Timeless Truth for Today - #3 The Promised Land
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There are several men and women at Grace Church who have completed the mentoring program here at Grace and are looking to invest in and share what they've learned with someone else. If you are interested in starting the new year by re-inventing your life as Pastor Don has been talking about, you may want to think about being mentored.
Contact the church office with any questions or to get the process started ([email protected]) or you can talk with any of the staff and elders. We would love to help you BE the person God created and saved you to BE!
Contact the church office with any questions or to get the process started ([email protected]) or you can talk with any of the staff and elders. We would love to help you BE the person God created and saved you to BE!
There will be a Meet & Greet taking place after the service today in CJ's coffee shop. If you are new to Grace Church and have not attended a Meet & Greet, we'd love to have you! This is a brief time for you to learn more about Grace Church and meet the staff as well as an opportunity for us to get to know you. Light refreshments will be served.
You can take advantage of the opportunity to hang out in CJ's on Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:30 pm this winter/spring.
Meet up with friends, bring a project to work on, or just spend some quiet time reading or praying.
Meet up with friends, bring a project to work on, or just spend some quiet time reading or praying.
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This morning we continue our Timeless series with Moses as he prepares the Jewish people to enter the Promised Land.
Review:
Pentateuch - first five books that Moses wrote to start the Bible
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
Today we are adding the fifth book, Deuteronomy. In addition there are 3 other books that describe how Israel became a nation, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.
Review:
Pentateuch - first five books that Moses wrote to start the Bible
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
Today we are adding the fifth book, Deuteronomy. In addition there are 3 other books that describe how Israel became a nation, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.
In today's message we'll look at some of the factors that contributed to the forming of the nation of Israel.
We'll use a template for each book that will give us a broad overview for each of the four books.
We'll use a template for each book that will give us a broad overview for each of the four books.
DEUTERONOMY
Book & Outline:
In Greek the name means The Second Law and in Hebrew it means Words which is taken from Deuteronomy 1:1.
It is a second telling of the law; given to the generation that will inherit the Promised Land. The first telling was in Exodus 20.
Deuteronomy is the most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament.
The HISTORY of Israel - A backward look (Deuteronomy 1-3)
The HOLINESS of Israel - The inward look (Deuteronomy 4-11)
The HERITAGE of Israel - The forward look (Deuteronomy 12-30)
The HERO of Israel - The upward look (Deuteronomy 31-34)
Book & Outline:
In Greek the name means The Second Law and in Hebrew it means Words which is taken from Deuteronomy 1:1.
It is a second telling of the law; given to the generation that will inherit the Promised Land. The first telling was in Exodus 20.
Deuteronomy is the most quoted Old Testament book in the New Testament.
The HISTORY of Israel - A backward look (Deuteronomy 1-3)
The HOLINESS of Israel - The inward look (Deuteronomy 4-11)
The HERITAGE of Israel - The forward look (Deuteronomy 12-30)
The HERO of Israel - The upward look (Deuteronomy 31-34)
Deuteronomy 1:1
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1 These are the words that Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—in the Arabah opposite Suph—between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab.
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Backdrop:
The people of Israel are camped just beyond the eastern border of Canaan - the Promised Land.
Moses, their leader, is preparing the people of Israel for when he is gone but reminds them that God will still be there.
Deuteronomy 7:17-19
The people of Israel are camped just beyond the eastern border of Canaan - the Promised Land.
Moses, their leader, is preparing the people of Israel for when he is gone but reminds them that God will still be there.
Deuteronomy 7:17-19
Deuteronomy 7:17-19
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17 You may say in your heart, “These nations are greater than we are; how can we drive them out?”
18 But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
19 the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.
18 But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
19 the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.
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Big Picture:
The vast majority of this new generation had no recollection of God's deliverance from Egypt or the giving of the Law at Mt. Sinai. So Moses presented a contract from God to the people in Deuteronomy 30:15, 19-20.
The vast majority of this new generation had no recollection of God's deliverance from Egypt or the giving of the Law at Mt. Sinai. So Moses presented a contract from God to the people in Deuteronomy 30:15, 19-20.
