Prep+Plus Podcast: Ruth Study 3

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Welcome to the third of our Prep Prep Plus podcast on the Book of Ruth in helping you as ladies prepare for the studies, we're looking at study number three, chapter three of Ruth. And here we start, in thinking about, rest. Naomi says in the beginning, she's not going to seek rest. Rest for you, may I see, should I not seek rest for you, that it might be well with you?

00:00:27:28 - 00:00:58:05

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And then, she ends the chapter by saying, wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out for the man that's Boaz will not rest, but will settle the matter. Today, Naomi is coming awake again. She's seeing the possibilities, the potential, this wonderful moment in the story where the whole thing changes gear and we get to think, well, what's going to happen here now?

00:00:58:08 - 00:01:27:09

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She starts to give very clear instructions to Ruth as we see what to do, what she must do. She's going to get ready. She's got a dress herself and make herself, attractive, wash and anoint, etc. and go down and then go, to the place where he's sleeping. There's a comment in the, in the footnotes about, the harvest and when the threshing is happening, that's probably when all of them will be sleeping there.

00:01:27:11 - 00:01:51:02

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And they, she's to go and she's to find Boaz and uncover his feet and light his feet. Now, some you can see footnote number two on that one where we're talking about is there, is there impropriety here? There's obviously the possibility of, gossip, etc. or things that might, might seem this is this is a bit untoward.

00:01:51:02 - 00:02:27:22

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And so she don't Boaz tells her, to be cautious. And when she leaves in the morning, don't let it be known. He says that she came to the threshing floor, but I think, as I've said in the footnote, I think it's not there's no scandal. He he's an honourable man. And their intentions are honourable. Perhaps only in one way have they not, done the right thing in that they've started a relationship before the kinsman redeemer has been given the option on Ruth, if you might say.

00:02:27:24 - 00:02:49:26

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So, there's some things to think about there. It's it's a wonderful chapter. And we're we it's interesting to see chapter two and chapter three. They sort of parallel each other. The same thing happens in both of them. Stop the same way. The both the both, knowing that Ruth goes out, and then, she comes back, full.

00:02:49:28 - 00:03:16:21

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She comes back with all these extra grain. She's not to come back empty handed. And, and so the, the plot sort of picked up gear. You've got this sort of parallel thing going on between chapters two and three and, just wonderful the way that we can see God at work and, Boaz, Boaz, you know, he he says a few things like, he, he lets it know, that he is a redeemer.

00:03:16:24 - 00:03:42:23

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And yet there is a redeemer nearer than I. And, he's got some work to do if he's going to pursue Ruth. And if he's it's only if that that redeemer will not redeem her, I will redeem. That's verse 13, isn't it? So, yeah. Some wonderful things there that we're seeing. Fullness expressed in this chapter.

00:03:42:26 - 00:04:08:16

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And, I guess we end the chapter going, has this lifted your heart? Has it lifted your hearts to see the work of the Lord? The Lord working, working at his purposes here, in this wonderful way. And, we turn to the ten minutes, the ten minutes thinking about, growth groups for 20, 27, what could be best for next year?

00:04:08:18 - 00:04:28:04

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We want to grow more like Jesus. And here's some questions for you. If you're staying together as a group. Well, how can you make the group even better in 2027? And if you change in groups, then how will you pursue the right group to join? It's not about what's going to be best for you this way that you can serve.

00:04:28:07 - 00:04:57:00

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And, we'll be publishing the groups, the group lists from the end of November, and people will have the opportunity to sign up for a group for 2027, even though those groups don't start until, something like February or later on for the city groups. But there's some things there to ask, your group members about, how they can be accountable to others in their choices about groups.

00:04:57:02 - 00:05:24:19

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And, are there some people that they can, think about from their groups that they can intentionally love and care for? So, we, we pray that this is really useful. Third and last discussion about groups for 2027. And we ask that no one gets left behind and that we're confident that we've got groups for everyone. And we do want people to continue in, being with God's people on a weekly basis.

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Loving his people, serving, hearing his word and praying together.