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Tag: Ruth

  • Those who interpret a sexual

    Those who interpret a sexual relation in the events reflect their twentieth-century cultural conditioning of sexual permissiveness. They fail to appreciate the element of Ruth’s trust that Boaz would not dishonor her whom he wanted for his wife. They fail to appreciate the cultural taboos of Ruth’s time that would have prevented a man of…

  • Elimelech and his sons went

    Elimelech and his sons went to Moab to find bread, instead they found graves Richard BaxterClick to TweetWebsite: http://executableoutlines.com/ruth/ruth_so.pdf

  • The book also reveals examples

    The book also reveals examples of commendable character… a. Nobility of character in Ruth, who proved to be better to Naomi than seven sons! b. Nobility of character in Boaz, as an employer, and believer in God’s promises and commands Remember that such character was manifested during a dark period in Israel’s history… “In those…

  • Sometimes the choice is not

    Sometimes the choice is not between right and wrong, but between good and better. Yet any choice we make will be the right one if made with these words of Jesus in mind: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” – Mt 6:33…

  • If this story of Ruth

    If this story of Ruth just ended in a little Judean village with an old grandmother hugging a new grandson, glory would be too big a word. But the author doesn’t leave it there. He lifts his eyes to the forests and the mountain snows of redemptive history. In verse 17 he says very simply…

  • Listen, the mood of American

    Listen, the mood of American life today is, if it feels good, do it, and to hell with your guilt-producing, puritanical principles of chastity and faithfulness. But I say to you, if the stars are shining in their beauty and your blood is thudding like a hammer and you are safe in the privacy of…

  • As Boaz had the right

    As Boaz had the right of redemption and yet was clearly under no obligation to intervene on Ruth’s behalf, so it was with Christ David Atkinson quoting D.A. LeggetClick to TweetFrom the book “The Message of Ruth: Wings Of Refuge (The Bible Speaks Today Old Testament)” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

  • Ruth 1: Here we have

    Ruth 1: Here we have a picture of God’s ideal woman. Faith in God that sees beyond present bitter setbacks. Freedom from the securities and comforts of the world. Courage to venture into the unknown and the strange. Radical commitment in the relationships appointed by God. O, that Bethlehem might breed that kind of woman!…

  • What do you make of

    What do you make of Naomi’s theology? I would take Naomi’s theology any day over the sentimental views of God which dominate evangelical magazines and books today. Naomi is unshaken and sure about three things: God exists. God is sovereign. God has afflicted her. The problem with Naomi is that she has forgotten the story…

  • It is evidence if a

    It is evidence if a discontented, distrustful, unstable spirit to be weary of the place in which God has set us, and to be leaving it immediately whenever we meet with an uneasiness or inconvenience in it Matthew HenryClick to Tweet