The Book of Ruth Part 5
March 3rd, 2024
“Choosing Your Next Chapter”
The you make today will determine the you
Three things needed to choose your next chapter
1. The of God
The Providence of God: when God uses natural circumstances to bring about His supernatural will
Ruth 4:1 NLT
Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” …
השגחה פרטית
Hashgachah Pratis
Ruth’s previous chapters:
• Chapter 1 – Suddenly and tragically widowed
• Chapter 2 – The faith to leave Moab
• Chapter 3 – Broke and broken in Bethlehem
2. Strategic
Ruth 4:4 NLT
“… If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these witnesses. But if you don’t want it, let me know right away, because I am next in line to redeem it after you.” The man replied, “All right, I’ll redeem it.”
Ruth 4:5 NLT
Then Boaz told him, “Of course, your purchase of the land from Naomi also requires that you marry Ruth, the Moabite widow. That way she can have children who will carry on her husband’s name and keep the land in the family.”
Ruth 4:6 NLT
“Then I can’t redeem it,” the family redeemer replied, “because this might endanger my own estate. You redeem the land; I cannot do it.”
One of the most spiritual things you can do is a .
Proverbs 21:5 NLT
Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Ruth 4:10 NLT
“And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife.
This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today.”
3. Faith-filled
• Naomi … May the Lord give you a husband. (1:9)
• Ruth … May the Lord deal with me if I leave you. (1:17)
• Boaz … May the Lord be with you. (2:4)
• Workers … May the Lord bless you. (2:4)
• Boaz … May the Lord repay and bless you. (2:12)
• Ruth … May I continue to find favor. (2:13)
• Naomi …. May the Lord bless the man who blessed you. (2:19)
• Boaz … May the Lord bless you. (3:10)
Ruth 4:11 NLT
Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses! May the LORD make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.”
2 Timothy 1:9 NLT
For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was [God’s] plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
Matthew 1:16 NLT
… Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
Lineage of Jesus Backwards
Jesus
(Mary) Joseph
Jacob
Joseph
Eli
Matthat
Levi
Melchi
Jannai
Joseph
Mattathias
Amos
Nahum
Hesli
Naggai
Maath
Mattathias
Semein
Josech
Joanan
Rhesa
Zerubbabel
Shealtiel
Neri
Melki
Addi
Cosam
Elmadam
Er
Joshua
Eliezer
Jorim
Matthat
Livi
Simeon
Judah
Joseph
Jonam
Eliakim
Melea
Menna
Mattatha
Nathan
David
Jesse
Obed
Boaz/Ruth
Matthew 1:5 NLT
… Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth)