The StoryFinding Your Story in God’s Story
“The Faith of a Foreign Woman”
Series 1 - God Forms His People
Review Chapter 8
“A Few Good Men and Women”
I. The Commitment of Ruth Elimelech moves his family from Bethlehem to MoabBoys marry women from Moab – Orpah and Ruth10 years – boys die
Naomi heads back home
Ruth’s Commitment – Ruth 1:16-17
Where you go, I will goYour people will be my peopleYour God will be my God
YOU’VEBEEN
ACCEPTED
II. The Family Redeemer
Ruth gathers grain – Ruth 2:1-13
Ruth has favor with BoazWhat have I done to deserve such kindness, I am only a foreigner
I have heard of everything you have done
You’ve come to take refuge under God’s wingsMay God reward you fully
Finding a home – Ruth 3Naomi’s counsel and the boldness of Ruth
Ruth to Boaz - Spread your covering over me – you are my family redeemer
Boaz to Ruth - You are showing even more family loyalty
Everyone knows you are a virtuous woman
I will do what I need to
The redemption – Ruth 4:1-6Family redeemer - Provision for the widowKinsman RedeemerCovenant RedeemerGuardian Redeemer
Boaz redeems Naomi’s property and makes Ruth his wife
Blessing of the Elders – Ruth 4:11-12
May the Lord make this woman like Rachel and LeahDescendents by this young womanFamous in BethlehemObed – Jesse - David
III. Our Family Redeemer
Humanity’s state of PovertyEnslaved to dominion of the evil oneSeparated from the family of God
Jesus – our RedeemerBecame a man (next of Kin) so he could redeem us
Hebrews 2:14 (NLT) 14 Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.
Gave his life to redeem us Mark 10:45 (NLT) 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Paid the ransom price1 Peter 1:18-19 (NLT) 18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. 19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
Took his bride unto himselfEphesians 5:25-27 (NLT) 25 For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her 26 to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. 27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
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