Deuteronomy 30:15, Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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15 See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
20 and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
20 and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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Bold, Bad, and the Beautiful:
Moses delivers a series of monologues. Other key characters are Joshua, King Og, and the "ites."
Moses delivers a series of monologues. Other key characters are Joshua, King Og, and the "ites."
Best Passages:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 is a great summary of the whole book. It is the first of three Old Testament passages known as the Shema which is said twice daily. For the Jews, it is similar to an American saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 is a great summary of the whole book. It is the first of three Old Testament passages known as the Shema which is said twice daily. For the Jews, it is similar to an American saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
6 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
7 And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8 Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9 Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
6 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
7 And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
8 Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
9 Write them on the doorposts of your houses and on your gates.
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Basic Lessons:
Two of the most often repeated phrases or words in the book are "so you do not forget" and "remember."
God desires that we remember:
1. His CARE as we go about our daily lives.
2. His COMMISSION to live as His people and pass our faith on to a new generation (family).
Two of the most often repeated phrases or words in the book are "so you do not forget" and "remember."
God desires that we remember:
1. His CARE as we go about our daily lives.
2. His COMMISSION to live as His people and pass our faith on to a new generation (family).
JOSHUA
This book is named after the understudy of Moses. Joshua was one of the 12 men who spied out the Promised Land. Joshua, along with Caleb, were the only ones from the old generation who trusted God to fulfill his promises and therefore were allowed to enter.
Joshua means: "Jehovah is Salvation" and is the Hebrew equivalent of the name Jesus.
Claiming the Land (Joshua 1-5)
Conquering the Land (Joshua 6-11)
Colonizing the Land (Joshua 12-24)
This book is named after the understudy of Moses. Joshua was one of the 12 men who spied out the Promised Land. Joshua, along with Caleb, were the only ones from the old generation who trusted God to fulfill his promises and therefore were allowed to enter.
Joshua means: "Jehovah is Salvation" and is the Hebrew equivalent of the name Jesus.
Claiming the Land (Joshua 1-5)
Conquering the Land (Joshua 6-11)
Colonizing the Land (Joshua 12-24)
Backdrop:
This is the story of God coming through on a promise He had made some 700 years previously to Abram in Genesis 12:1-2.
Abraham obeyed and arrived in the land, we read about this in Genesis 13:14b-15.
This is the story of God coming through on a promise He had made some 700 years previously to Abram in Genesis 12:1-2.
Abraham obeyed and arrived in the land, we read about this in Genesis 13:14b-15.
Genesis 12:1-2
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1 Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
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Genesis 13:14-15
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14 After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,
15 for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
15 for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
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Big Picture:
The Promised Land was a gift from God, and not something they had earned or warranted. Complete faithful obedience to God was required to fully realize the prosperity and potential of the land.
Joshua is a picture of how to live a victorious life of faith and how faithfulness and/or disobedience will lead to defeat. To survive and thrive, we have to make tough choices and ruthlessly cut out of our lives those influences that would hinder our faith!
The Promised Land was a gift from God, and not something they had earned or warranted. Complete faithful obedience to God was required to fully realize the prosperity and potential of the land.
Joshua is a picture of how to live a victorious life of faith and how faithfulness and/or disobedience will lead to defeat. To survive and thrive, we have to make tough choices and ruthlessly cut out of our lives those influences that would hinder our faith!
Bold, Bad, and the Beautiful:
Key people are Joshua, Rahab, Achan, and Caleb
Key people are Joshua, Rahab, Achan, and Caleb
Best Passages:
Joshua 1:6-9; 21:43-45; 24:15
Joshua 1:6-9; 21:43-45; 24:15
Joshua 1:6-9
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6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
7 Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
9 Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
7 Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.
8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
9 Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
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Joshua 21:43-45
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43 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.
44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.
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Joshua 24:15
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15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
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Basic Lessons:
This is an extremely practical book with many life lessons.
We see in Joshua 1 that transitions are a part of life; only God stays the same.
Each transition from here to there provides a chance to reflect, a testing of our faith, an opportunity to grow, and a realization of God's promises.
This is an extremely practical book with many life lessons.
