“RUTH AND BOAZ!”

 Ruth 4:13-17                        (ESV)

Ruth and Boaz Marry

“[13] So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. [14] Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in Israel! [15] He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” [16] Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. [17] And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.”

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Sunday May 08, 2022 at 9:49 in Sunday School Ruth going from destitution to marrying Boaz!!!  BECAUSE OF GOD’S PLAN 

Some rather interesting tidbits about Ruth and Boaz!  

Ruth was INITIALLY married to Naomi’s son who died, along with her father-in-law and brother-in-law.  

Ruth remained with Naomi, assisting in her (gleaning) dilemma of being destitute, poor and hungry.  

Boaz took note of Ruth providing for Naomi, his relative, with no apparent benefit to herself. 

Boaz then married Ruth

Boaz and Ruth are in the lineage of CHRIST (Matthew 1:5 “and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,)

To understand that Boaz is definitely of Jewish lineage is not disputed.  Ruth, on the other hand, was of Moabite descent.  Yet Boaz married Ruth after he witnessed the way she cared for Naomi, the mother of her deceased husband.  She was in the fields “gleaning” BEHIND the harvesters, but her humble actions were not ignored by Boaz, and more importantly by GOD ALMIGHTY!  

We need to have our EYES OPENED to SEE that what we do isn’t ignored by some, but MOST IMPORTANTLY our CREATOR!  Through the humility of a Moabite woman, and the obedience of a Jewish man, the lineage of CHRIST was fulfilled!  The seemingly insignificant things we are CALLED to do might be used to GLORIFY HIM!!!