Day 24: Ruth
Ruth 1-4
- one of the two books in the bible named after a woman.
- Ruth was Naomi's daughter-in-law. Their husbands died and they moved back to Judah from Moab.
- even though Naomi urged them to return home to Moab, Ruth insisted on sticking with her.
- Naomi changes her name to Mara because of her poor circumstances (being widowed and losing her sons). She seems to be upset with God and the misfortune He has brought upon her.
- Ruth meets Boaz, who is a relative of Naomi, as she gleans in his fields. He shows kindness to her because of the kindness she showed Naomi. She was willing to leave her family and all that she had back in Moab to stay with Naomi.
- this next part I don't get. So Boaz is a kinsman redeemer (kinsman = male relative, redeemer = deliverer/rescuer). Naomi instructs Ruth to go to Boaz after he has eaten and lay down for the night. She uncovers his feet and lies down at his feet. He finds her and is honoured by her actions (was this like a marriage proposal by her?). But he says that there is a closer kinsman redeemer (more closely related?) and that if he doesn't want her then he will marry her? That's sort of what I got from it but i'm not entirely sure...
- So Boaz goes to meet with this other kinsman redeemer and says that Naomi is selling the land that her husband owned and that it was to go to the closest surviving relative (not Boaz but this other kinsman redeemer). But, whoever gets the land must also take Naomi and Ruth to preserve the name of the original land owner (Naomi's husband Elimelech).
- From the line of Boaz came David (also the same family line to which Jesus was born).
Ruth is described by Boaz and the townspeople as being very noble of character. Nobility basically refers to having great character. I think Ruth is an excellent example of how we should act. Her dedication to Naomi and hard work is admirable. It was an unselfish act and God rewarded her for it. This ties into what I've been studying in Philippians of encouraging one another and thinking of the interests of others. Ruth is a good example of how we should do this.
- one of the two books in the bible named after a woman.
- Ruth was Naomi's daughter-in-law. Their husbands died and they moved back to Judah from Moab.
- even though Naomi urged them to return home to Moab, Ruth insisted on sticking with her.
- Naomi changes her name to Mara because of her poor circumstances (being widowed and losing her sons). She seems to be upset with God and the misfortune He has brought upon her.
- Ruth meets Boaz, who is a relative of Naomi, as she gleans in his fields. He shows kindness to her because of the kindness she showed Naomi. She was willing to leave her family and all that she had back in Moab to stay with Naomi.
- this next part I don't get. So Boaz is a kinsman redeemer (kinsman = male relative, redeemer = deliverer/rescuer). Naomi instructs Ruth to go to Boaz after he has eaten and lay down for the night. She uncovers his feet and lies down at his feet. He finds her and is honoured by her actions (was this like a marriage proposal by her?). But he says that there is a closer kinsman redeemer (more closely related?) and that if he doesn't want her then he will marry her? That's sort of what I got from it but i'm not entirely sure...
- So Boaz goes to meet with this other kinsman redeemer and says that Naomi is selling the land that her husband owned and that it was to go to the closest surviving relative (not Boaz but this other kinsman redeemer). But, whoever gets the land must also take Naomi and Ruth to preserve the name of the original land owner (Naomi's husband Elimelech).
- From the line of Boaz came David (also the same family line to which Jesus was born).
Ruth is described by Boaz and the townspeople as being very noble of character. Nobility basically refers to having great character. I think Ruth is an excellent example of how we should act. Her dedication to Naomi and hard work is admirable. It was an unselfish act and God rewarded her for it. This ties into what I've been studying in Philippians of encouraging one another and thinking of the interests of others. Ruth is a good example of how we should do this.
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