Sunday School Lesson

1. Ruth 3 & 4
Ruth
“Redeemed and Secure”
February 26, 2017
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

2. What’s the number one thing?
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3. The Glory of God!
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4. 1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV
31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do,
do it all to the glory of God.

5. February Memory Verse
Matthew 11:28 ESV
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest.

6. References
•MacArthur, John. The MacArthur Study Bible
(Nashville, TN: Nelson Publishing, 1997).
•The ESV (English Standard Version) Study Bible
(Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2008).

7. Introduction to Ruth 3 & 4
•Naomi and Elimelech leave Bethlehem in Judah and
move to Moab because of a famine.
•Their sons marry Moabite women.
•Mahlon marries Ruth, and Chilion marries Orpah.
•Elimelech, Mahlon and Chilion die leaving 3 widows.
•Naomi returns to Bethlehem and Ruth goes with her.

8. Introduction to Ruth 3 & 4
•Ruth gleans in the grain fields for food and is spotted
by Boaz.
•Boaz is a relative of Elimelech (Ruth’s father-in-law).
•Boaz treats Ruth and Naomi kindly.
•Boaz is identified as the kinsman redeemer for Ruth.

9. Kinsman Redeemer (Hebrew goel)
Leviticus 25:25 ESV
25 If your brother becomes poor and sells part of his
property, then his nearest redeemer shall come and
redeem what his brother has sold.
•Elimelech probably sold the land during the famine
before moving to Moab.

10. Levirate Marriage
Deuteronomy 25:5 ESV
5 "If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and
has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be
married outside the family to a stranger. Her husband's
brother shall go in to her and take her as his wife and
perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. 6 And
the first son whom she bears shall succeed to the name
of his dead brother, that his name may not be blotted
out of Israel.

11. Kinsman Redeemer

12. Ruth 3:1-2 ESV
1 Then Naomi her mother- in- law said to her, "My
daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be
well with you? 2 Is not Boaz our relative, with whose
young women you were? See, he is winnowing barley
tonight at the threshing floor.

13. Ruth 3:3-5 ESV
3 Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your
cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not
make yourself known to the man until he has finished
eating and drinking. 4 But when he lies down, observe
the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet
and lie down, and he will tell you what to do." 5 And she
replied, "All that you say I will do."

14. Ruth 3:6-8 ESV
6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did just
as her mother- in- law had commanded her. 7 And when
Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he
went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then
she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down.
8 At midnight the man was startled and turned over,
and behold, a woman lay at his feet!

15. Ruth 3:9-11 ESV
9 He said, "Who are you?" And she answered, "I am
Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your
servant, for you are a redeemer." 10 And he said, "May
you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have
made this last kindness greater than the first in that
you have not gone after young men, whether poor or
rich. 11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for
you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know
that you are a worthy woman.

16. Ruth 3:12-13 ESV
12 And now it is true that I am a redeemer. Yet there is a
redeemer nearer than I. 13 Remain tonight, and in the
morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him do it. But
if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord
lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning."

17. Ruth 3:14-15 ESV
14 So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose
before one could recognize another. And he said, "Let it
not be known that the woman came to the threshing
floor." 15 And he said, "Bring the garment you are
wearing and hold it out." So she held it, and he
measured out six measures of barley and put it on her.
Then she went into the city.

18. Ruth 3:16-18 ESV
16 And when she came to her mother- in- law, she said,
"How did you fare, my daughter?" Then she told her all
that the man had done for her, 17 saying, "These six
measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to me,
'You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-
in-law. '" 18 She replied, "Wait, my daughter, until you
learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not
rest but will settle the matter today."

19. Ruth 4:1-3 ESV
1 Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down
there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had
spoken, came by. So Boaz said, "Turn aside, friend; sit
down here." And he turned aside and sat down. 2 And
he took ten men of the elders of the city and said, "Sit
down here." So they sat down. 3 Then he said to the
redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back from the
country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that
belonged to our relative Elimelech.

20. Ruth 4:4-12 Summary
•Boaz presents the option to redeem Elimelech’s
property to the nearest relative.
•The relative does not want to redeem it because of
the obligation to marry Ruth.
•Boaz is given the blessing to redeem the land and
marry Ruth.

