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*Reading:* Ruth 3:1-18 \\ /Then Naomi said, “Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens.
For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today.”/
Ruth 3:18 (NIV)
!! I. From poverty to Emptiness
A.
A Devastating start ([[1:1-5|bible:Ruth 1:1-5]])
1.
A famine drives a family across the border
a.
1ce land-owners; now migrant workers
b.
Moab=a people despised by Israelites
c.
Imagine the despair that requires this!
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All the men die
a.
1st Elimelech =/my God is King/
b.
Then after marriage without kids /both/ sons
c.
Mahlon=/weak/; Kilion= /failing/ ~/ /pining/
B.
Alone and Depressed
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Naomi has lost everything
a.
Her husband and her only 2 children
b.
She is totally defeated by life’s blows
c.
Without love, without hope, without means
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She goes home alone & depressed
a.
She /wants/ to be alone ([[1:8-9|bible:Ruth 1:8-9]])
b.
Don’t call me Naomi =/pleasant/ ([[1:20|bible:Ruth 1:20]])
c.
Call me Mara=/bitter/
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She returns empty ([[1:21|bible:Ruth 1:21]])
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The Lord has afflicted her: has no hope!
b.
Or so it /seems/ to her
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God is already providing tho she can’t see it: Ruth & the Harvest!
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An amazing Commitment ([[1:16-17|bible:Ruth 1:16-17]])
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Ruth won’t let her go (Ruth=/friend/)
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Ruth: no legal~/cultural obligation to her
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But we see her love & devotion
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Her commitment is like a marriage vow
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She won’t let God go either!
a.
What had she seen in Naomi~/Mahlon?
b.
What had she seen in Moabite gods?
c.
She binds herself to God as well!
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Or has God taken hold of Ruth?
!! II.
A Bold proposition
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A time of Harvest ([[1:22|bible:Ruth 1:22]]; [[2:2|bible:Ruth 2:2]], ff)
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The famine is over!
([[1:6|bible:Ruth 1:6]])
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A time of plenty – of abundant provision
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The blessing is coming in!
c.
Hints at the blessing to come
2.
Ruth meets Boaz (Boaz=/quickness/)
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/As it turns out/=as God planned
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Boaz is the 3rd channel of blessing
c.
He treats her well, gives her protection
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Naomi starts to come out of her shell ([[2:20|bible:Ruth 2:20]])
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Surprise turns to blessing!
b.
The afflicting Lord, now shows kindness
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Naomi has a Plan ([[3:1|bible:Ruth 3:1]],ff)
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Boaz can be the husband Ruth lost!
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Her preoccupation w~/ self is over
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She wants to do something for Ruth
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She has a scheme to get Boaz for Ruth
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Like the story of Tamar but w~/ propriety
b.
Dress like a bride-to-be
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Go catch him alone, in the dark
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Only risky, if Boaz is not a good man
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