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The Series: Book of Ruth - A verse by verse study through the book of Ruth. Today's Lesson covers Ruth Ch 2 v 1-16 Titled: God's Protection & Providence Book of Ruth - A verse by verse study through the book of Ruth If you are interested in attending our LIVE teachings (Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm & Sundays @ 10:00 am), you are invited to visit us at 4218 Boston Ave. Lubbock, Texas. To connect with us, you can call us at (806) 799-2227, email us at calvarylubbock@hotmail.com, or checkout our website at CalvaryChapelLubbock.church. You can also watch us on Facebook and contact us through Facebook Messenger. Please feel free to let us know about your walk with Jesus, as we would love to hear it and pray with you. If you'd like to partner with us to help us take the Gospel to the world, just click on the DONATE button on our website, let us know through Facebook Messenger, or in person. We pray that the rest of your week be blessed and that you share the love of Jesus with everyone that you encounter.
The Series: Book of Ruth - A verse by verse study through the book of Ruth. Today's Lesson covers Ruth Ch 1 v 1-22 Titled: You Can't Run Away Book of Ruth - A verse by verse study through the book of Ruth If you are interested in attending our LIVE teachings (Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm & Sundays @ 10:00 am), you are invited to visit us at 4218 Boston Ave. Lubbock, Texas. To connect with us, you can call us at (806) 799-2227, email us at calvarylubbock@hotmail.com, or checkout our website at CalvaryChapelLubbock.church. You can also watch us on Facebook and contact us through Facebook Messenger. Please feel free to let us know about your walk with Jesus, as we would love to hear it and pray with you. If you'd like to partner with us to help us take the Gospel to the world, just click on the DONATE button on our website, let us know through Facebook Messenger, or in person. We pray that the rest of your week be blessed and that you share the love of Jesus with everyone that you encounter.
This lecture concludes the book of Ruth by describing Boaz's meeting with the nearer relative at the city gate. Boaz raises the issue of Naomi's land, and the relative initially agrees to redeem it. When Boaz explains that this also requires marrying Ruth so that the family line can continue, the relative declines, saying it would endanger his own estate.Boaz then publicly accepts the role of family guardian before the witnesses at the gate. The elders bless Ruth, comparing her to Rachel, Leah, and Tamar, and welcoming her fully into the community. The sermon emphasizes that Ruth is no longer identified as an outsider but is incorporated into Israel.The final scene focuses on Naomi and the birth of Ruth's son, Obed. The townspeople celebrate with Naomi, and the sermon describes her caring for the child as a guardian or foster mother. Naomi's earlier bitterness is contrasted with this restoration, and the child's name is noted as significant.The lecture then develops two themes: God as restorer and God as the one who incorporates people into his larger story. Restoration is described as something that exceeds the original, and the sermon connects this idea to Scripture, human longing, and the book's ending in the genealogy of David.The final section argues that meaning is found not through self-made legacy but through sacrificial service. Ruth and Boaz are presented as examples of being brought into God's people through other-centered love, which is ultimately connected to Jesus, whose own self-giving death makes incorporation into God's family possible.
In this lecture, the speaker begins by using a recent boat rescue video as an illustration of risk and sacrifice for others. He then introduces the book of Ruth and frames the chapter around the question of how far biblical love goes in seeking another person's good.The sermon reviews the situation of Naomi and Ruth. Naomi, once bereaved and empty, is now concerned for Ruth's future in Bethlehem. Ruth has been providing for Naomi through her work in the harvest, and the speaker emphasizes that each woman is acting with concern for the other.The main focus is Naomi's plan for Ruth to seek security through Boaz. The speaker describes the threshing floor scene as intentionally tense and ambiguous, and explains the cultural setting in which Ruth goes at night, uncovers Boaz's feet, and waits for his response.Ruth then asks Boaz to “spread the corner” of his covering over her, which the speaker interprets as a request for marriage and for him to act as family guardian or redeemer. He explains this role as including responsibilities such as protecting family property, settling debts, securing marriages, and defending relatives.Boaz responds positively, though he notes that another relative has the first claim. He praises Ruth's character, agrees to act, and sends her away with a large amount of grain so Naomi and Ruth will have food while matters are settled.The sermon concludes by connecting the story to Christian teaching on other-centered love. The speaker says biblical love risks reputation and sacrifice for others, and points to Jesus as the ultimate example of this kind of self-giving rescue and reconciliation.
