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Book of Ruth
Old Testament
The Story
The man’s name was Elimelech,
and his wife was Naomi.
Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.
Famine in Bethlehem- so they move to MOAB
Slide to show their route
Slide to show MOAB Neighbors
Elimelech dies
Sons marry Ruth and Orpah
Then sons die (hereditary illness..?)
Leaving Naomi (mother) and two daughter in laws Ruth and Orpah
Naomi releases the girls to go and find new husbands
Orpah leaves
But Ruth makes a tough/interesting decision to stay with Naomi
Example of conversion (most common interpretation)
1st point
Moabite people were outside of the family of Israel’s faith
Ruth willingly chose to stay with Naomi instead of her own people and faith
Whatever Ruth saw in Naomi’s life and character made her choose the God of Naomi over her own Moabite people and their God’s
Would we have the same effect on people who know us?
What areas of our Character need to change to be a better example of Christ
All of us have a daily choice about what God we are going to follow
God of myself
Do what I like doing only
Do not do things that I don’t like doing
God of Pleasure
Do only what makes me feel good, important, strong
Do what will give me money so I can have a “good life” (toys and prestige)
God of what society says
Do what allows you to fit in and be accepted by everyone
Ruth chose what would have been seen as a foolish unwise not well thought out decision
So why would she do this......?
2nd point
Ruth may have seen something in the monotheistic faith of Israel
And therefore wanted to be with that system of belief.
(conversion)
But Ruth seemed to be wanting to stay with Naomi-
whatever the changes required
Naomi’s life was going to be very tough as a widow in Israel
God had set a system in place to help them under the law
From what the poor had to do, it does not look like this was adhered to well
This was in full swing in Ruth’s time…and Ruth would take advantage of this
But it was dangerous for women- being sexually molested
BOAZ actually warns his men NOT to touch Ruth
Ruth knew this was Naomi’s fate being without a husband or sons
Ruth did what was right
Ruth was going to help an elderly woman who was going to be on her own
Ruth gave up a husband and her family to take care of Naomi
Ruth was a person of integrity
Does the right thing no matter the cost
Will allow loss to herself to help someone else
3rd point
This walk of integrity was going to cost Ruth something
Left her home
Left her culture
Left her friends
And was expecting to live a difficult life alone with Naomi
This is what Integrity is
She did what was right-hard and honorable
We as Christians are called to be people of integrity
We live in very self-centered times
When are the “last days”
Speaking about Christ, Peter said
The last days in these versus refer to the days in which they were living
The last days started with the resurrection of Christ
If you are reading a book and have finished the first half
What is left....the last half
Time is divided between before Christ and after Christ
We are living in the last half of time…or last days
These people are in the church…Paul said to Timouthy..
They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly
Having Integrity as a Christian involves more than
Attending church
Discussing the gospel
Giving financially
Helping feed the poor
Christian Integrity has this core characteristic
It does not “reject the power that could make them Godly”
The word power here is Dynamis
It is the power that God gives us to become like him
This power is what changed Peter from
being a lieing scared man
To a powerful witness of Christ
People who reject this power are
People who refuse to be changed by God
Refuse to surrender their fears, angers, prejudice, pleasures, addictions, desires
And refuse to receive the POWER/DYNAMIS that can change them.
The people talked about here are outside and inside the church
Ruth is an example of someone who surrendered her whole life to serve the God of Israel and care for an elderly woman who needed help.
Next week we will look at how God rewards Integrity!!
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