Aletheas redemption book 6 legacy collection kindle edition by cardello, ruth. Yet, the result of this book isnt just a romantic happy ending between ruth and boaz. However, through grace and redemption she becomes a part of the genealogy of christ. We must also know the laws of sonship in deuteronomy 25. One of the major motifs of the book of ruth is that people are often the lords means for pouring forth his blessings, or hesed. Marriage and redemption in the book of ruth targuman.
Boazs redemption of ruth would justify her trust in the lord. The genealogy at the end of the book is an important link to christ. Then in chapter 3, ruth says to boaz, spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer. In last weeks post in the book of ruth devotion series, we talked about chapter 2 and how hard work is rewarded. The theme of redemption occurs throughout the book of ruth. Virtually all commentators agree that ruth has great new testament revelation, but they lack the revelation of the law to fully understand the message of this book. Perhaps the greatest romance in all of scripture is found in the book of ruth. Today we are going to talk about someone in a similar situation. The book of ruth a story of redemption gospel blog. If youre looking for some encouragement in your circumstances, dont miss this reading plan.
The book of ruth employs a term that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. After all, its a classic tale of boy meets girl, of unexpected love discovered in the most routine of settings. In the book of ruth, the character of boaz represents the culmination of gods providence for the two destitute widows at the center of the story. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading breaching the billionaire. Intro to ruth biblica the international bible society. Her daughterinlaw insists on returning with her and the decision changes their lives and ultimately all of the world. The book of ruth is a classic love story of loyalty and devotion, and yet it also contains some surprising insights that go far beyond the historical narrative itself. Then in chapter 3, ruth says to boaz, spread your wings over your servant, for you are a. Ruth is the greatgrandmother of king david, whom we meet later in the book of 1 samuel. This set of 4 dvds was taped at a conference, and contains six sessions 3062 minutes each. The book of ruth a story of love and redemption tells a story of love that goes deeper than what we see today. That act by boaz would simultaneously spread his and the lords wings over the plaintive moabite. As the book reaches its conclusion, and the redemption of ruth and naomi is accomplished, we finally see how the musical themes in ruth parallel not just the lords redemption of israel from. Although the book of ruth never mentions the word love, everything in its pages confirms the love between a woman and her god, a woman and her motherin. Our exposition of the book of ruth has proven to be our most popular of all our publications.
The book of ruth devotion series focuses on four important lessons to be learned from the story of naomi and ruth. Even though its small, this remarkable book contains many principles with profound impact to our lives today. There is a redeemer book of ruth series redemptions touch. As an episode in the ancestry of david, the book of ruth sheds light on his role in the history of redemption. At first glance, some of the customs in the book of ruth may appear strange to our modern day cultures. When benjamin franklin was united states ambassador to france, he occasionally attended the infidels club a group that spent most of its time searching for and reading literary masterpieces. The first chapter of ruth is very important because our appraisal of ruth, naomi, and soon boaz in the first chapters of ruth will greatly shape our understanding of the rest of the book. There are those who attempt to guild the lily as they read the book of ruth, desperately seeking some basis for making a pious israelite of naomi.
Ruths redemption by marlene banks, c2012 ruths redemption by. It is fitting that in a month that celebrates love. Romance and redemption grace communion international. This brief post began as a response to a comment on my earlier post age in the book of ruth and a proxy marriage. Boaz demonstrates, perhaps better than any other in the old testament. Naomis husband elimelech, his wife naomi, and their two sons had to leave their ancestral inheritance at bethlehem during a drought. A story of love and redemption is published by christian daily resources. In fact, the hebrew word that means redemption is used 23 times in this story of only 4 chapters. In boaz, naomi and her daughterinlaw ruth found a kinsman redeemer, one whose responsibility was to act on behalf of a relative who was in trouble, danger, or need. Marlene banks benn when you come to know the lord, it will all make sense and be more real than even living in this world is now. Ruth is one of five women listed in the genealogy of christ in matthew 1.
