Ladies Choice Ruth 1:1-18

Three Ladies who had choices before them and the Choices they made.

Introduction (Vs. 1-6)

The third and fourth chapters of Judges, must belong to the times of Ehud or Shamgar or the times of Deborah and Barak on account of the famine

Three Women in this story Naomi had left the Promised Land With her husband during a time of Famine Her Two sons had married two women of the region named Orpah and Ruth During this time in the foreign Land Her husband and two sons died

Shows us Three choices these Ladies Made You can Choose to Return to God like Naomi (Vs. 6-7)

She had left the promised land and was coming back to the place she needed to be

When we do what is wrong, We Should return to the Ways of the Lord our God

By Repenting of and forsaking Sin

1 John 1:9 NASB95

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Revelation 2:5 NASB95

‘Therefore remember from where you have fallen, and repent and do the deeds you did at first; or else I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place—unless you repent.

You can Choose to Retreat from God like Orpah (Vs. 8-14)

Naomi told her Daughters-in-law to return to their homes

there was much trouble ahead of her

At first, Orpah was going to faithfully follow Naomi

Finally however she retreated to her old way of life.

Many people make pseudo-professions of Faith

or commitment and then retreat from them

To their old way of life when the road gets ruff Matt. 13:5-6

Matthew 13:5–6 NASB95

“Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. “But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

You can Choose to Retain God like Ruth (Vs. 15-18)

Ruth Retained her commitment to her Mother-in-law

and her commitment to her Mother-in-law's God

In the end, she was the one who was blessed

She became the Great Grandmother to David Ruth 4:13-17

Ruth 4:13–17 NASB95

So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife, and he went in to her. And the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a redeemer today, and may his name become famous in Israel. “May he also be to you a restorer of life and a sustainer of your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse. The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi!” So they named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.