Ruth…3…reputation…
He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
1Tim.3.7
One of the character qualities I think of when I read the book of Ruth is reputation…
Elimelech, Naomi’s husband made the decision to provide for his family by moving them to a hostile country because of the severe famine in Judah…he was a provider…until.he died…leaving his family in the care of two sons who married Moabite women…
Naomi…now a widow along with two widowed daughter-in-laws decide to return to Bethlehem as the famine is over…she must have been a strong woman…a loving one as she cared for and blessed her daughters in law…she knew the in and outs of Jewish Law as she advised Ruth…she was also a grieving and bitter woman for a time as she told others about her emotional trials…she was a godly woman as she references how God worked in her life and Ruth follows her because of God in her life…
“Even in our sorrow and calamity, God can bring great blessings…”
Bible Application Notes…
Ruth…faithful, loving….providing as she went to the fields to glean for food for she and her mother in law, threshing and grinding it…thoughtful…obedient, “I will do whatever you say”…”a woman of noble character “, a report of the townsmen to Boaz…patient, as she waited for for answers…respectful and honoring as she spoke to Boaz…
Field workers…obedient to Boaz’s request…diligent, as they worked for Boaz…
Elders, women, Townsmen and kinsman-redeemer…Willing to follow the law and traditions to carry out Boaz’s report and request of Naomi’s land issue…blessed Boaz and Ruth…
Boaz…kind, caring as he saw a need in Ruth and Naomi’s living situation…compassionate as he cared for Ruth’s reputation…
Godly, as he blessed Ruth…
“We will not know the full purpose of our lives until we are able to look back from the perspective of eternity..we must make our choices with God’s eternal values in mind…live in faithfulness to God, knowing that the significance of your life will extend beyond your lifetime…” Bible Application Notes…
Thank YOU…
I know whom I have believed…
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