This lecture continues a teaching on the Book of Ruth by explaining where Ruth sits in the Christian Old Testament and in the Hebrew Scriptures. The speaker says both placements are meaningful: the Christian order links Ruth to the time of the judges and the rise of monarchy, while the Hebrew order places it among writings that reflect on life while God's people are not yet home.The sermon focuses on two perspectives: people who are on the move, like Naomi and Ruth returning from Moab, and people who are established in the land, like Boaz. These two viewpoints frame the question of how God's people should live in exile, or in a place that is not their final home.Chapter 2 is then introduced through Naomi and Ruth's poverty and vulnerability. Ruth goes out to glean grain in the harvest field, a practice supported by Old Testament law that provided for foreigners, widows, and the poor. The speaker emphasizes that this law shows God's care for those on the margins.The narrative is described as full of providential “just so happened” moments. Ruth ends up in Boaz's field, and Boaz arrives at just the right time. This leads to a discussion of God's sovereignty and providence, meaning that God has rightful rule over creation and is involved in events, even when they appear ordinary.The lecture also addresses suffering and the difficulty of understanding evil under God's rule. It says the Bible does not explain everything, but it does call for two faithful responses: lament in times of pain and gratitude in times of provision. Naomi's grief in chapter 1 is contrasted with her blessing in chapter 2.Boaz is then shown acting with unusual generosity toward Ruth. He protects her, allows her to glean, invites her to eat with his workers, and instructs his servants to leave extra grain for her. The speaker presents this as a model of kindness toward a vulnerable foreign widow.The sermon closes by connecting Boaz's actions to Jesus, who brings outsiders near. It also links the passage to the present-day reality of global displacement and encourages attention to refugees and other vulnerable people, including through World Relief Baltimore.
This lecture introduces the book of Ruth as a story that asks whether God's love can reach people in grief, displacement, and loss. It contrasts Ruth with a tragedy and notes that, very early in the narrative, the stage is emptied of men and the focus falls on three women.The speaker outlines the setting as the period of the judges, described as a time of rebellion, violence, and instability in Israel. Elimelech, Naomi, and their two sons leave Bethlehem because of famine and go to Moab, where Elimelech dies and later both sons also die after marrying Moabite women, Orpah and Ruth.The lecture emphasizes the depth of Naomi's loss: she is left in a foreign land without husband, sons, or grandchildren, after years of childlessness and waiting. The speaker highlights the biblical honesty of the story, which places suffering and blessing side by side without resolving the tension.A major theme is the Hebrew word chesed, translated as lovingkindness or steadfast love. Naomi uses this language to bless her daughters-in-law, and the speaker presents Ruth's loyalty as a striking example of clinging commitment, especially in a context where marriage and children were normally seen as a woman's security and future.Ruth's speech to Naomi is presented as one of the book's central moments: she pledges to stay with Naomi, adopt her people, and share her future and burial. Naomi returns to Bethlehem in bitterness, saying that the Lord has dealt harshly with her, and the speaker notes that Scripture often gives space to this kind of lament.The lecture closes by pointing forward to God's continued work through human relationships and to Jesus as the fullest expression of all-in love. It concludes with an invitation to bring prayer for oneself or for others who are in a Naomi-like season of loss.
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In Ruth chapter 2, Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem during the harvest. Ruth goes to glean grain and providentially ends up in the field of Boaz, a wealthy relative of Naomi's late husband. Boaz notices her, learns of her loyalty to Naomi, and shows her great kindness by offering protection, extra grain, and a meal. Ruth works diligently and returns home with a generous amount of barley. Naomi is amazed, revealing Boaz as a close kinsman-redeemer, and encourages Ruth to continue gleaning in his fields for safety.
What does it mean when we talk about God's providence? It means that without violating our free will and decisions, God orchestrates the events in our lives to accomplish His purposes. Here now in Ruth Ch. 2, we find a stunning example of what that looks like in the life of a believer.
