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RUTH 1 – 4
The Holy BibleOld Testament 39New Testament 27Writers 40Years 1,500Events 10,000Author 1
History
17
Poetry
5 Prophets
17The Old Testament
History
17
Prophets
17Ruth
Introduction to Ruth
RuthRevelation
Ruth
WhenWhereWhoWhat
Ruth
When ’In the days when the judges ruled ’
In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.
(Judges 21:25)
In the days when the judges ruled…
“The Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD.”
The LORD sold them into the hands of their enemies
And when the sons of Israel cried out to the LORD
“The LORD raised up a deliverer.”
Ruth
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 1:1 Where
Ruth
Where
Ruth
Who
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.
Ruth 1:2 Who
Who are you most like spiritually?
Ruth / Orpah Friend / StubbornNaomi / Mara Pleasant / BitterBoaz StrongElimelech God is my KingMahlon / Kilion Sick / DyingObed Worshipper
Principle
God often works significantly through the seemingly
insignificant
Ruth
What
Outline of Ruth1:1-7 Famine1:8-22 Fidelity2:1-23 Favor3:1-18 Feet4:1-12 Field4:13-22 Family
Repeated Words
Turn/Return/Back 17
Favor/Kind/Give 16
Dead 11
Home 9
Principle: Isaiah 57:15For 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 Lord Jehovah 17
Elohim God my Creator 3El Shaddai God Almighty 2El Elyon the Sovereign One
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 4:13 Yahweh
Your people will be my people and your God my God
Ruth 1:16 Elohim
the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the LORD
has brought me back empty
Ruth 1:20-21 El Shaddai
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.
Ruth 2:3 El Elyon
Principle
In life there are no accidents, but divine appointments
Kinsman Redeemer
To buy back something that is lostTo free from captivity by paymentTo release from blame, debt, legal obligationTo restore the honor or worth
Redeem
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
Redemption
Boaz: Kinsman Redeemer 144:1-10 mediator for the sinner3:2 relative of the sinner3:2 right to redeem the sinner2:1 able to redeem the sinner4:6 willing to redeem the sinner4:10 bridegroom of the redeemed
Jesus did not come to make bad people good
But to make dead people alive
Principle
Introduction to Ruth
RuthRevelationRedemption
Application QuestionsAre 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.”
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.”
Ruth 2:12
RUTH 1 – 4