21. Ruth 4:13-14 ESV
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he
went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and
she bore a son. 14 Then the women said to Naomi,
"Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day
without a redeemer, and may his name be renowned in
Israel!

22. Ruth 4:15-17 ESV
15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of
your old age, for your daughter- in- law who loves you,
who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to
him." 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her
lap and became his nurse. 17 And the women of the
neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has
been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. He was
the father of Jesse, the father of David.

23. Ruth 4:18-22 ESV
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez
fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered
Amminadab, 20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz,
Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse
fathered David.

24. What are the lessons for us in Ruth?
1. Ruth: an example of a Proverbs 31 woman.
2. Why is the genealogy of Ruth and Boaz important?
3. How is Boaz as a “type of Christ” in the OT?
4. What can we learn from the shattered dreams that
Naomi experienced during her life?

25. Ruth as a Proverbs 31 woman
Ruth 3:11 ESV
11 And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all
that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are
a worthy (virtuous) woman.
Proverbs 31:10 ESV
10 An excellent (virtuous) wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels.
• Hebrew – (chayil) strong, mighty, moral, upright.
• Ruth is the only woman called virtuous by name in the
Bible.

26. Characteristics of Ruth & Proverbs 31 Woman
1. Devoted to her family – Ruth 1:15-18; Prov. 31:10-12, 23
2. Delighting in her work – Ruth 2:2; Prov. 31:13
3. Diligent in her labor – Ruth 2:7, 17, 23; Prov. 31:14-18
4. Dedicated to godly speech – Ruth 2:10, 13; Prov. 31:16
5. Dependent on God – Ruth 2:12; Prov. 31:25, 30
6. Dressed with care – Ruth 3:3; Prov. 31:22, 25a
7. Discreet with men – Ruth 3:6-13; Prov. 31:11, 12, 23
8. Delivering blessings – Ruth 4:14, 15; Prov. 31:28, 29, 31

27. Why is the genealogy of Boaz & Ruth
important?
Matthew 1:1-3 ESV
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of
David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of
Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the
father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father
of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of
Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,

28. Why is the genealogy of Boaz & Ruth
important?
Matthew 1:4-6a, 16 ESV
4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab
the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of
Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and
Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father
of Jesse, 6a and Jesse the father of David the king. …
16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary,
of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

30. Why is the genealogy of Boaz & Ruth
important? Prophecy Fulfilled.
Isaiah 11:10 ESV
10 In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a
signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire,
and his resting place shall be glorious.
Romans 15:12 ESV
12 And again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the
Gentiles hope."

31. Jesus’ Genealogy as a Title
Revelation 5:4-5 ESV
4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found
worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 And one of the
elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he
can open the scroll and its seven seals."
Revelation 22:16 ESV
16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these
things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of
David, the bright morning star."

32. How is Boaz a “type for Christ”? (Redeemer)
Ruth 2:20 ESV
20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be
blessed by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the
living or the dead!" Naomi also said to her, "The man is a
close relative of ours, one of our redeemers."
Ruth 3:12, 13b ESV
12 And now it is true that I am a redeemer. Yet there is a
redeemer nearer than I.
13b But if he is not willing to redeem you, then, as the Lord
lives, I will redeem you.

33. What is a redeemer?
One who redeems.
•Redeem – Definition.
•to compensate for the faults or bad aspects of
something, to save or to vindicate.
•to gain or regain something in exchange for
payment, to reclaim, to repossess.
•Boaz redeemed Naomi by buying back her land and
Ruth by marrying her and fathering a son to carry on
Elimelech’s and Mahlon’s lineage.

34. Why does man need to be redeemed or
receive redemption?
Romans 3:22b-24 ESV
22b For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as
a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
• Sin causes a break in our relationship to God and we need
to be redeemed (to compensate for our faults and to
regain our relationship by payment).

35. How is Jesus our kinsman-redeemer?
Galatians 3:13-14 ESV
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming
a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is
hanged on a tree"— 14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of
Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might
receive the promised Spirit through faith.
• Jesus, as God’s Son, became a human and paid the price to
redeem us to God.

