RUTH 1 4 The Holy Bible Old Testament

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The Holy Bible Old Testament New Testament Writers Years Events Author 39 27 40 1, 500 10, 000 1

Poetry History 5 Prophets 17 The Old Testament 17

History Prophets 17 17 Ruth

Introduction to Ruth Revelation

Ruth When Where Who What

Ruth When ’In the days when the judges ruled ’

In the days when the judges ruled… In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit. (Judges 21: 25)

“The LORD raised up a deliverer. ” And when the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD “The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. ” The LORD sold them into the hands of their enemies

Ruth Where

Ruth 1: 1 Where In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab

Ruth Where

Ruth Who

Ruth 1: 2 Who The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.

Who are you most like spiritually? Ruth / Orpah Naomi / Mara Boaz Elimelech Mahlon / Kilion Obed Friend / Stubborn Pleasant / Bitter Strong God is my King Sick / Dying Worshipper

Principle God often works significantly through the seemingly insignificant

Ruth What

Outline of Ruth 1: 1 -7 1: 8 -22 2: 1 -23 3: 1 -18 4: 1 -12 4: 13 -22 Famine Fidelity Favor Feet Field Family

Repeated Words Turn/Return/Back 17 Favor/Kind/Give 16 Dead 11 Home 9

Principle: Isaiah 57: 15 For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Application Question Who are you in relation to God? Where are you at spiritually?

Revelation

Revelation Yahweh 17 Elohim El Shaddai El Elyon Lord Jehovah God my Creator 3 God Almighty 2 the Sovereign One

Ruth 4: 13 Yahweh So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.

Ruth 1: 16 Elohim Your people will be my people and your God my God

Ruth 1: 20 -21 El Shaddai the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty

Ruth 2: 3 El Elyon So she went out and began to glean in the fields behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she found herself working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

Principle In life there are no accidents, but divine appointments

Kinsman Redeemer

Redeem To buy back something that is lost To free from captivity by payment To release from blame, debt, legal obligation To restore the honor or worth

Redemption 2: 12 May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. 3: 9 I am your servant Ruth. Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman-redeemer

Boaz: Kinsman Redeemer 14 4: 1 -10 3: 2 2: 1 4: 6 4: 10 mediator for the sinner relative of the sinner right to redeem the sinner able to redeem the sinner willing to redeem the sinner bridegroom of the redeemed

Principle Jesus did not come to make bad people good But to make dead people alive

Introduction to Ruth Revelation Redemption

Application Questions Are you a spiritual Ruth? Do you know God personally? Are you redeemed from sin?

Application Questions Will you make Jesus your King? Will you make it a priority to enjoy God and to glorify Him?

Ruth 4: 14 “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. ”

Ruth 2: 12 May the LORD repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. ”

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