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Chapter One: The little book of Ruth is perhaps the most poignant love story in the field of literature. Much has been said and written to this effect, and the best method one may use to get the true value of the literary side of the book is to read the story through from beginning to end. We are not here going to consider it as a love story, nor yet as an example of classical literature, nor as an incident in the history of the Jewish race but as a part of the Word of God. We must see that what we are considering is Scripture,… READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY…
Chapter Two: Verse 1. Here we meet Boaz, who represents the Lord Jesus. First, he is kinsman to Naomi by her husband: that is, the pleasant aspect of our lives is seen to be related, if distantly, to the Lord Jesus. Then he is a mighty man of wealth – that is, he has the power to redeem. Thirdly, he is of the family of Elimelech as “the firstborn among many brethren,” and lastly His name means … READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY …
Chapter Three: v.1 “Then Naomi her mother in law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee…?” Here we see that the pleasant aspect of our Christian lives is playing a useful, if advisory, part. Ruth’s clinging to Naomi eventually brings Naomi to seek rest for Ruth. In other words, the Christianity which pertains to us brings the habit of good works into a right relationship with the Lord. READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY…
Chapter Four: v.1 “Then went Boaz up to the gate and sat there. When the kinsman-redeemer he had mentioned came along, Boaz said, ‘Come over her and sit down. So he went over and sat down.” Now we see our Lord taking up a position of authority. Who is our nearest kinsman after the flesh? Is not Satan nearer to us by ties of flesh than even our Lord by spiritual ties? What does the Bible say? That which is of the flesh is first, then that which is of the Spirit, as Esau preceded Isaac. Our Lord Jesus is not the first Adam, but the second … READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY …
