Title: Restoration of Israel / Ruth 1:27-36
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When Naomi urges her husband and wife to leave, they kill her old mother-in-law.
They say you can't leave it behind. Then he said, “The hand of the LORD was against me.
Because of you, I am all the more sick” (Ruth 1:13).
Orpah left, leaving only Ruth. Naomi said, "Your sister-in-law is
I return to the people and to their gods” (Ruth 1:13).
Then Ruth replies like this.
“Where you go, I go, and where you stay,
I will also stay Your people will soon become my people, and your mother's
God will be my God, and where my mother dies, I will
I will die and be buried there. If I go away with my mother except to die,
May the Lord punish me and send more” (Ruth 1:16-17).
In answer, Naomi accompanied Ruth to Bethlehem.
Here we clearly see that Ruth's following Naomi was against her mother-in-law.
Not a pity, but a clear understanding of Naomi's people and their God.
that he had knowledge and faith. Soon, the people of Israel
The covenant people who will receive the promise and inheritance of
He is a person who can fulfill his promises, is omnipotent, and exists only in form.
the fact that he is, in fact, the King of the universe and the only God
was sure of
Therefore, a foreign woman, even a Moabite woman, came into the Promised Land and became one.
The fact that I became your people is a groundbreaking event that cannot but be a great grace.
it's a thing Originally, the Moabites were judged by Abraham's nephew Lot, the city of Sodom.
I was saved with my two daughters when I was young, and I lived in hiding in the mountains.
He was the son of Moab and Ammon, the descendants of Moab and Ammon, who slept with his father after he got drunk
C (Genesis 19:36-38).
As such, they were Moabites and Ammonites, who were born through an affair.
“The Ammonites and Moabites must not enter the assembly of the LORD.
Those who belong will not be admitted into the assembly of the LORD, not only as teenagers, but forever."
(Deuteronomy 23:3) was declared. Such a Moabitess made a promise with Naomi.
It cannot but be the great grace of God to be able to enter the land of God.
So when the two widows came to Bethlehem, the people were amazed.
came out Naomi said to them, "Call me Naomi (which means joy).
Call me Malo Mara (Affliction), because the Almighty has made me very hard
I went out in abundance, and the Lord made me come back empty.
How miserable he became and how he felt when he said, “Ruth 1:20-21.
It tells how painful it is.
This is what it will be like when we are cast out of the kingdom of God and its inheritance.
If you just forsake God's grace once, you'll be like Naomi.
This wretched and tormented judgment will be thoroughly and thoroughly condemned. like this
After a thorough condescension, God slowly restores his people.
When Naomi arrived in Bethlehem, it was like harvesting barley (Ruth).
1:22).
God gave Naomi a completely new way of life, with all her hopes being lost.
You have already decided on a plan to bless you. See chapter 2 verse 1. "Naomi
There was a powerful man among the relatives of Elimelech, her husband's husband, whose name was Boaz."
(Ruth 2:1) Isn't it written? who knew a man named Boaz
Did you expect him to give Naomi hope? no one thinks
It was something that Naomi couldn't even dream of, and something like that with Boaz.
There was no plan to be there.
But God has already planned everything in God's time.
He guided Naomi to get there just in time for harvest. like this
When these people of God return to God's promised land, we will never
Have a plan in place to enrich you at an unexpected time, place, and way.
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At that time, Ruth went out to the field to glean gleanings of barley, according to the custom of Israel.
is really accidental, but in God's plan, it seems that it was already foreordained.
He enters the field of Sheh, and there he meets Boaz. see you on the spot
Asus said, "After your husband died, everything you did to your mother-in-law and your parents
And it was clear to me that I had left my homeland and came to a people I had never known before.
” (Ruth 2:11), referring to Ruth’s loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi.
He praised, "May the Lord recompense you for what you have done,
The Lord your God is your perfect reward, who has come to seek protection under his wings.
envy” (Ruth 2:12).
Then, he invites Ruth to the dinner table and shares the rice cake with them and gives them roasted grain.
So Ruth was able to eat to her full stomach. And give the servants grain little by little
They plucked it out and showed consideration to Ruth so that she could gather grain freely. yes
I, the wonderful providence of God was hidden here. Originally at the dinner table
Receiving an invitation is not just about having a meal.
C. At least being invited to a meal is not simply solving a meal.
It's not meant to sleep.
At least being invited to a dinner is an inheritance in the family.
It is a proof that you have one qualification and a guarantee that you are like a family member.
will be. Of course, Boaz unconsciously invited Ruth because he was pitiful, but it wasn't long before
When we see that Ruth will marry Boaz and become a member of the family forever, this is
It's no coincidence.
Moreover, Boaz bless Ruth for eternity under the "wings of the Lord."
They said that they would receive protection and inherit the kingdom of God, but rather
God bless Ruth forever under the hem of Boaz's robe, under Boaz's wings.
He gives you protection and the inheritance of Boaz. This is also Boaz
It was a blessing unconsciously, but God saved Ruth under eternal predestination.
He gave me the grace to live under the wings of Ash.