Prep+Plus Podcast: Ruth Study 4
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Welcome to the fourth and last of our prep podcast, Prep Plus podcast for girls group leaders on the book of Ruth where, and study chapter and study number four, and looking at Ruth for where things are really gearing up. Look at the engage questions. Just a little bit of a fun question. Get people cheering. Maybe you can get them to talk about what if they if they're married, they've been in a relationship.
00:00:24:03 - 00:00:56:21
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What you know, what happened for them. But he, he we start to see Boaz in chapter four. He's starting a place cards really carefully, isn't he? He's he's now pursuing Ruth. He's this there's something that started between them and, he's stepping through all the right steps and we see, that there is he's got he's got contenders and, he's gone to approach the others to tell them and, and about particularly about the field, the field that they, to acquire.
00:00:56:22 - 00:01:21:03
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That's part of them. And you see the footnote, the background about buying fields and also, why it is that the, The Contender, the Kinsman Redeemer, the closer relative won't what what what once he finds out that it Ruth comes with the package. He's he's not wanting to do that. And, we can see what happens after that.
00:01:21:05 - 00:01:45:06
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There's that comment to in the footnote about Liveright now, marriage, which is, what's this concern about, the brother's name, etc.. Now the study talks, you ask you questions about the climax of the book. And this is really interesting, isn't it, because the climax is actually determined the bit by who you consider to be the principal character, the story.
00:01:45:06 - 00:02:16:11
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And but that's a bit of a discussion to have. Is what who do you think the story's really about? And there's that Ruth Boaz plot. And but there's the Naomi plot as well. So have a bit, have some, have a bit of a chat about that. That would be great. You can see as we think about the thing landing the climax of the Naomi story, how, it's amazing we're seeing we're seeing the very end.
00:02:16:17 - 00:02:42:15
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The very end, the coders at word, the incredible flurry of names that I mentioned, including Boaz and then Obed, the one that's born, and we know where that points to. It points to Father King David. But there's some really key things here in this passage as well. You've got, this, this wonderful blessings where, at the at the at the city gate.
00:02:42:15 - 00:03:11:15
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They're the witnesses of what's happened that, they witness that Boaz is now free to take, Ruth and marry her. And, you've got that that blessing of, verse 11 where they, they call the the they pray that, that Ruth and Boaz will have children, and Ruth will be like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel.
00:03:11:17 - 00:03:35:09
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Amazing. May you be known. May your house be like the house of Perez, the offspring that the Lord will give you. The Lord is Lord is the one that will will give them. And then you've got that amazing, blessing that's pronounced on Naomi, because Ruth recedes at that point in the background. And Naomi there is with the child on her lap.
00:03:35:12 - 00:04:01:20
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And, now, ehm, Naomi has been restored. She she's been she's been restored by Obed. Obed is the redeemer for her. And she she is now, has the child on her lap. And the women say a son has been born to Naomi, and they named him, obeyed, etcetera. And the father of David. The footnote there's really interesting, isn't it?
00:04:01:22 - 00:04:34:02
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It comes from Barry Webb. There's a couple of footnotes there where actually Ruth is highly valued, highly valued. The Moabite woman is highly valued. But once again, she's not recognised really by Naomi in the story. You've got that sort of blessing, this, this Ruth who's been at Naomi's side all along. She is worth more to Naomi than seven sons.
00:04:34:04 - 00:05:02:12
Unknown
Amazing, amazing words and that's not to say Ruth is only, you know, Ruth's value is just in that she, has produced a child that's, you know, that's not what's being said here at all. But certainly, she has been the one and the the language of love comes out that, that she loves you.
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She's more to you than seven sons. Your daughter in your loves you, that amazing thing. And here's the twist, isn't it? Because the love that you're expecting through the story is the love between us. That we've been prepared for the love between Naomi and Ruth. But that's. That's not the word that's used to speak about the union. It's the love of Ruth for Naomi.
00:05:25:22 - 00:05:55:20
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It's an incredible, tender moment, a wonderful moment. And, as you see, the Lord working his purposes out through the very end, the very end of the book where we see the Lord. He has been doing his work behind the scenes, and he saves and he blesses, and he fills the empty and moves forward, the great redemption plan that finds its fulfilment ultimately in the Lord Jesus.
00:05:55:22 - 00:06:18:06
Unknown
What a what a great book to look at and we will pray. This has been a great little series leading up to Christmas. Thank you for listening and praying for you as you continue to lead your groups. And as we finish up the year, I guess there might be a time after we get close to carols. Now, with the study.
00:06:18:11 - 00:06:28:06
Unknown
The study is finishing and then might be time for socials before we wrap up the groups. So there are no no more studies after the Ruth ones. Thanks for joining us by.