Ruth (2)

Background on Ruth

Moabite woman

Married to Naomi’s son Mahlon

profoundly spiritual - serving her widowed MIL (1:14)

Diligent worker (2:7)

Getting to our Text

Famine in Israel

Elimelech and Naomi flee to Moab

Live there 10 years and 2 sons marry

All three men die prematurely

Namoi heads back to Belthelem (famine is over)

Both DIL go, Orpha heads back to Moab, Ruth stays

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EXPLAIN TEXT

BOAZ introduced into the story

relative of Elimelech

Kinsman redeemer

Naomi has a proposal plan

Application

Ruth is loyal

Ruth 4:13–22 CSB

Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. He slept with her, and the Lord granted conception to her, and she gave birth to a son. The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you without a family redeemer today. May his name become well known in Israel. He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. Indeed, your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a mother to him. The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. Now these are the family records of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Ram,B Ram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.