redeeming ruth 2 - ptr. richard nillo | 4:00pm afternoon service
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Redeeming Ruth 2
God’s Hand in our LuckGod’s Hand in our Luck
“Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, ‘Whose young
woman is this?’ And the servant, who was in charge of the reapers answered, ‘She is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. She
said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So
she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short
rest.’
“Then Boaz said to Ruth, ‘Now listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field
or leave this one, but keep close to my young women. Let your eyes be on the field that they are reaping and go after them. Have I
not charged the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink what the young men have drawn.’
Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, ‘Why have I found
favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?’
But Boaz answered her, ‘All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband
has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to
a people that you did not know before. The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward
to be given you by the Lord to the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.’
“Then she said, ‘I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly
to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.’”
““Naomi had a relative of her Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech from her clan of Elimelech from her husband’s side whose name was husband’s side whose name was BOAZBOAZ.” .”
BOAZ=“strength, mighty one, man’s man.”
MAN OF WAR he could fight
MAN OF WEALTHhe runs a good
business and he’s good with money
MAN OF MEANShe gets things done if
there’s hardship, difficulty or oppression
He is the guy who delivers results.
Boaz is the dude of dudes.
VERSE 2 “And Ruth, the Moabite, said to Naomi, ‘Let me go
to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.’ And
she said to her, ‘Go, my daughter.’”
GLEANING. “The land belongs to me. So if you own a piece of land, actually I own it, too, and when you work the
land, harvest what I give you for food, but don’t take all of the food. Leave a little bit so that the poor, the
widow, the orphan, the alien, the oppressed, the immigrant, the needy, can work”
– not just get a handout, but work – “come to the
field, and take some of the food home for themselves and their family.” This was the Hebrew welfare system.
They have hit rock They have hit rock bottom. These are bottom. These are
women who are in a women who are in a devastated, very devastated, very difficult place. difficult place.
But here’s Ruth, willing to work hard, do anything, venture out
in faith, and hope, and trust, and pray that the Lord gives them
away to have a meal. And she’s willing to work to also feed her
mother-in-law.
VERSE 3.
“She set out and went and gleaned in the field, after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the
field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of
Elimelech.”
PROVIDENCE
4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem. And he said to the
reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered, “The
Lord bless you.”
Boaz was a noble and godly man.
5 Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” 6 And the servant who was in
charge of the reapers answered, “She is the young Moabite woman,
who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.
This is the first sight – love at first sight.
7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she came, and she has continued from
early morning until now, except for a short rest.”
Ruth is a woman of outstanding character.
She’s not looking for a handout. She’s working hard. She’s honest. She’s worked hard all day to feed
herself and her mother-in-law. She, in many ways, illustrates the
Proverbs 31 sort of great woman with a great work ethic.
ONE:What is going to attract
him to Ruth is her character.
TWO:Boaz is going to go after the woman that’s in front
of him.
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, 8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Now, listen, my daughter, do “Now, listen, my daughter, do not go to glean in another field not go to glean in another field
or leave this one, but keep or leave this one, but keep close to my young women.close to my young women.
BoazBoazProtector, provider, defender, Protector, provider, defender,
man of war. man of war. He’s a man of chivalry.He’s a man of chivalry.
“‘And when you are thirsty,’” he says, “‘go to the vessels and drink what the young
men have drawn.’”Boaz is a picture of Jesus.
10 Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice
of me, since I am a foreigner?”FAVOR
This a picture of an unworthy person
receiving great favor from the hand of
God.
11 But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your
mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left
your father and mother and your native land and came to a
people that you did not know before.
Ruth’s good works preceded her.
Let our good works precede us as well.
12 The Lord repay you for what you have
done, and a full reward be given you by the
Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings
you have come to take refuge!”
This is a beautiful beginning to any relationship. This is not the first person Boaz has prayed for. Boaz is a
man who prays for people when he meets them. This
is just part of his character. This is how he
operates.
The flipside of providence is prayer.
Did God answer that prayer? Yes. Who did God send to answer the prayer of Boaz?
Boaz.
BASED UPON THIS TEXT, THAT
SOMETIMES WE NEED TO ANSWER
OUR OWN PRAYERS.
FUNCTIONS OF PRAYER:
Sometimes prayer moves the hand of
God.
Sometimes prayer changes the heart of
the one who is asking.
13 Then she said, “I have found favor in your eyes, my lord,
for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to
your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”
Women are looking for a man who’s masculine, but can comfort, and
speaks kindly. He comforts her. He
respects her. He cares for her. He’s a
defender, protector, provider. He’s a man who speaks kindly. He’s an encourager.
MISCONCEPTION:
Rich = bad peoplePoor = good people
To God, it makes a little difference whether a person is materially rich or poor.
It is not an issue.
The real issue is whether a person is godly or ungodly regardless of this person’s financial
status.
Boaza man of grace and
favor
Boaz is a type of Jesus - our
kinsman redeemer.
Show the video Abbie Watanabe
Jesus was both rich and poor.
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich,
yet for your sake he became poor, so that you
by his poverty might become rich.
Jesus was perfectly godly, righteous and sinless.