The story of ruth combines these two laws to reveal the plan of god, the scope of redemption, the path to sonship, and the qualifications and character of those who would be like jesus. Be reminded that god can redeem, revive, and restore any life, anytime, anywhere. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The hidden symbolism you never saw in the book of ruth. It is a daily bible reading study of the book of ruth. The book is the only example of the law of the kinsmanredeemer in motion. It is about a gentile girl who marries an israelite man. The book of ruth reflects a time of peace between israel and moab. The book of ruth is one of only two books of the bible to be named after women the other is esther. The community in bethlehem observed gods law concerning harvesting. Ruth, a story of redemption devotional reading plan. It was a long and difficult journey, but it ended with redemption. The story comes from a book called ruth, but it is about a woman named naomi.
In establishing that ruth was the great grandmother of david, the book of ruth serves as a prologue into 1 samuel by affirming king davids rights to the throne of israel. Ruth and boaz have a son, and the book closes with a surprise. In ruth, an israelite family faces tragic loss, and god uses the. Jesus redeemed us with his shed blood from the penalty of our sins, but he also works incessantly as our high priest, continually redeeming us until we are. Naomi, a widow whose sons had also died, travels back to bethlehem. The book of ruth, critical to gods narrative of redemption. The book is primarily a story of naomis transformation from despair to happiness through the.
Ruth is a love story without the use of the word love. I want to paint one more picture of gods grace and sovereignty through the birth of this child. Ruth, redemption, covenant, and christ religious studies. Redemption is a key concept throughout the account. Ruth is a story of redemption reminding us of christ. The book of ruth is the bibles primary illustration of the law of sonship found in deuteronomy 25. Yet knowing the redemption laws in leviticus 25 is imperative if we are to understand the book of ruth.
Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. Our study guide unpacks these customs and shows the universal principles we can learn from them that can still be followed today. The story of ruth takes place during the time of the judges. The commentator very simply stated that the marriage between ruth and boaz was because a baby needed to be born to preserve the line of naomis husband. Few people do we emotionally relate to in the bible more than ruth.
In stark contrast, the book of ruth was the highest example of responsible living. For example, the theme of marriage occupies much of the story, but when viewed as an idealized romance between faithful ruth and godly boaz, the rich theology of this book passes right under the noses of many of its admirers. It starts with ruths love for naomi, how ruth came to love and trust god through her motherinlaw, and how god rewarded her faith by providing someone to love and provide for her. Our mission is to introduce people to jesus and help them follow him. Naomi, elimelech, and their two sons live in bethlehem, the promised land. This is a risky thing because it could go wrong and destroy the provision that boaz had given ruth in. Redemption in the book of ruth the book of ruth is a beautiful, compact, and vivid story. Gaining a sense of the hebrew meaning of redeem gaal. This story of a young, bereaved moabite woman, her widowed jewish motherinlaw, and their journey together from poverty to redemption, has captivated bible readers for generations. The book of ruth is written as a love story in a language of love and grace. Twentythree times it uses the words redeem, redeemer, and redemption.
The book of ruth has undoubtedly received its fair share of undervaluation at this point. Ruth, a story of redemption few people do we emotionally. Watch our overview video on the book of ruth, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. However, as i pointed out in the beginning of this series, we can see gods fingerprints all over ruths story and there is no doubt he was at work the entire time. The story also illustrates the principles of new covenant marriage as god set forth from the beginning. Through their many trials they learn to lean on god and his sovereign will for their lives. What does this famous love story from the old testament. Because of their continued lineage, the book of ruth is a critical part of the grandest narrative of all, a narrative that leads to the happiest ending of all. When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Just as justification and salvation are not onetime events but are continuous processes, redemption is also an ongoing process. On one occasion franklin read the book of ruth to the club when it was gathered together, but changed the names in it so it would not be recognized as a book of the. The characters in the book of ruth deal with loss, lack, and romance. As we move on to chapter 3, we find that naomi is getting ruth ready to propose to boaz.
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