Ruth 3:1-18

Paper Summary:

The paper analyzes Ruth 3:1-18 in terms of the following: (1) What does the text mean in the setting of Old Testament days? (2) What did the text mean to the writers who collected these writings? (3) What does the text mean today as it is applied in contemporary situations? (4) Find application for your life if possible. The paper comments that the lessons learned from Ruth 3: 1-18 are spiritually important. The story of Naomi and her daughter-in-law, Ruth and also of Boaz is one that sheds much light onto God's love for his children and his provisions for them as well as the posture that the children of God must approach God from in order to best receive those blessings.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
The Story
The Gamble
A Deeper Meaning
Summary & Discussion

From the Paper:

" Ultimately, the choice of Ruth was one that had chosen YHWH over Chemosh. While disobedience to God undoubtedly lost Naomi's part in the 'perfect' will of God, God's permissive will allowed the faith and hope of Ruth to integrate into the plan for the Messiah to come in that Boaz and Ruth did marry and a child was conceived and named Obed, who is the father of Jesse, and the son of King David, and it is through this lineage that the Messiah was born. It is worthy of note that Schulz relates that the father of Boaz was the husband of Rahab and this adds great significance to the workings of God in the story of Naomi and Ruth concerning the lineage through which the Messiah was born."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Schultz, Rev. John (2002) Commentary to the Book of Ruth Bible Commentaries 2002.
• Copeland, Mark A. (nd) The Book of Ruth. Executable Outlines. Online available at: http://executableoutlines.com/ruth/ruth_so.pdf
• Smith, Russell (2004) Great Expectations: A Sermon on Ruth 3:1-18. IIIM Magazine Vol. 6, No. 11, 13 Mar to 5 Feb 2004. Online available at: http://reformedperspectives.org/newfiles/rus_smith/OT.Smith.Russell.Ruth3_3.31.04.html
• McCullough, David (2007) Book Review: Ruth 3: 1-18- Expectation or Midnight Rendezvous, But It's Not What You Think!" Theology and Steak: Meat for the Mind, Body, and Soul. 28 Oct 2007. Online available at: http://theologyandsteak.wordpress.com/2007/10/28/ruth-3-1-18-expectation-or-midnight-rendezvous-but-its-not-what-you-think/

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