BGBC063024 SS final
Summary
TLDRThe Sunday school session opens with a warm welcome and a reminder to study the Book of Ruth for a deeper understanding of the lesson. The speaker encourages reading Ruth's four chapters to grasp the themes discussed over three weeks. The prayer emphasizes humility, gratitude, and seeking divine knowledge. The lesson focuses on God's work through women, particularly highlighting Ruth's loyalty and Boaz's kindness. It explores the historical context, relationships, and cultural norms, culminating in Ruth and Boaz's evolving connection. The session closes with a prayer for guidance and blessings as the congregation transitions to the worship service.
Takeaways
- 📖 The script is from a Sunday school session discussing the Book of Ruth, emphasizing the role of women in the Bible.
- 👥 It highlights the importance of studying the entire book of Ruth for a comprehensive understanding of the lesson being taught.
- 🙏 The session begins with a prayer for knowledge and understanding from God, seeking guidance to interpret the scripture correctly.
- 👩 The theme focuses on 'God works through women,' discussing the creation of women as equals in God's image and their roles throughout biblical history.
- 👵 The story of Deborah is mentioned, who was a prophetess and judge, showing a woman in a position of power and authority, which was unusual for her time.
- 🌾 The narrative of Ruth includes a famine that forced a family to move to Moab, where the husband and sons died, leaving the women in a difficult situation.
- 🤝 Ruth's loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi, is underscored, as she chooses to stay with her and follow her God, despite being a Moabitess.
- 💐 Ruth's actions are praised by Boaz for her kindness and loyalty to her family, demonstrating her character and the respect she gains from others.
- 👨 Boaz's role is introduced as a wealthy relative who shows kindness to Ruth, allowing her to glean in his fields and providing for her needs.
- 👍 The story illustrates the concept of grace, favor, and respect, showing how Ruth's character earns her the grace of God and the people around her.
- 🔗 The script concludes with a look forward to the next lesson, which will delve into the legal aspects of the story and how God's blessings continue for Ruth.
Q & A
What is the central theme of the summer quarter series of unit one?
-The central theme of the summer quarter series of unit one is 'God works through women'.
What does the speaker suggest the congregation do to better understand the lesson?
-The speaker suggests that the congregation should read the entire book of Ruth, as it provides a full understanding of the lesson being discussed.
What is the main message conveyed by the speaker in the second lesson?
-The main message conveyed by the speaker in the second lesson is the importance of faith and perseverance.
Outlines
🙏 Opening Prayer and Introduction to the Lesson
The session begins with a prayer, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to gather on the Sabbath for worship and study. The speaker emphasizes the importance of seeking divine knowledge to understand the scripture being presented. The lesson's focus is on the role of women in the Bible, starting with the creation of women as equals to men in God's image. The speaker encourages participants to study the Book of Ruth for a deeper understanding of the upcoming lessons.
📖 The Role of Women and the Story of Deborah
The lesson delves into the historical and religious significance of Deborah, a prophetess and judge in Israel. Her leadership and faith in God are highlighted as exemplary models for both women and men.
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Keywords
💡Sunday school session
💡God's image
💡Book of Judges
💡Prophetess
💡Book of Ruth
💡Famine
💡Gleaning
💡Boaz
💡Kinsman-redeemer
💡Grace
💡Harvest
Highlights
Introduction to the Sunday school session with an emphasis on studying the book of Ruth for better understanding.
The importance of prayer in seeking divine knowledge to understand and spread the word of God.
Discussion on the theme of God working through women, as the central focus of the unit.
The creation of women as equals to men, made in God's image, and their roles as helpers and companions.
The role of Deborah as a female judge and prophet in the Book of Judges, highlighting her unique position.
Exploration of the Book of Ruth and its focus on the lives of three women: Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah.
The story of Naomi's family's migration to Moab due to a famine and the cultural tensions between Moab and Israel.