36. Jesus is our Redeemer.
Titus 2:11-14 ESV
11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for
all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and
worldly passions, and to live self- controlled, upright, and
godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed
hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior
Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all
lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own
possession who are zealous for good works.

37. Jesus is our Redeemer.
Ephesians 1:7-10 ESV
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of
his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom
and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his
will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in
Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all
things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

38. What can we learn from the shattered dreams
of Naomi and Ruth?
Ruth 1:20-21 ESV
20 She said to them, "Do not call me Naomi (pleasant); call
me Mara (bitter), for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly
with me. 21 I went away full, and the Lord has brought me
back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified
against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon
me?"
• God had a reason and plan to bring them back to
Bethlehem as widows.

39. Why did they need to return to Bethlehem?
Ruth 4:17 ESV
17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name,
saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him
Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Luke 2:11 ESV
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David
(Bethlehem) a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
• A baby needed to be born in Bethlehem.

40. Lessons from Ruth and Naomi’s Shattered
Dreams.
•Is there a reason that life is not working according to
our plans?
•Is God in everything, even our shattered dreams?

41. Reference
SHATTERED DREAMS
God’s Unexpected Pathway to Joy
By
Larry Crabb
Waterbrook Press 2001

42. Three basic truths in the book
1. God wants to bless you.
2. The deepest pleasure we’re capable of
experiencing is a direct encounter with God.
3. The Holy Spirit uses the pain of shattered dreams
to help us discover our desire for God.

43. Two Contrasting Approaches to Life
1. Buddha – The pain of life must be deadened by not having
hope or joy.
2. Jesus – John 14:27 ESV
27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your
hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
John 16:33 ESV
33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you
may have peace. In the world you will have
tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the
world.”

44. The Four Noble Truths for a Buddhist
1. Life is suffering. (The gap between desire & reality)
2. The cause of all suffering is desire.
3. The way to end suffering is to end desire.
4. Spend your life learning to eliminate desire.

45. Jesus’ Truths for Christians
1. Life includes suffering, but life is good.
2. Suffering results from living in a fallen world.
3. The way to handle suffering is to discover your
desire for God. (Both good & bad things move you
toward God.)
4. The new life provided through Jesus must be
accepted as a gift of love.

46. Three Lessons of Brokenness & Shattered
Dreams by Larry Crabb
1. The good news of the gospel is not that God will
provide a way to make life easier. The good news
of the gospel, for this life, is that He will make our
lives better. We will be empowered to draw close
to God and to love others well and to do both for
one central purpose, to glorify God, to make Him
look good to any who watch us live.

47. Three Lessons of Brokenness & Shattered
Dreams by Larry Crabb
2. When God seems most absent from us, He is doing
His most important work in us.
•During our time of brokenness, a space is created in
our hearts that only God can fill.
• The Holy Spirit lead us to fill this space to desire an
encounter with God.

48. Three Lessons of Brokenness & Shattered
Dreams by Larry Crabb
3. It isn’t always good to be blessed with the good
things of life. Bad times provide an opportunity to
know God that blessings can never provide.
• The goal is not a happier life, but a better life.
• Feeling good is not the goal of life.
•It is not a good thing to have an easy life – we
develop an attitude of “blessings entitlement”.

49. The Final Scene in Ruth

50. The Final Scene in Ruth
Ruth 4:16 ESV
16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap
and became his nurse.
•Naomi was blessed at the end of her life’s journey, but
she still did not know the impact of the grandchild she
was holding!

51. Next Sunday
Matthew 16:13-28
Who is Jesus?
March 5, 2017
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

52. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
John 3:16 ESV
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal
life.”
John 14:6 ESV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through me.”

53. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 3:23 ESV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a ESV
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death, died in this life
to pay the penalty for our sins.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the second death
explained in Revelation 21:8.

54. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Revelation 21:8 ESV
8 “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for
murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars,
their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur,
which is the second death.”
Romans 5:8 ESV
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.

55. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 6:23b ESV
23b but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Revelation 21:7 ESV
7 “The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his
God and he will be my son.”
• Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be conquers.

56. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
Romans 10:9-10 ESV
9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes and is
justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 10:13 ESV
13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be
saved.”

57. The Plan of Hope & Salvation
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