We see in Joshua 1 that transitions are a part of life; only God stays the same.
Each transition from here to there provides a chance to reflect, a testing of our faith, an opportunity to grow, and a realization of God's promises.
Judges
Book & Outline:
When Israel disobeyed the Lord, God used pagan nations to discipline them for their stubbornness and sinfulness.
The book takes its name from the fact that 12 men and 1 woman were used by God to deliver Israel when they came to their senses and repented.
Israel's UNRESOLVED Wars (Judges 1:1-2:9)
Israel's UNRELENTING Woes (Judges 2:10-16:31)
Israel's UNGODLY Ways (Judges 17-21)
Book & Outline:
When Israel disobeyed the Lord, God used pagan nations to discipline them for their stubbornness and sinfulness.
The book takes its name from the fact that 12 men and 1 woman were used by God to deliver Israel when they came to their senses and repented.
Israel's UNRESOLVED Wars (Judges 1:1-2:9)
Israel's UNRELENTING Woes (Judges 2:10-16:31)
Israel's UNGODLY Ways (Judges 17-21)
Backdrop:
Under the leadership of Joshua, the Israelites had conquered a majority of the land of Canaan and each of the tribes had received a portion of land.
Joshua 24:31
Under the leadership of Joshua, the Israelites had conquered a majority of the land of Canaan and each of the tribes had received a portion of land.
Joshua 24:31
Joshua 24:31
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31 Israel had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.
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Big Picture:
In spite of the goodness of God and the faithfulness of men like Joshua, the people chose to disobey the Lord by failing to conquer ALL the land, worshipping false gods, intermarrying with the natives, and by adapting their values and behaviors. As a result, they enter a vicious circle that is repeated over and over - Rebellion, Retribution, Repentance, and Restoration.
In spite of the goodness of God and the faithfulness of men like Joshua, the people chose to disobey the Lord by failing to conquer ALL the land, worshipping false gods, intermarrying with the natives, and by adapting their values and behaviors. As a result, they enter a vicious circle that is repeated over and over - Rebellion, Retribution, Repentance, and Restoration.
Bold, Bad, and the Beautiful:
Out of all the key characters in this book, Gideon and Samson are the most famous. The one who has most interested Pastor Don over the years is Shamgar (3:31 & 5:6). It's the story of how one little guy used what was available to him to accomplish something great...something for the glory of God and the good of man!
Out of all the key characters in this book, Gideon and Samson are the most famous. The one who has most interested Pastor Don over the years is Shamgar (3:31 & 5:6). It's the story of how one little guy used what was available to him to accomplish something great...something for the glory of God and the good of man!
Best Passages:
Judges 2:7-16; 3:9; 7:17; 16:23-30
Judges 2:7-16; 3:9; 7:17; 16:23-30
Judges 2:7-16
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7 And the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.
8 And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
9 They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
10 After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
11 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
12 Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
13 for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
14 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
15 Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.
16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
8 And Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
9 They buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
10 After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
11 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.
12 Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
13 for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
14 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
15 Wherever Israel marched out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring calamity, just as He had sworn to them. So they were greatly distressed.
16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
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Judges 3:9
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9 But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them.
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Judges 7:17
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17 “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do.
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Judges 16:23-30
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23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”
24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”
25 And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
26 Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can lean against them.”
27 Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
28 Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
29 And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,
30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.
24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”
25 And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
26 Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can lean against them.”
27 Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
28 Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
29 And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,
30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.
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Basic Lessons:
Partial or incomplete obedience is still disobedience. It stems from the attitude found in the last verse of the book. Judges 21:25
This week, as you start each day, pray and ask God to be the judge of your life. To GIVE you wisdom as how to live, to GOVERN your heart attitudes, and to GUIDE your actions according to his will. And when He reveals something to you, do it!
Partial or incomplete obedience is still disobedience. It stems from the attitude found in the last verse of the book. Judges 21:25
This week, as you start each day, pray and ask God to be the judge of your life. To GIVE you wisdom as how to live, to GOVERN your heart attitudes, and to GUIDE your actions according to his will. And when He reveals something to you, do it!
