________________
- Colossians 3:1-4
- (Rth 4:16 ESV) Then __________ took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse.
- And we can wonder of the thoughts or Naomi here
- The same Naomi that took her sons years before
- Looking for a better life
- Looking for the promised land.
- Looking for something more
- And losing sight of what she had
- You know that if she could turn back time
- She would do that whole thing differently
- Now Naomi holding this child
- The single, absolute most important thing in her life.
- Nothing else to go find
- No greener grass
- She is different
- This is different
- The same Naomi that took her sons years before
- And we can wonder of the thoughts or Naomi here
- (Rth 4:17 ESV) And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him __________. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
- Obed means servant.
- Possibly short for Obediah
- Which means servant of Yahweh
- And Obed would serve in ways Naomi could never imagine as she held that infant.
- The impact of this line is eternal and vital to you and I today.
- Possibly short for Obediah
- Obed means servant.