The Reflections on the Book of Ruth by Jews for Jesus | June 01 2005. it abounds in beautiful, touching and interesting incidents, and while it charms and pleases the reader, it at the same time instructs and improves him.” Contents. Significantly, when Ruth said, “May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me” (verse 17), she uses the covenant name Yahweh . Ruth was not a Jew. M. C. Horine, A. M., Notice in verse 2, Naomi does not command Ruth to get out and work. Ruth 1:1-18. by Doug Ward. Even though many discriminated against her, God loved her just the same. Ed: In November, a friend of ours named Jean Kowell wrote the following, which I have been saving to share with you in conjunction with Shavuot. "People are often surprised to find that the words from Ruth 1:16b-17, often heard at weddings, are not about the joys of beginning a new life together." Here they are: 1) God is concerned about all people regardless of race, nationality, or status. It’s a tragic, yet hopeful story about how God makes much out of broken lives. Famine forces her to move east with her husband, Elimelech, and her two sons, Mahlon and … Naomi later on lost her husband and she was left with her two sons. As we read over the great story of Ruth, there are five important applications that jump out at me. Practical Reflections On The Book Of Ruth By Rev. Ruth says, "Let me go to the field, and glean along the ears of grain." The book of Ruth is one of the brightest gems of sacred biography. It is a beautiful story with all the successful Hollywood elements: love, kindness, goodness and faithfulness just to name a few. She was a Moabite. She would abandon the gods of Moab, and Ruth and Naomi would both be committed to the one true God of Israel. It was a homecoming of sorts for Dr. Master, who attended Oxford Bible Fellowship in the early 1990s when he was working on his master's degree at Miami University. Have you ever read the story of Ruth? 1. The book of Ruth starts with the life of Naomi. Reflections on Ruth 1 . It’s a short story in the Old Testament of the Bible that is far more than the "love story" we've traditionally seen it to be. Naomi was from Bethlehem and moved to Moab with her husband Elimelek and two sons, Mahlon and Kilion. First, we see Ruth's initiative to care for her mother-in-law. Commentary, Ruth 1:1-18, Alphonetta Wines, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015. The book of Ruth is certainly one of the best short stories ever written. 1. 1 1 ©2015 Sergio R. Tangari ATTQ: Reflections From RUTH REFLECTIONS FROM RUTH My goal in writing reflections from the book of Ruth are the following: First, to encourage you the reader that if you will pay attention to the words on the page and listen carefully you will mine a lot of truth for life without the need of a commentary or any It really does read like a novel. Series God Is At Work—The Story of Ruth Part 1—The Worst of Times. Ruth Reflections 1:6-22 January 13, 2014 by Midtown As we work through the book of Ruth in our sermon series, I will be posting some devotional thoughts as I work through it with the help of the ESV Study Bible . Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Reflection on the book of Ruth The book of Ruth tells the story of two women, Naomi and Ruth, who are respectively mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. On March 8, 2020, Wheaton College archaeology professor Daniel Master was a guest speaker at Oxford Bible Fellowship in Oxford, Ohio. 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