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Ruth is an allegory
What is an allegory?
An allegory is a story where the characters are metaphors.
They are full of nuance and meaning.
The most famous allegory: David and the prophet Nathan about a rich man who had many flocks and herds.
The rich man takes a poor man’s lamb and feeds it to a traveler.
David becomes furious and Nathan tells him, you are the rich man.
The difference between an allegory, parable, and metaphor.
A parable is making a sing point.
A metaphor is a single comparison.
Ruth is a story and the characters represent more than what they appear to be.
I am going to present it as Nathan did to David.
Read the entire story then tell who the characters are.
Read all of Ruth
Characters
Elimelek - husband
Naomi - wife
Mahlon - son
Kilion - son
Orpah - daughter-in-law
Ruth - daughter-in-law
Mara - Naomi - wife
Boaz - Naomi’s relative, her covenant redeemer
Obed - Ruth and Boaz’ son
Jesse - Obed’s son
David - the king of Israel
The characters
Elimelek - God is King, ironic
Naomi - pleasant, Israel
Mahlon - Sickness
Kilion - Failure/destruction
Orpah - turns away
Ruth - companion
Mara - Naomi - bitterness
Boaz - Strength, her covenant redeemer
Obed - Worship
Jesse - Obed’s son
David - the king of Israel
Story summary
Israel has no king, gives birth to sickness and destruction and leaves the promised land.
Everyone dies and the blessing is now bitterness.
A nobody chooses God, “Seeks shelter under his wings”, and sits at the feet of Israel’s guardian redeemer.
The obedient redeemer and the faithful companion are united and give birth to men who worship and the kingdom of God.
To Israel
There is still redemption in my covenant with you.
You have given birth to sickness and disease but you will also give birth to My kingdom.
Your story isn’t over.
We have the details
Mankind has no king.
We give birth to sickness and destruction and trade the blessings of God for bitterness.
BUT
If anyone seeks shelter under His wings and sits at the feet of Jesus.
Then they will be redeemed by His strength and obedience.
They will become His faithful companion and through that union God will usher in His kingdom.
Outro
Ruth is about faith and obedience ushering in a kingdom that worships God, but it isn’t our faith and obedience.
It’s our faith in Jesus’ obedience.
We are not Boaz, we are not the covenant redeemer.
Jesus is.
We are Ruth.
We come from a foreign land.
We don’t have anything to offer.
We are nobody’s who say, You will be my God, I will seek refuge in You, and I will seek redemption in Your goodness.
I will sit at your feet and ask for mercy.
God replies, “that’s exactly the thing I was looking for to usher in my kingdom.”
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