Ruth Ch 4 vs 9-13 - Rev Chase Lay - Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Ruth Ch 4 vs 9-13 - Rev Chase Lay - Tuesday, October 21, 2025
what do we do when life falls apart? who do we become when comfort is stripped away? in a world that pulls up back into familiar patterns, God is calling us forward into faith!Ruth 1:16 - "But Ruth replied: "Don't urge me to leave you..your God will be my God."
Who would believe that a chance encounter between one of ancient Israel's most esteemed noblemen and an impoverished foreign convert would change the course of history? Welcome to Chapter Two of The Book of Ruth…
Chapter One of The Book of Ruth is a lesson in Hashem's precision Divine Direction of the world, all its creations and each of us in particular. Elimelech, the richest man in ancient Isreal, thought that he could outsmart the Almighty. He learned the hard way that his efforts were in vain. Yet, Hashem uses his free will to bring Moshiach…
Ruth chapters 3 and 4: the nighttime meeting between Boaz and Ruth and... it works! Desolation and despair is replaced with birth and gladness.Rabbi Gamliel presents on ch.4 with the beautiful insight that if Shoftim teaches us that individual acts of evil can metastasise into society wide calamities, Ruth teaches that small acts of kindness can become waves of societal regenerationA wonderful book, superlatively taught.https://www.sefaria.org/Ruth.4?lang=bi
This chapter is quite legal. Today we focus on two key words: the "name" and "geula - redemption" because here in chapter 4, "redemption" is expressed in the restoration of the "name" of the deceased, upon his "land" or ancestral portion. This concept is the backbone of the drama of restoration that reverses the tragedy of Naomi's family, and brings personal fulfillment to Ruth.
Ruth chapters 3 and 4: the nighttime meeting between Boaz and Ruth and... it works! Desolation and despair is replaced with birth and gladness.For ch.3 my fantastic colleague, Margot Botwinick, co-director of JLIC @ IDC Herzliya shares thoughts on Naomi's reversal of Bereishit in her daring suggestion that Ruth seduce Boaz.https://www.sefaria.org/Ruth.3?lang=bi
In this chapter Ruth goes out to the threshing floor at night. Boaz is apparently sleeping there all alone. And she uncovers his feet. The plan, devised by Naomi, seems to have pronounced sexual overtones. And yet it would seem that both Ruth and Boaz's high moral fibre ensure that this becomes the moments in which they reveal their intent to marry.
One megilla down, four to go! Today begins the story of Ruth, the widowed young gentile woman from Mo'av whose kindness and loyalty leads to King David and, according to Jewish tradition, to mashiach. Most of you will have already heard many ideas on Megillat Rut. In my recording today I focus on the deceptively simple question of when the story took place to understand its overall place in Tanakh and how this quiet pastoral story of kindness moves Jewish history forward. My audio is based on a longer written piece which all are welcome to read here https://joewolfson.com/2014/06/01/why-rut/Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Ruth.1?lang=bihttps://929.org.il/lang/en/today
Rabbi Dr Sam Lebens presented ch.2s audio, focusing on Boaz's role in Ruth's conversion. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Ruth.2?lang=bi
What attracts Boaz' attention to Ruth?What aspect of Ruth's persona is significant to Boaz?And how does Ruth embody the character of Abraham in contrast to her ancestor, Lot?
This is a story that takes place on the backdrop of the period of the Shoftim. And yet, its message is very different to that book. What is Ruth trying to add that hasn't been said in Shoftim?
Send us a textJoin Dawn for an insightful exploration of Ruth Chapter 3 in this week's episode of Bible Time at The Barn!
Harold Paisley (1924-2015) preaches on Ruth Ch 4 and develops three themes: Boaz as a picture of Christ, Ruth as a picture of the church, and Naomi as a picture of a nurse to the family of God. (Recorded in North America) Complete series: Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth 1:19-2:1 Ruth 2 Ruth 3 Ruth 4 The post A Bride, a Groom and a Nurse (48 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.
Harold Paisley (1924-2015) preaches on the necessity of preparation for being in the presence of our Redeemer, the Lord Jesus, from the story of Ruth in Ruth Ch 3 – wash yourself, anoint yourself, put on your raiment, and mark the place where he lies. (Recorded in Northern Ireland) Complete series: Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth 1:19-2:1 Ruth 2 Ruth 3 Ruth 4 The post How to Commune with Your Redeemer (49 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.
