Ruth showed loyalty to her motherinlaw, naomi, and her god. Her husband, along with his family, had moved to moab because of a famine in the land of judah. Please to notice that it was made by a woman, a young woman, a. The book of ruth is dated almost to the period of the judges and is a story of romance, redemption, and loyalty. This was a time when the people of israel had abandoned gods ways and fallen into idolatry, horrific social conditions, and a disastrous civil war, as told in the chapters of judges immediately preceding the book of ruth in christian bibles. Ruths life story began in moab, where, as a young moabite woman, she married a man from bethlehem. Ruth 1 nrsv elimelechs family goes to moab in bible.
Jan 10, 2018 for christians, the book of ruth is an early echo of the divinity of jesus. Ruth is a book for all times, whether written in post. The book of ruth tells a touching story of the love and devotion of an ancestor of david and jesus christ. Jun 08, 2014 the prophetic and gospel messages behind the book of ruth you can translate the captions into your own language a powerful must see bible study on the book of ruth by dr. Your people shall be my people, and your god my god is a radical thought because it signals that ruth is changing her identity in a world where that was almost inconceivable. Mar 12, 2012 john niemela introduces a short series in the book of ruth at harvey park baptist church in denver, co.
Ruth shows family to be at the center of gods plan. This short book, only four chapters, shows how god uses unexpected people in amazing ways. Ruth answered, please dont tell me to leave you and return home. I love the fact that its coming from a wise mans heart. Your people shall be my people, and your god, my god 1. Part of a longer promise of fidelity, spoken by ruth to naomi, her motherinlaw. Try this round of our teacherselected 5th grade vocab practice words. But in spite of this, ruth forsakes her religious heritage and makes the god of israel her god. Ruth 14 your people shall be my people, and your god, my. Ruth 1 new revised standard version nrsv elimelechs family goes to moab.
Connecting jesus to the house of david and ultimately to ruth gave the nazarene the imprimatur of a messiah among early converts to christianity. Ruth 14 your people shall be my people, and your god. God intended for ruth to be a part of the story of the lineage of jesus. The sovereignty of god is manifest in the story of ruth as how god in times of decline of his people preserved a seed in one of his servants that led to the birth of david and then to the birth of jesus the messiah. Your people shall be my people, and your god, my god. The ancient world had no mechanism for religious conversion or change of citizenship.
Ruth and naomi displayed the characteristics of love, industry, generosity, chastity, and the desire to worship the god of israel. Ruth and boaz are gods hands and feet in taking care of naomi. Jan 12, 2014 gods love and grace shine clearly in the relationships between these three characters. In fact, that particular message god can take care of any woman in trouble in this book is so powerful i think the book of ruth is the female version of the book of job. Jun 24, 2019 god was present with ruth every step of the way. New living translation but ruth replied, dont ask me to leave you and turn back. It was about 400 years from the time that israel entered canaan and received the land that god had promised them until the first king was anointed. Do not plead with me to abandon you, to turn back from accompanying you. The book of ruth is simply put the greatest love story, ever.
Why we read the book of ruth on shavuot my jewish learning. Then the women said to naomi, blessed be the lord who has not left you this day. Where you go i will go, and where you stay i will stay. John niemela introduces a short series in the book of ruth at harvey park baptist church in denver, co. The book tells of ruth accepting the god of the israelites as her god and the israelite people as her own. Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. Its not easy to wait on god, this book is going to help you tremendously in your preparation season. Dec 04, 2011 the book teaches that divine providence brought forth david ruth 4. I would highly recommend this book to every single woman whose desiring to be married. Chapter 2 we see ruth gleaning in the fields of naomis relative boaz. Ruth 14 your people shall be my people, and your god, my god. I say it to the young who are strong and hopeful, and i say it to the old, for whom the outer nature is quickly wasting away. And ruth said, intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following.
But ruth replied, dont urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Dont plead with me to abandon you or to return and not follow you. Ruth shows us that god is the god of the entire world, not just the israelites, especially when ruth proclaims, the lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the lord, the god of israel, under whose wings you. She had given in to bitterness and was at times not acting faithfully in this book, but god restores her to an important place at the end. No matter your age or season of life, there is wisdom to learn from the lessons that unfold as we walk along with naomi, ruth, and boaz. Mev but ruth said, do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you. King james bible and ruth said, intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. Tommy nelson, author, pastor, and teacher will lead you through this compelling story of romance and redemption. It is set in the time of the judges not the best ones, if we assign it to the period of gideon and samson and it attempts to define the rights of widows and aliens within a society. Your people will be my people, and your god my god. The book of ruth is one of the most moving accounts in the bible, a story of love and loyalty that is a stark contrast to todays cynical, throwaway society.
If i were going to sum up the meaning and value of the book of ruth, it would be that it shows us a wonderful example of righteous loyalty to a friend even in adverse circumstances. With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later. Tragically, both ruths husband and his brother died. God worked redemption through boaz and lovingkindness through ruth. Book of ruth where you go ill gowhere you stay ill. I would requests indepth study of the entire book of ruth. The days when the judges judged was an age of anarchy judges 21. The book of ruth in the old testament is very short, only about three times the length of this little essay. The story begins with a famine in the days when the judges ruled ruth 1. If i were going to sum up the meaning and value of the book of ruth, it would be that it shows us a wonderful example of. It swelled with love for naomi and for the god whom naomi served. In traditional settings, the book of ruth is read on the second day of shavuot. Boaz out of compassion and obedience to the law allows ruth to glean but also leaves extra grain for her purposely. Your people will be my people, and your god will be my god.
The story of ruth offers vital lessons to every generation and has enjoyed nearly universal acceptance by biblical scholars and critics throughout the centuries. Your god shall be my god sermon by christopher holdsworth. Your god my god for where you go i will go, and where you lodge i will lodge. The prophetic and gospel messages behind the book of ruth you can translate the captions into your own language a powerful must see bible. Your people shall be my people, and your god, my god ruth 14. But ruth replied, dont ask me to leave you and turn. The character of a great woman the character of a great man how to find god s will for life. The prophetic and gospel messages behind the book of ruth. For your daughterinlaw, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth. This was a fairly common occurrence in this region of the world. Ruths strong and faithful devotion to naomi is still seen as model behavior today.
David was israels greatest hero, a messiah god sent leader in his own right. So, he pulled together events such as the famine, naomis relocation to moab, their return to bethlehem, boaz bloodline, and many other events just to ensure that ruth could be a part of his plan. It reads more like a short story and the insight in it runs deep. Your people shall be my people and your god my god. For wherever you go, i will go, and wherever you live, i will live. Although we live more than 3,000 years after ruth, we can almost feel her emotions as we hear these words repeated in the modern marriage ceremony. This was a very brave, outspoken confession of faith. That is the unshakable truth about the life of the woman and the man who follow christ in the obedience of faith. But ruth said, give up requesting me to go away from you, or to go back without you. Naomi has just said in verse, the hand of the lord has gone forth against me. I imagine that ruth saw this job as an illustration of gods faithfulness from this point forward. In chapter 3, naomi encourages ruth to seek marriage with boaz as a kinsman redeemer. And ruth said, intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. Thus, naomi becomes representative of how god feels and treats his people.
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