The book of Ruth has some wonderful lessons for us in the believing gentile world.
Naomi departed Israel due to hardship and famine. While living in the land of the gentiles, she was bereaved of her husband and sons, and was left with her two gentile daughters-in-law.
When Naomi heads back to Israel, Orpah returns to her own people. However, Ruth attaches herself to Naomi, saying
“ Entreat me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
Where you die, I will die,
And there will I be buried.
The LORD do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me.”
They returned to Israel at the barley harvest, which is during Passover. Ruth begins to glean in the field of Boaz. Notice her humility in Ruth 2:10 after Boaz shows special favor to her:
"So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?
Ruth, representing the gentiles, shows amazing love and dedication to Naomi, representing Israel. She also shows great humility and gratitude when treated kindly by Boaz, who is a picture of the Messiah. Naomi, the Hebrew, knows that there will be a kinsman redeemer, but ironically, it is Ruth, the gentile, who tells Naomi his name.
Boaz redeems Ruth, making her his wife. What a picture of the bride of Messiah! And although a gentile, she received the blessings of the covenant, and became the great grandmother of King David.
It is a picture of one of our roles as gentiles, reaching out to the Jews with the name of their messiah, Yeshua.
Naomi departed Israel due to hardship and famine. While living in the land of the gentiles, she was bereaved of her husband and sons, and was left with her two gentile daughters-in-law.
When Naomi heads back to Israel, Orpah returns to her own people. However, Ruth attaches herself to Naomi, saying
“ Entreat me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
Where you die, I will die,
And there will I be buried.
The LORD do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me.”
They returned to Israel at the barley harvest, which is during Passover. Ruth begins to glean in the field of Boaz. Notice her humility in Ruth 2:10 after Boaz shows special favor to her:
"So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?
Ruth, representing the gentiles, shows amazing love and dedication to Naomi, representing Israel. She also shows great humility and gratitude when treated kindly by Boaz, who is a picture of the Messiah. Naomi, the Hebrew, knows that there will be a kinsman redeemer, but ironically, it is Ruth, the gentile, who tells Naomi his name.
Boaz redeems Ruth, making her his wife. What a picture of the bride of Messiah! And although a gentile, she received the blessings of the covenant, and became the great grandmother of King David.
It is a picture of one of our roles as gentiles, reaching out to the Jews with the name of their messiah, Yeshua.
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