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Devotional: Ruth 4:13-17
Reflection (Rth 4:13 ESV) So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. (Rth 4:14 ESV) Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and...
Sunday Notes: Ruth 4:13-17
(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...
Ruth: An Exposition: 4:1-12
Chapter 3 closes with the ball in Boaz's court having promised Ruth that he would see through their redemption that very day. What unfolds next is a odd scene of coordination by the Sovereign hand of God and some cunningness by the hero of our story, Boaz. Sunday...
Ruth: An Exposition: 3:8-18
Ruth chapter three is a major turning point in the story. This week we see the scene of the threshing floor close with Boaz promising to redeem Ruth and Naomi. But there is the other factor that suddenly is revealed: Another redeemer. Boaz promises Ruth that he...
Devotional: Ruth 4:1-12
Reflection Colossians 1:16-17 (Col 1:16 ESV) For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. (Col 1:17 ESV) And he is before all...
Sunday Notes: Ruth 4:1-12
(Rth 4:1 ESV) Now _______________ had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, "Turn aside, _______________ ; sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down. The gate served several purposes:...
Devotional: Ruth 3:8-18
Reflection Read Ruth chapter 3 all the way through. Discussion Reading scripture can be a challenging experience for us - all of us. We often have a tendency to read into the text, especially of a story. This can take many forms like Christianizing an Old Testament...
Sunday Notes: Ruth 3:8-18
(Rth 3:8) At ____________ the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a ____________ lay at his feet! The man, Boaz, slept at the ____________ that night The community facility for processing ____________ from the harvest. ____________ went there to find him...
Ruth: An Exposition: 3:1-7
Opening to chapter 3 is sketchy territory and we must focus not on what our minds can run with, but on what the text actually tells us. Chapter three of Ruth is an exceptional picture of character and integrity - something we should strive for in our lives. Study...
Devotional: Ruth 3:1-7
Reflection Deuteronomy 25:5-10 (Deu 25:5 ESV) "If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and...
Sunday Notes: Ruth 3:1-7
(Rth 3:1 ESV) Then _____________her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek _____________for you, that it may be well with you? Recall Ruth 1:9: The LORD grant that you may find _____________, each of you in the house of her husband!" Then she...
Ruth: An Exposition: 2:1-10
Opening chapter two of Ruth is a pace chance for sure. We move from a whole lot of life, years and even decades passing, to a crawl. The events unfolding in chapter 2 are setting the stage for the marvelous redemption to come and the provision of God is written all...
Devotional: Ruth: 2:1-10
Reflection Read again the interaction between Boaz and Ruth in the field: Ruth 2:1-10 - Especially those verses 7-10 Discussion Note in reading this that Ruth made her request to the foreman, who gave her no answer himself. She then patiently waited. He relayed her...
Sunday Notes: Ruth: 2:1-10
(Rth 2:1 ESV) Now __________ had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was __________. A worthy man - Gibbor chayil Judges 6:12, Judges 11:1, 2 Kings 15:20 Boaz is a man’s man. At this time in Israel there is not a formal army....
Ruth: An Exposition: 1:14-22
This week we close chapter one of Ruth as they finish their journey from Moab to the people of Israel at Bethlehem. The future still loos bleak, but the chapter closes with this glimmer of hope - even if it might be short lived. Sunday notes - click here Devotional -...
Devotional: Ruth 1:14-22
Reflection John 17:10-20 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one,...
Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:14-22
(Rth 1:14 ESV) Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And __________ kissed her mother-in-law, but __________ clung to her. Following the last urge of __________ to go, to leave her and return to their homes She had nothing to __________ them If she loved...
Devotional: Ruth 1:11-13
Reflection Ruth 1:11-13 (Rth 1:11 ESV) But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? (Rth 1:12 ESV) Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I...
Sunday Notes: Ruth 1:11-13
(Rth 1:11 ESV) But __________ said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet __________ in my womb that they may become your husbands? This time Naomi is more __________ The first request more gentle: Ruth 1:8 Very much that parental position now...
Ruth: An Exposition: 1:6-10
After their world falls apart, Naomi sets her mind on returning the the land, the people, and the faith she should have never left. The road ahead is long and hard. The road to redemption maybe even harder for an old woman and two forbidden girls. Sunday Notes -...