THE 'COINCIDENCE' OF PROVIDENCE (2 OF 4)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Ruth 2:1-8
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The 'Coincidence' of Providence (2 of 4)
Series: The Romance of Redemption
Ruth 2:1-23
Keith Krell
Have you ever been at your wit's end? Perhaps you've wondered where your next meal or paycheck was going to come from. It's awfully scary when you sense your basic needs aren't going to be met. Such fear can spiral you into a deep anxiety and depression. Maybe you've been divorced, widowed, or abused and the holiday season exacerbates your hurts, especially when family wounds and rifts are reopened. Such hurts can be nearly debilitating. What can you do when it seems like the darkness is closing in on you? How should you respond when you feel absolutely helpless and hopeless?
In Ruth 2 we'll study the story of two ladies vanquished by a prevailing sense of helplessness and hopelessness. Naomi and Ruth were two widows with no family. In the ancient near east, this meant death or worse. Their circumstances are as bleak as they could be. So how will this unlikely pair be rescued? Part 2 of Ruth introduces the answer.
Scene 1: Ruth gleans in Boaz's field (2:1-18). The story begins with an intriguing verse: ''Now Naomi had a kinsman [a relative] of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz'' (2:1). This verse is a parenthetical statement included here to set up the presentation of Boaz in 2:3. We learn that Boaz is a relative of Naomi. He's ''a man of great wealth'' or ''intrinsic worth.'' In this context, his worth is his great character. Moreover, he's ''of the family of Elimelech,'' which will be emphasized again in 2:3. Only at the end of 2:1 is Boaz's identity revealed.
In 2:2 the account begins to unfold: ''And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, 'Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor.' And she said to her, 'Go, my daughter.''' Ruth and Naomi are teetering on death. The two ladies desperately need food. So Ruth asks Naomi for permission to ' ...
Series: The Romance of Redemption
Ruth 2:1-23
Keith Krell
Have you ever been at your wit's end? Perhaps you've wondered where your next meal or paycheck was going to come from. It's awfully scary when you sense your basic needs aren't going to be met. Such fear can spiral you into a deep anxiety and depression. Maybe you've been divorced, widowed, or abused and the holiday season exacerbates your hurts, especially when family wounds and rifts are reopened. Such hurts can be nearly debilitating. What can you do when it seems like the darkness is closing in on you? How should you respond when you feel absolutely helpless and hopeless?
In Ruth 2 we'll study the story of two ladies vanquished by a prevailing sense of helplessness and hopelessness. Naomi and Ruth were two widows with no family. In the ancient near east, this meant death or worse. Their circumstances are as bleak as they could be. So how will this unlikely pair be rescued? Part 2 of Ruth introduces the answer.
Scene 1: Ruth gleans in Boaz's field (2:1-18). The story begins with an intriguing verse: ''Now Naomi had a kinsman [a relative] of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz'' (2:1). This verse is a parenthetical statement included here to set up the presentation of Boaz in 2:3. We learn that Boaz is a relative of Naomi. He's ''a man of great wealth'' or ''intrinsic worth.'' In this context, his worth is his great character. Moreover, he's ''of the family of Elimelech,'' which will be emphasized again in 2:3. Only at the end of 2:1 is Boaz's identity revealed.
In 2:2 the account begins to unfold: ''And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, 'Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor.' And she said to her, 'Go, my daughter.''' Ruth and Naomi are teetering on death. The two ladies desperately need food. So Ruth asks Naomi for permission to ' ...
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