Ruth From Emptiness to In the days when

Ruth: From Emptiness to

“In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land” (1. 1)

st 1 Journey A certain man of ______ in Judah went to live in the country of _____, he and his wife and two sons. The name of the man was _____ and the name of his wife ______, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. . . (1. 1)

Moabites • Judges 3. 12 -14 • Numbers 25. 1 -5 • Deut 23. 3 -4; 6

(Blakemore, cont. ) But Elimelech died. . . Both Mahlon and Chilion also died.

“Go back each of you to your ______’s house” (1. 8)

Entreat me

“Call me no longer _____, call me _______, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me. I went away ______, but the Lord has brought me back _____. ” (1. 20 -21)

“They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the _______” (1. 22 b)

Gleaning • Leviticus 19. 9 -10 • Deut 24. 19 -20

“May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a ______ reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose _______ you have come for refuge” (2. 12)

(Talbothay’s, cont. ) “At mealtime Boaz said to her, ‘Come here, and eat some of this bread, and dip your morsel in the sour wine. ’ So she sat beside the reapers, and he heaped up for her some parched grain. She ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over” (2. 14).

Hesed (Hebrew n. kindness, mercy, steadfast love) Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he by the Lord, whose kindness (hesed) has not forsaken the living or the dead!” (2. 20 a)

“Naomi said to her, ‘here is our kinsman Boaz; he is winnowing barley tonight at the _______ floor. Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the _______ floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his _______ and lie down; and he will tell you what to do” (3. 1 -5).

And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant; spread your _______ over your servant, for you are next-of-kin” (3. 9 b) Deut 25: 5 -6; 32. 11; Psalms 17. 8; 36. 7; 57. 1; 61. 4; 91. 4

Ruth’s Lesson in Redemption: Letter vs. Spirit of the Law • • Leviticus 25: 25 -28 Exodus 15: 13 Isaiah 41: 14 Hosea 13: 14

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