Ruth Foreword

Sermon on Ruth 2:12

Intro: Ten years earlier, Naomi (God is sweetness) with her husband Elimelech and their two sons, because of a famine, went to Moab to live, not long after their arrival, Elimelech died, sons married Moabites, but in time they both died also. I. JEHOVAH RECOMPENSE THY WORK. A. God will not be a debtor to man. 1. Christ told disciples "No man has left houses or family..." 2. "Giv...

Sermon on Ruth 1:16,17; 2:12

"REDEMPTION." I. THREE OLD TESTAMENT LAWS. A. The law of gleaning. Lev 19:9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of thy harvest. Lev 19:10 And thou shall not glean thy vineyard, neither shall you gather [every] grape of thy vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I ...

Sermon on Ruth 3:9

"GOEL" Intro: The world "Goel" means kinsman redeemer. The word redemption carries with it the idea of gaining back something lost. I. THE BIBLE ESTABLISHED THE LAWS OF REDEMPTION, WHICH APPLIED TO A MAN OR HIS LAND. A. Whenever you lost your land terms were established for the price of its redemption. 1. You could lose it by selling out. 2. A time limit was established for red...

Sermon on Ruth 3:9

"MY REDEEMER" Intro: The book of Ruth affords us a good opportunity to view the law of redemption in operation. I. THE LAWS OF REDEMPTION IN LEV. & EXODUS. A. Basically, when you were forced to sell yourself or your property, you retained the rights to buy it back. 1. On certain properties there were time limits after which property forfeited forever. 2. Others automatically re...

Sermon on Ruth 3:18

"WAITING ON GOD" Intro: The story of Ruth is a beautiful love story of redemption. I. RUTH'S DESTITUTE CONDITION. A. Her husband Mahlon had died. B. Her mother-in-law Naomi had decided to return home to Bethlehem. 1. Ruth left her family and friends to go with her, that she might care for her in her old age. 2. So here was Ruth destitute in a strange country. C. Their only s...