The Book of Ruth

This is the companion discussion to Ruth chapter 4. In these chapter by chapter discussions, Elijah and I will discuss the narrative and theology of the book of Ruth. In this episode, we explore the importance of the other, nameless Kinsman-redeemer unwilling to bear the cost of redemption, the rich blessing of Boaz and Ruth by the elders and people of Bethlehem, the final restoration and filling of Naomi, and the incredible ending of the book of Ruth with a genealogy leading first to King David and ultimately to the King of Kings. ReadyMag site: readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Music by Scott Buckley --www.scottbuckley.com.au Spotify Podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/5foBrfxojpOdkJpjPUHwtc Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…th/id1517706080

In this beautiful finale to the book of Ruth, Boaz wants to marry Ruth and be her kinsman-redeemer. But there is a major roadblock: there is a nearer kinsman who must be given the first opportunity to perform this sacred work. In the epilogue to the narrative, the author of this book telescopes outward to the major significance of these "small happenings" in the little town of Bethlehem. This full recording of the book of Ruth is read by Greg Ball, produced by Joshua Savage, and uses an adapted version of the non-copyrighted 1599 Geneva Bible. The translation has been adapted by Joshua Savage in reference to the original source language. Readymag Site: readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Cover Design by Seth Haller Music by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au.

This is the companion discussion to Ruth chapter 3. I am joined in these episodes by Elijah De Jong, recent graduate of Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Elijah has served as a pastoral intern at OPC churches in Joliet, IL, and Concho, AZ. He is currently serving as a yearlong intern at the OPC church in Grant's Pass, Oregon. In these chapter by chapter discussions, Elijah and I will discuss the narrative and theology of the book of Ruth. In this episode, we explore the Old Testament law of the kinsman-redeemer (its importance in the Ruth narrative and its dark history in Boaz's ancestry), Naomi's ambiguous plan to move along God's providence, and why Ruth asks Boaz to “spread out” his wing over her. ReadyMag site: readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Music by Scott Buckley --www.scottbuckley.com.au Spotify Podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/5foBrfxojpOdkJpjPUHwtc Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…th/id1517706080

After learning of God's providential leading of Ruth to Boaz, a kinsman of Elimilech, Naomi sends Ruth to Boaz's threshing-floor in an attempt to move God's plan along. Ruth pleads for Boaz to "spread [his] wing" over her, and the incredible movement of God's dealing with Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz comes into further focus. This full recording of the book of Ruth is read by Greg Ball, produced by Joshua Savage, and uses an adapted version of the non-copyrighted 1599 Geneva Bible. The translation has been adapted by Joshua Savage in reference to the original source language. Readymag Site: readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Cover Design by Seth Haller Music by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au.

This is the companion discussion to Ruth chapter 2. In these chapter by chapter discussions, Elijah and I will discuss the narrative and theology of the book of Ruth. In this episode, we explore the character of Boaz as a man after God's own heart, God's providence in the “happenstance” of Ruth's faithfulness to God's provision, the Old Testament laws of gleaning, what Boaz sees in Ruth, and how God's "hesed"--His loving-kindness--bursts forth in this chapter. ReadyMag site: https://readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Music by Scott Buckley --www.scottbuckley.com.au Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5foBrfxojpOdkJpjPUHwtc Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-of-ruth/id1517706080

Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth have returned from the land of Moab destitute and empty. In this chapter, Ruth "happens" upon the field of Boaz, a kinsman of Naomi's husband. Boaz is a man after God's own heart, much like his descendant King David; but it is only after Ruth has returned from gleaning that Naomi begins to see how God's providential care for her might come through Boaz as a kinsman-redeemer. This full recording of the book of Ruth is read by Greg Ball, produced by Joshua Savage, and uses an adapted version of the non-copyrighted 1599 Geneva Bible. The translation has been adapted by Joshua Savage in reference to the original source language. Readymag Site: readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Cover Design by Seth Haller Music by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au.

This is the companion discussion to Ruth chapter 1. In these chapter by chapter discussions, Elijah and I will discuss the narrative and theology of the book of Ruth. In this episode, we explore why Naomi and Elimilech's journey to Moab is more than meets the eye, Ruth's conversion, the importance of the Hebrew word Shub (Shuv), and how Naomi's emptiness will lead to overflowing. ReadyMag site: https://readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Music by Scott Buckley --www.scottbuckley.com.au Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/5foBrfxojpOdkJpjPUHwtc Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-of-ruth/id1517706080

This is the Book of Ruth podcast episode 1. In these episodes, the producer of this project, Joshua Savage, is joined by Elijah DeJong, recent graduate of Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Elijah has served as a pastoral intern at OPC churches in Joliet, IL, and Concho, AZ. He is currently serving as a yearlong intern at the OPC church in Grant's Pass, Oregon. In this episode, Elijah and I discuss the book of Ruth as a whole--the context of the narrative, overall themes, the structure of the book of Ruth, the main characters: Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz, and how we see Christ in this Old Testament book. ReadyMag site: https://readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Music by Scott Buckley --www.scottbuckley.com.au

In this introduction to the Book of Ruth, I explain how the project evolved, why we chose to update the 1599 Geneva Translation of the Book of Ruth, and how you can choose to experience this project. ReadyMag site: https://readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Music by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au.

In the time "when the judges ruled" and "there was no king in Israel," a famine blights the land of Israel and the town of Bethlehem. Elimilech, his wife Naomi, and their two sons turn their back on the promised land and enter the land of Moab. So begins the beautiful historical narrative of Ruth. This chapter has one of the greatest conversion statements in all of the Bible, and we are introduced to the strength, love, and courage of Ruth to leave the culture, religion, and land of her birth to become a stranger in a new land. This full recording of the book of Ruth is read by Greg Ball, produced by Joshua Savage, and uses an adapted version of the non-copyrighted 1599 Geneva Bible. The translation has been adapted by Joshua Savage in reference to the original source language. ReadyMag site: https://readymag.com/u1962753911/thebookofruth/ Cover Design by Seth Haller Music by Scott Buckley - www.scottbuckley.com.au.