These messages on Ruth were presented at WIBC in the fall of 2024.
Each section heading in the column "Outline and Full Notes" is linked
to a written exposition of the section, which provides a commentary on
the book.
| Outline and Notes |
Audio Recordings and Charts |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1: Death and Emptiness A family from Bethlehem takes refuge across the Jordan in Moab in a time of famine. The father dies, and so do his sons, after marrying Orpah and Ruth, Moabite girls. Naomi finally decides to return to Bethlehem, and in spite of her mother-in-law's objections, Ruth comes with her. |
1:1-4, A Refugee Family | Charts 1:4-13, A Decisive Journey | Charts 1:9-18, The Girls Decide, and Naomi and Ruth Return | Charts 1:19-22, Naomi's Complaint | Charts |
| Chapter 2: Seeking Short-Term Security Ruth, to feed herself and Naomi, goes with other poor people to glean in the fields, and meets Boaz, a wealthy and pious land-owner, who praises her for her devotion to her mother-in-law. |
2:1-7, Ruth Stumbles on the Field of Boaz | Charts 2:8-14, Boaz Blesses Ruth | Charts 2:13-23, Ruth Brings her Harvest Home | Charts |
| Chapter 3: Seeking Permanent Security Naomi, recognizing that Boaz stands in a special relation to her husband, devises a scheme for Ruth to explore marriage with Boaz, and Boaz agrees, subject to one legal hurdle. |
3:1-9, Ruth accepts and acts on Naomi's plan | Charts 3:9-18, Ruth proposes to Boaz, and reports to Naomi | Charts |
| Chapter 4: Redemption and Fulness Boaz negotiates to win the hand of Ruth, and founds a family line that leads to King David (and the Messiah), while the women to whom Naomi complained so bitterly remark on her blessedness with a new grandson. |
3:18-4:8, Boaz Makes a Deal | Charts 4:7-22, The Marriage of Ruth and Boaz | Charts |
| Study Questions on the Book of Ruth |
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