Harold Paisley (1924-2015) preaches on the dispensational pictures, the doctrinal pictures, and the devotional material available in Ruth Ch 2. This is a chapter of three questions: Whose damsel is this? Why have I found grace in your eyes? Where have you gleaned today? (Recorded in Northern Ireland) Complete series: Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth 1:19-2:1 Ruth 2 Ruth 3 Ruth 4 The post Where Have You Gleaned Today? (45 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.
Harold Paisley (1924-2015) preaches on the last four verses of Ruth Ch 1. He links them with the books of the Pentateuch, and then looks at Ruth's links with Bethlehem. (Recorded in Northern Ireland) Complete series: Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth 1:19-2:1 Ruth 2 Ruth 3 Ruth 4 The post Scenes from Bethlehem (47 min) first appeared on Gospel Hall Audio.
This episode coupled correctly is inspired from the book of Ruth. Ruth Ch. 1-4 https://linktr.ee/kalandra42
Follow along with Bro. Cooper as he revisits his study in the book of Ruth Ch. 3 Striving for Revival with Justin Cooper - Broadcast date: 06/14/2024
Follow along with Bro. Cooper as he revisits his study in the book of Ruth Ch. 2 Striving for Revival with Justin Cooper - Broadcast date: 06/13/2024
Follow along with Bro. Cooper as he revisits his study in the book of Ruth Ch. 2 Striving for Revival with Justin Cooper - Broadcast date: 06/12/2024
Follow along with Bro. Cooper as he revisits his study in the book of Ruth Ch. 2 Striving for Revival with Justin Cooper - Broadcast date: 06/11/2024
Follow along with Bro. Cooper as he revisits his study in the book of Ruth Ch. 2 Striving for Revival with Justin Cooper - Broadcast date: 06/10/2024
The Book of Ruth is one of the best known and best loved of all the Biblical works of the Jewish Bible. This series explores the hidden levels of depth and meaning. The last 2 chapters involve Ruth assuming two persons in one, as she suggests marriage of herself to Boaz. It seems unclear whether this is intended to be for her own good, her own actualisation and fulfilment, or whether this is her selflessly stepping aside to be a surrogate for Naomi. A deeper look at the text suggests that in Ruth's world there is no zero sum. It is possible to fully self actualise and fully be giving to another at the same time. This radical idea is understood by Boaz, and leads to the radical transformation of the town of Bethlehem, the people of ancient Israel and ultimately leads to the full unification of Israel in preparation for the birth of their great grandchild, King David. Within this story lies the Tenach (Bible)'s insight into how subtle shifts of attitude can cascade across space and time, and bring about radical change of national unity, of our relationship with Hashem, and ability to truly receive His Torah.
The Book of Ruth is one of the best known and best loved of all the Biblical works of the Jewish Bible. This series explores the hidden levels of depth and meaning. The second chapter introduces Boaz, a wealthy landowner in Bethlehem Judea, who later turns out to be the head of the religious court. The Rabbis identify him with the porphet Ivtzan. On the surface he is the generous caring giver, and she is the dependent poor recipient. But Ruth has entered the Jewish people in order to resolve the imbalance of power between givers and takers. Her solution is one that Boaz himself understands, and the two of them begin to create a new paradigm, beyond givers and takers. Ruth's radical idea will end up transforming the town, the Jewish people, and ultimately our relationship with one another and with Hashem. #bookofruth #torah #bible #jewishphilosophy
The Book of Ruth is one of the best known and best loved of all the Biblical works of the Jewish Bible. This series explores the hidden levels of depth and meaning. The first chapter links back to previous episodes of Torah and the Book of Judges, arching all the way back to the traumatic departure of Abraham's nephew Lot to the anti-Abraham town of Sodom. Beneath the surface lurks a deep problem and paradox at the heart of lovingkindness. A problem that threatens to undermine the entire Abrahamic project, and the possibility of a relationship with God Himself. Ruth enters to address the crisis and to resolve the pathway to a unified harmonious world. #bookofruth #torah #bible #jewishphilosophy
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Luke Ch. 17:20-37 & Ruth Ch. 2:14-23
Luke Ch. 17:1-19 & Ruth Ch. 2:1-13