Naomi Ruth Orpah Israel Church Shallow believer Boaz Jesus Other kinsman The Law Cast of Characters: Servant Holy Spirit Field World.

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Naomi RuthOrpah

Israel Church Shallow believer

Boaz Jesus

Other kinsman

The Law

Cast of Characters:

Servant Holy SpiritField World

Kinsman Redeemer

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Deut. 25:5-10Num. 35:9-34• Avenger (Num. 35:12ff) ~ ga'al

Laws of Gleaning

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Lev. 19:9-11Lev. 23:22Deut. 24:19-22 ~ 19 When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 When you beat your olive trees, you shall not go over the boughs again; it

shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. 21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. 22 And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this thing.

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Man of great wealth ~ usually translated mighty man of valor

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She happened ~ KJV, her hap

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Prov. 16:9 ~ A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his stepsPs. 37:23 ~ The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his wayProv. 3:5-6 ~ 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Phil. 2:12-13 (NLT) ~ 12 Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. 13 For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.

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Acts 2:23 ~ Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified and put to death

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• Einstein ~ "God casts the die, not the dice"• "Man proposes, God disposes"

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Chiasm: (Hebrew literary technique)

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A Naomi and Ruth (v. 2)B Boaz and workers (vv. 4-6)C Boaz and Ruth (vv. 8-14)

B Boaz and workers (vv. 15-16)A Naomi and Ruth (vv. 19-22)

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Gal. 6:9 ~ And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

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Rev. 3:8 ~ I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

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"I find that many people are miserable because they don’t obey the admonition of Hebrews 12:2: 'fixing our eyes on Jesus.' They spend so much time looking at themselves, their circumstances, and other people that they fail to do what Ruth did, namely, center their attention on their Master. Instead of resting in His perfections, they focus on their own imperfections. Instead of seeing His spiritual riches, they complain about their bankruptcy. They go to church 'to get their needs met,' instead of going to church to worship the God who is greater than any need." – Warren Wiersbe, Be Committed, pg. 39 2:1-23

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John Wesley ~ "Let me do all the good I can, to all the people I can, by all the means I can, as often as I can, for I shall not pass this way again"

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Ephah ~ ½ - 1 bushel

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Close relatives ~ ga'al

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Blaise Pascal ~ "When I consider the short duration of my life, swallowed up in the eternity before and after, the little space which I fill, and even can see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces of which I am ignorant, and which knows me not, I am frightened, and am astonished at being here rather than there; for there is no reason why here rather than there, why now rather than then. Who has put me here? By whose order and direction have this place and time been allotted to me?"

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