The Prodigal Daughter (2 of 5)
Series: The Gospel According to Ruth
Bob Ingle
Ruth 1:6-22
Well, I hope you brought your bible, and if you did please open it to the book of Ruth.
This is the second message in our series from Ruth, and today we're going to be talking about 'The Prodigal Daughter'. We've all heard of the Prodigal Son in the NT, but do you know about the Prodigal Daughter of the OT? Well, after today you will.
The book of Ruth is often described as a love story. And it is. It's not a romance novel, but it is a love story. And most people enjoy a good love story. It's like the girls at a Christian college I heard about who were in their dorm room praying as a group. One of them prayed out loud: ''Lord, give us all PURE hearts. Lord, give us all CLEAN hearts. And Lord, give us all SWEEThearts.'' And all the other girls said, ''A-men!'' We all love a good love story, and the book of Ruth is that.
But here is where many people get confused. They don't recognize the main characters of this love story. Most think it's a love story centered on Ruth and Boaz. But it's not. The love story in this book is about the vibrant, faithful, unyielding, uncompromising, undeterred, unstoppable, ferocious love of God for His people. When we read this book, we're supposed to see there is nothing God won't GIVE, nothing God won't DO, and nothing God won't GO THROUGH to save and sanctify His people. It's the unmatchable love of God for people that is to captivate us, humble us, and inspire us.
If you weren't here with us last week as we studied the first six verses that sets the stage for the whole book, let me give you a quick, Reader's Digest version of what we covered to get you up to speed. V1 says, ''In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land.'' This seems like a bland, unimportant way to begin this incredible story, but it's actually a crucial verse to understand because it helps us know what Israel is up to and what God i ...
Series: The Gospel According to Ruth
Bob Ingle
Ruth 1:6-22
Well, I hope you brought your bible, and if you did please open it to the book of Ruth.
This is the second message in our series from Ruth, and today we're going to be talking about 'The Prodigal Daughter'. We've all heard of the Prodigal Son in the NT, but do you know about the Prodigal Daughter of the OT? Well, after today you will.
The book of Ruth is often described as a love story. And it is. It's not a romance novel, but it is a love story. And most people enjoy a good love story. It's like the girls at a Christian college I heard about who were in their dorm room praying as a group. One of them prayed out loud: ''Lord, give us all PURE hearts. Lord, give us all CLEAN hearts. And Lord, give us all SWEEThearts.'' And all the other girls said, ''A-men!'' We all love a good love story, and the book of Ruth is that.
But here is where many people get confused. They don't recognize the main characters of this love story. Most think it's a love story centered on Ruth and Boaz. But it's not. The love story in this book is about the vibrant, faithful, unyielding, uncompromising, undeterred, unstoppable, ferocious love of God for His people. When we read this book, we're supposed to see there is nothing God won't GIVE, nothing God won't DO, and nothing God won't GO THROUGH to save and sanctify His people. It's the unmatchable love of God for people that is to captivate us, humble us, and inspire us.
If you weren't here with us last week as we studied the first six verses that sets the stage for the whole book, let me give you a quick, Reader's Digest version of what we covered to get you up to speed. V1 says, ''In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land.'' This seems like a bland, unimportant way to begin this incredible story, but it's actually a crucial verse to understand because it helps us know what Israel is up to and what God i ...
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