Judges 21:25
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25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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Ruth
Book & Outline:
It takes its name from a Moabite woman who demonstrated great faith in God. The story is considered to be a classic piece of literature from the ancient world and Ruth is a beautiful picture of the virtuous woman that is described in Proverbs 31.
In addition, the book tells us that God uses this woman to bring about the family lineage of King David and eventually, the family line of Jesus.
Ruth DECIDING (Ruth1)
Ruth SERVING (Ruth 2)
Ruth RESTING (Ruth 3)
Ruth BIRTHING (Ruth 4)
Book & Outline:
It takes its name from a Moabite woman who demonstrated great faith in God. The story is considered to be a classic piece of literature from the ancient world and Ruth is a beautiful picture of the virtuous woman that is described in Proverbs 31.
In addition, the book tells us that God uses this woman to bring about the family lineage of King David and eventually, the family line of Jesus.
Ruth DECIDING (Ruth1)
Ruth SERVING (Ruth 2)
Ruth RESTING (Ruth 3)
Ruth BIRTHING (Ruth 4)
Backdrop:
The setting of the book is contemporary with the first half of the book of Judges. Ruth 1:1
A famine in Israel forced a man and his wife Naomi and their 2 children into the land of Moab. There the man died and the two sons married Moabite women, one was named Ruth. After 10 years the 2 sons died, Ruth and Naomi bonded, and Ruth committed to move to Israel.
The setting of the book is contemporary with the first half of the book of Judges. Ruth 1:1
A famine in Israel forced a man and his wife Naomi and their 2 children into the land of Moab. There the man died and the two sons married Moabite women, one was named Ruth. After 10 years the 2 sons died, Ruth and Naomi bonded, and Ruth committed to move to Israel.
Ruth 1:1
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1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
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Big Picture:
The book is a picture of redemption. It tells how one who was a stranger to Israel and the things of God was brought into a right relationship with the Lord.
In the midst of despair, a man named Boaz took Ruth as his wife. Boaz is a picture of Jesus who rescues us from the darkness and despair of our sin.
The book is a picture of redemption. It tells how one who was a stranger to Israel and the things of God was brought into a right relationship with the Lord.
In the midst of despair, a man named Boaz took Ruth as his wife. Boaz is a picture of Jesus who rescues us from the darkness and despair of our sin.
Bold, Bad and the Beautiful:
Key people are Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz.
Key people are Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz.
Best Passages:
Ruth 1:6-7, 16; 2:12; 3:11; 4:13-22
Ruth 1:6-7, 16; 2:12; 3:11; 4:13-22
Ruth 1:6-7, Ruth 1:16
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6 When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.
7 Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
16 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
7 Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
16 But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
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Ruth 2:12
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12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
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Ruth 3:11
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11 And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
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Ruth 4:13-22
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13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
16 And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.
17 The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
21 Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
14 Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
16 And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him.
17 The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,
20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
21 Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
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Basic Lessons:
Jews in Israel still read the book of Ruth during the Festival of Weeks/Pentacost at the end of the grain harvest.
They do this to RECOGNIZE God's commands on how to treat those who are poor, to HONOR Ruth for her role in King David's life, and to ACCEPT God's law for their life as they did at Mt. Sinai (Ruth voluntarily accepted God's law for her life).
Jews in Israel still read the book of Ruth during the Festival of Weeks/Pentacost at the end of the grain harvest.
They do this to RECOGNIZE God's commands on how to treat those who are poor, to HONOR Ruth for her role in King David's life, and to ACCEPT God's law for their life as they did at Mt. Sinai (Ruth voluntarily accepted God's law for her life).
This week you could:
1. Recognize someone in need and help them.
2. Honor someone who is in your family or Christian family lineage.
3. Accept the responsibility of living according to God's standards.
1. Recognize someone in need and help them.
2. Honor someone who is in your family or Christian family lineage.
3. Accept the responsibility of living according to God's standards.
Birthdays and Anniversaries We're Celebrating This Week!
Saturday, January 14th - Fionnlagh Godbey
Friday, January 20th - Linda Cheadle
Saturday, January 14th - Fionnlagh Godbey
Friday, January 20th - Linda Cheadle
