Post by Admin on Apr 4, 2014 10:02:50 GMT -5
I will sing unto Yahweh as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being 
"But Ruth replied, 'Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'" (Ruth 1:16)
The Book of Ruth highlights a situation in which a woman overcomes obstacles.
Ruth, the Gentile daughter-in-law of the Jewess Naomi, looked to the family redeemer to redeem her from widowhood, thereby helping the widow Naomi who was left without a husband, sons, or grandchildren.
Boaz consented to marry Ruth and to redeem the land, fulfilling the patriarchal duty of keeping the land in the family inheritance. (Ruth 4:5; Deuteronomy 25:6)
Through his marriage to Ruth, Boaz became the ancestor of both King David and Yeshua.
Ruth had some wonderful qualities in addition to being an overcomer, which should inspire men and women alike.
Ruth could have easily left her mother-in-law when disaster struck in Moab, as she was now free of family obligations.
Nevertheless, she insisted on standing by Naomi and returning with her to Israel, even though it was a foreign land.
She is a model of devotion and courage by facing the dangers of gleaning in the field so her mother-in-law could eat.
Ruth further demonstrated loyalty and obedience by agreeing to Naomi’s plan for her to marry Boaz. (Ruth 3:5)
Boaz didn't only marry Ruth because of his responsibility to Naomi. He recognized, along with everyone else, her very evident qualities and called her an eshet chayil, which has been translated as a virtuous and capable wife, a worthy woman, and a woman of excellence.
“Don't be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character [eshet chayil].” (Ruth 3:11)
This same phrase is found in Proverbs 31, which Jewish men recite over their wives every Shabbat as a blessing.
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” (Proverbs 31:10)
For the women in this community let us all model the FAITHFULNESS of our sister Ruth.
Shalom
"But Ruth replied, 'Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.'" (Ruth 1:16)
The Book of Ruth highlights a situation in which a woman overcomes obstacles.
Ruth, the Gentile daughter-in-law of the Jewess Naomi, looked to the family redeemer to redeem her from widowhood, thereby helping the widow Naomi who was left without a husband, sons, or grandchildren.
Boaz consented to marry Ruth and to redeem the land, fulfilling the patriarchal duty of keeping the land in the family inheritance. (Ruth 4:5; Deuteronomy 25:6)
Through his marriage to Ruth, Boaz became the ancestor of both King David and Yeshua.
Ruth had some wonderful qualities in addition to being an overcomer, which should inspire men and women alike.
Ruth could have easily left her mother-in-law when disaster struck in Moab, as she was now free of family obligations.
Nevertheless, she insisted on standing by Naomi and returning with her to Israel, even though it was a foreign land.
She is a model of devotion and courage by facing the dangers of gleaning in the field so her mother-in-law could eat.
Ruth further demonstrated loyalty and obedience by agreeing to Naomi’s plan for her to marry Boaz. (Ruth 3:5)
Boaz didn't only marry Ruth because of his responsibility to Naomi. He recognized, along with everyone else, her very evident qualities and called her an eshet chayil, which has been translated as a virtuous and capable wife, a worthy woman, and a woman of excellence.
“Don't be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character [eshet chayil].” (Ruth 3:11)
This same phrase is found in Proverbs 31, which Jewish men recite over their wives every Shabbat as a blessing.
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.” (Proverbs 31:10)
For the women in this community let us all model the FAITHFULNESS of our sister Ruth.
Shalom
