Historical Books

Ruth

2011

References:John Stevenson - http://www.angelfire.com/nt/theology/jts.htmlNelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts by Thomas Nelson, Inc.Through the Bible in One Year (TTBIOY) by Alan Stringfellow

From Pictorial Survey of The Bible sheet by Buz McNutt - www.ccwtoday.org/files/presentations/ survey.ppt

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Key ThemesKey ThemesRedemption - The Kinsman Redeemer – Christ is our Kinsman Redeemer.

Devotion or Loyalty – Covenant righteousness even in a time when “everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” Ruth demonstrates her faithfulness to Naomi. Boaz demonstrates his faithfulness to God.

Kindness – Ruth showed kindness to Naomi. Boaz showed kindness to Ruth. God showed his kindness to them all by bringing them together for his purposes.

Protection – God’s supreme control over circumstances brings safety and security to his people.

Prosperity/Blessing – Naomi and Ruth enter the story as poor widows and become prosperous even to the point of becoming the progenitors of a king.

Key CharactersKey Characters

Naomi

Ruth

Boaz

Naomi’s Blessing Naomi’s Blessing (4:13-21)(4:13-21)

Boaz acquires right Boaz acquires right to be a kinsman to be a kinsman

redeemer (4:1-12)redeemer (4:1-12)

Boaz agrees to be a Boaz agrees to be a kinsman redeemer (3)kinsman redeemer (3)

Ruth discovers a Ruth discovers a potential kinsman potential kinsman

redeemer (2)redeemer (2)

Naomi’s Naomi’s Bitterness (1)Bitterness (1)

Decision

Service

Reward

Rest

Spiritual SignificanceSpiritual Significance

Naomi – God can turn your mourning into dancing.

Ruth – We like Ruth are outsiders who can come to faith in God. After we do, we must imitate God’s faithfulness in our relationship with others.

Boaz – God is sensitive to our needs and will use others to provide for us. We must step up to our responsibility to care for God’s people with integrity.