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Today we’re starting a study of the book of Ruth (one of my favorite stories in the bible….God’s redemption and glimmer of hope.
Named our little girl Ana Ruth.
Recipe for a Beautiful love story…mixed with tragedy, despair, loss, romance, loyalty, and hope.
A story within a much greater story.
A tale of God’s redemption.
God is bringing people from despair to delight.
And we found ourselves in the middle of the story.
Today we’re only going to read chapter 1. Save the rest for a later date.
Read a little.
Pause.
Background of Ruth.
1 of 2 books named after a woman.
Only book named after a non-jew.
Ruth Chapter 1 verse 1A
During the time of the judges
Genesis– We see the establishment of God’s chosen people through Abraham (Patriarchs) Isaac, Jacob, Joseph.
Exodus-Deuteronomy-We see God’s people delivered from Egypt and wandering through the desert.
Joshua- God’s people face multiple enemies in order to conquer the promise land.
Brings us to the time of the judges.
A time where there was No king….
The people of Israel would rebel against God….God would send affliction to the people to wake them up.
Then they would cry out to God and He being rich in Mercy would send them a judge to defeat the enemies and restore His people.
This happened over and over again throughout the book of judges.
…this sums up the book of Judges.
In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes
So this story of Ruth takes place during a desolate time in Israel’s history.
Vs 1b- 2 a severe famine came upon the land….in
Bethlehem (house of bread)
There’s no bread in the house of bread..
A famine….no food, no resources…you and your kids are starving….
Thankfully we have never experienced this….
We might be really hungry..especially with lunch time rolling around.. but we’re far from starving..
So Elimelch has a decision to make….
Elimelech (my God is King) àWrite this in your bible
Turns his back on God (backslides) leaves God’s promise land looking for a better situation.
I cant take it anymore and takes matters into his own hands.
Takes his wife (Naomi) and two children Mahlon & Killion with him to Moab….
So not only does Elimelech not trust His God, he takes his family to sin city.
A place of evil.
Moabà In ….after Sodom & Gomarroh
Lot becomes drunk and commits sexuality immorality.
Two sons are born out of an incestual encounter.
One being named Moab….The father of the Moabites..
Then we see the opposition with Israel and the people of Moab.
The story of King Balak and he became afraid of the Israelites so he tried to curse them through Balaam.
It backfired.
But he found a way to destroy them from the inside.
He sent Moabite women to entice the men into sexual immorality.
In result, a plague from God strikes Israel and 24,000 die.
If that wasn’t recent enough….Moab (under King Eglon) ruled over Israel for 18 years during the time of the judges.
Until left-handed Ehud defeated him.
Back to the story….Elimelech brings his family to the desolate land full of immorality and false gods.
They settle there.
Move in.
gets jobs.. permanent situation until something better comes along..
Vs 3..
We see Elimelech dies….dont
know how/why..
Naomi is left with 2 sons…
VS 4…
Well they being raised in a pagan culture….marry
women (Moabites)
Do not intermarry with them.
Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, because they will turn your sons away from Me to worship other gods.
Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.
Elimelech trying to provide for his family must have not taught his children the ways of the Lord…
Then in an instance VS 5…the two sons die…no one know how/why..at the same time?
But what we do know is that Naomi was left alone, she lost everything in a 10 year span…lost her husband…her boys…her security, providers, and ultimately her hope…..
Not only is Naomi without her family…she has two daughters-in-law that are childless…No one to carry on her husband/sons name…
Tragedy in Israel….her
name will be lost/forgotten.
Vs. 6-7
Now Naomi prepares with her DIL to travel back to Bethlehem..
There’s been a revival of God’s people and food as been restored…
Notice this….we
are about to see the 1st dialogue in this story…
The author has set the scene perfectly..
10 years…3 deaths..terrrible tragedy…no one has said a word.
Vs 8-9..these women have been through a lot together.
The Moabite women left their families.
And Naomi is all they have right now.
Why would Naomi try to talk them out of going?
Kinda rude.
But she knew they would find another husband, a family, live happily everafter.
Vs 10..They plead with Naomi…we want to go with you..
Vs 11-13.
Naomi builds a big argument to justify what she means…
Background: Deut God set up a way for widows to be taken care of and the dead sons name to be carried on.
The brother of the deceased son would marry and take care of the widow.
But in this case, there is no brother to care for them..
Naomi argues that even if she were to marry tonight and have a child..would you wait until he is grown?
Of course not..
I have nothing to give you except a life of bitterness and hopelessness.
If you stick with me the Lord will be against you because his fist has been raised against me.
The argument was very convincing…
VS 14-15….Orpah was convinced that she should go back.
They said theyre goodbyes….
Naomi—“look here you need to go to..”
Ruth clung tightly (Genesis2:24) A man clings to his wife
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