Ruth was “of the women of Moab” but was related
to Israel through Lot, the nephew of Abraham
She was married
to an Israelite , after the death of all
the male members of her family she stayed with her mother-in-law and moved to
Judah with her ,where Ruth won the love and protection of a wealthy relative
Boaz through her kindness .She is the great- grandmother of David the king
She is on the of the five women
mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus found in the gospel of
The story of Ruth as told in the
Book of Ruth was likely written in the HEBREW during the Persian period
(550-330 BCE )
In the days when the judges were leading the tribes of Israel , there was a famine , Because of this crisis Elimetech a man from Bethlehem in Judah move to Moab with his wife , Naomi and his two sons. Mdahlon and Chilion , There Elimelech died and the two sons’s married Moabite women , Ruth and Orpah , they lived for about ten year in Moab before Mahlon and Chilion also died
NAOMI heard that the famine in Judah had passed and
decided to return home , she told her daughters-in-law to return to their
mothers houses and marry again At firs both ORPAH AN Ruth refused to leave her
but Naomi told them that she was unlikely to have more sons that Orpah and Ruth
could marry They all wept and Orpah decided to leave Naomi and return to her
people , Naomi tried again to send Ruth back too but she told her that
“ where you go I will go and where you lodge , I will lodge , your people shall be my people and your God will be my God where you die I will die and there will I be buried “
On reaching Israel Ruth and Naomi discuses as to where they can find food and it just so happens to become the beginning of the barley harvest ,so Ruth goes out to look out for food and it so happens that she ends up picking up grains in the field that belongs to Boaz , who just so happens to be Naomi’s relative . Boaz is said to be a man of noble character , after knowing Ruth's story shows grate generosity
Ruth comes home that day and
Naomi come to know that she meet Boaz , she said that Boaz is their family redeemer
. Boaz calls Ruth as a woman of noble character
Boaz agrees to be their redeemer, at the end boaz requires the property of Naomi and then he
marries Ruth
So as in the beginning of the
story as Ruth was loyal to Naomi’s family ,So Boaz is loyal to Naomi ‘s family
At the end of the chapter of the
book of Ruth , it is a reversal of all the bad that has happened , Ruth is
married and gives birth to a son named Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of
David
The story of Ruth in the Bible illustrates a theme of redemption, a word that occurs 23 times in the book of Ruth.
The power of faith
Ruth showed remarkable faith for such a young believer
, faith that there saw as still a purpose for her ahead , faith to believe that
god was who he said he was And faith to believer that God would provide for her
and Naomi
If you are in an unsure place start with faith as
in the Hebrews 11:1 “defines faith as the assurance of things hoped for the conviction
of this not see .
Your might not be able to see what God is doing
but trust that he is moving
Trust in Redemption
Against all odds redemption is
always possible , Ruth had no reason to believe she had earned anything but
believed God was everything she needed Ruth believed god would provide and in
that place of faith God did a miraculous work to redeem Ruth He took a poor
hurting outcast and healed her provided for her, and brought her a great love with
Boaz
Redemption is possible in your life no matter where your come from or what you’re been thought .God has a plan for you that far surpasses all of that .
