Boaz Marries Ruth, Ruth 4:1-22
Ruth 4:1-22 Boaz Marries Ruth CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Ruth 4:1-22 shows us how Boaz marries Ruth and how the genealogical line of Christ is continued through their firstborn son, Obed. The Advertisement – v.1-5 – Boaz goes into the city and sits in the gate waiting for the next kinsman to pass by. When he does, Boaz […]
Dating Lessons from Ruth and Boaz, Ruth 3:14-18
Ruth 3:14-18 Dating Lessons from Ruth and Boaz CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO We find some great practical truths in this passage that we call dating lessons from Ruth and Boaz. You would be wise to observe these if you aren’t married and to teach these to your children if you are. While they dated: They didn’t […]
A Virtuous Woman, Ruth 3:1-13
Ruth 3:1-13 A Virtuous Woman CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Boaz said that Ruth was a virtuous woman – she is the only woman in the Bible about whom this was said. Truly, there were other virtuous women, but it is not recorded in scripture that anyone called them virtuous. Ruth has that distinction. So, what was […]
Desirable Qualities in Ruth, Ruth 2:18-23
Ruth 2:18-23 Desirable Qualities in Ruth CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ruth 2:18-23, there were desirable qualities in Ruth that should be in young women today. They are: Her Diligence – she gleaned all day [1:7] Her Generosity – she “gave” to her mother-in-law [v.18] Her Faith – she trusted in the Lord [2:12] – this faith […]
The Lord Blesses Ruth Ruth 2:1-17
Ruth 2:1-17 The Lord Blesses Ruth CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ruth 2:1-17, Ruth goes to glean in the barley harvest and the Lord blesses Ruth by: Directing her to the field of Boaz – v.1-3 – The Bible tells us that man deviseth his way but the Lord directeth his steps and that the steps […]
Call Me Mara Ruth 1:19-22
Call Me Mara Ruth 1:19-22 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Naomi means “pleasant;” Mara means “bitter.” In Ruth 1:19-22, Naomi tells her friends in Bethlehem to Call me Mara, because she was bitter. This formerly pleasant wife and mother of two sons had returned a widow and childless. Have you ever felt like saying, “Call me Mara?” […]
Ruth Returns With Naomi Ruth 1:1-18
Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth Returns With Naomi CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Ruth 1:1-18, Ruth returns with Naomi to Bethlehem. Ruth was steadfastly minded to go with Naomi [v.18] in spite of: Her Liberty – v.8-9 – she was free to marry because her husband was dead [Rom 7:1-2]. She had no legal obligation to her mother-in-law […]
Blessings in Famines Ruth 1:1
Ruth 1:1 A Famine in the Land CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There a number of famines recorded in the Bible and often, in spite of these famines, you will find God’s blessings in famines. This helps us when we face natural disasters and terrible hardships in our own lives to remember that oftentimes, in spite […]
Straightening Out a Mess Ruth 1-4
Straightening Out A Mess Ruth 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Elimelech’s name means “my God is king.” Naomi’s means “pleasant.” They lived in Bethlehemjudah [the house of bread in Judah]. They got off to a good start. Yet they had run to Moab to get away from a famine. You don’t leave the house of bread […]