Plan:
Ruth 2:1-23
a) Read
1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” 3 So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech. 4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The Lord bless you.” 5 Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” . . .
Ruth 2:1-23
b) Three Realities
Ruth 2:1-23
1) Human Responsibility
- We are not helpless victims
- “…do the next thing.” (Elisabeth Elliot)
b) Three Realities
Ruth 2:1-23
1) Human Responsibility
- We are not helpless victims
- “…do the next thing.” (Elizabeth Elliot)
2) God’s Providence
- We are not alone
- Trust that God is working
~Hebrew 13:5-6
(God) has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ 6 So we can confidently say,
‘The Lord is my helper;
I will not fear;
what can man do to me?’
“
b) Three Realities
Ruth 2:1-23
1) Human Responsibility
- We are not helpless victims
- “…do the next thing.” (Elizabeth Elliot)
2) God’s Providence
- We are not alone
- Trust that God is working
3) Biblical Justice
- All people as image-bearers
- Cares for the vulnerable
- Generous
c) Our Response
Ruth 2:1-23
- Jesus is our hayil-gabbowr
- You can trust Jesus