Transcripts
well to all the saints of God good
morning to everyone and I truly hope
everybody had a good week and looking
forward to a good time this morning in
our Sunday school session did everybody
study this lesson nobody studied it
what here's the encouragement I have for
you since we're dealing with it last
week this week and next week maybe read
the entire book of roof I think it's
only four chapters and then it gives you
the full understanding of what this
lesson truly is about because I'm quite
sure I'm bring up some things that we
haven't even gotten to yet but play a
important part with the lesson that we
had before us so with those words being
said we ask that we all may rise to our
feet as we have a word of prayer and as
always as we go in prayer let us all ask
that God may give us all some knowledge
from on high that we may all be able to
clearly understand this word that's
coming to us this morning so shall we
pray father is once again upon this hour
and upon this day that we come to you as
always with Humble Hearts we come as
always right now giving your name all
the praise all the glory and truly all
the honor that only you and you alone
are worthy of we thank you dear Lord
once again for allowing us to be here on
another Sabbath day a day of rest but
also a day of worship and you have
blessed us dear Lord with the
opportunity to come together as one this
morning to go over what thus sayith this
your word as always we ask special
blessings upon those that are here dear
Lord we ask that you will give us all
some knowledge from on high that we may
be able to understand this word and
speak it and explain to others and that
it may be a light unto our pathway but
also dear Lord ask blessing upon those
for whatever reason it was this morning
could not be here today but we're so
thankful dear Lord that we serve an omni
present God that you are in all places
yet at all times for it's in Jesus name
truly that we give this prayer amen
amen well folks this morning we are in
the let's see the fourth
lesson of our summer quarter series of
unit one and as we said in the first
week unit one consists of 10 lessons and
all 10 of these lessons fall under one
Central heading and that is that of God
works through women now we know the
whole entire unit deals with God works
with women and that of the youth but
that comes a little bit later when we
move into unit number two but as of to
day we are still in this first unit that
has 10 lessons that God has dealt with
just that of the women and as you
remember in our very first lesson we
started off with that of how God created
women and we know that God created woman
that she was fearfully and wonderfully
made as scripture says and God created
them male and female in whose image in
His image so therefore when God created
them in His image you'll find that they
are equal because God did not create man
to be one thing in His image and woman
to be lesser In His Image because his
image is that of one in other words God
created the woman to be man's help meate
and she was also that of his equal
because God said it was not right that
man should be alone and you'll find that
man cannot say with those words that he
is more than woman woman cannot say that
she is less than man because they fall
upon the equal uh equal setting that we
have before us so therefore they are
that of equal then we moved into our
next lesson following that we moveed
from the book of Genesis and the laws to
that of the books dealing with that of
the history and we came from the second
book which is that of the book known as
Book of Judges we already went into this
lesson knowing that when we speak of
Judges judges they handle some of the
Civil matters but they are primary role
was that they were in charge of the
military forces of Israel and God would
then raise up a judge to deliver them
from the hands of those who were
oppressing them because God had allowed
them to oppress them because of their
Rebellion now in dealing with the judges
we know that in the Book of Judges
there's 12 judges but all together there
were 14 because there's two more in the
book of that of Samuel but of these 14
judges only one of all those folks that
450 475 years was a woman by the name of
Deborah she held a position that was
some consider to be unheard of in this
day and time uh to be head of the
military as we know with Deborah she was
a married woman to a labod we know that
also that she was a propus propus
basically means that she was a woman who
claim the word of God but also in that
of being any prophetes it basically said
that she was a woman who brought forth
the future Revelations of God that had
yet to be revealed so she was in unique
position of being a propheus and that of
a judge but the question is how did she
become a propheus how did she become a
judge anybody remember
how exactly H there's only one way and
that's God God called the prophets and
was God it says who raised up the judges
who appointed them in positions that
they had to be in some may have tried to
say that she achieved this position
through her husband like it was some
kind of hierarchy was passed on but you
find the judgeship did not work in that
fashion it was called upon when God
would Place one in that unique position
that they were in but then we move to
that lesson to the third lesson we're
still dealing with the books of history
of the oracles but this time we move to
that of the I think third book the book
dealing with that of rof rof is a very
short book but it's an interesting book
that we had before us because you'll
find in this lesson we dealt with Ruth
it dealt with how Ruth follows
Naomi but in reality that lesson dealt
with more than just one woman it dealt
with how many women in
total I got
two I got three any more you know I got
to mess with you with
that actually it was three women you had
Naomi you had Ruth and and you had the
other daughter-in-law name of Ora what
went on with that lesson you'll find
that there was it say was a certain man
I'm going call him lamic his name hard
to pronounce but this man lived in the
territory known as Bethlehem of Judah
Bethlehem we know was part of the
territory of Judah because it didn't
call it Israel at this time because it
was a split Nation you had 10 tribes to
the north which was the nation of Israel
and two to the South which was the
kingdom of Judah and Bethlehem was in a
territory of that of Judah but you find
that this man was married to a woman by
the name of
Naomi they also had two sons one by the
name of Milan and the other one named
Chilean in the order of time you'll find
a famine Came Upon the land and we know
when famine happens there's a scarcity
of water scarcity of food any substance
that caused you to survive other words
hard times they had came upon him no
crops of any kind whatsoever so
therefore this man decided to move his
family across the uh Sea of Galilee I'm
s the salt sea of the Dead Sea to a land
called Moab which shows you how
desperate they were during this time
because the people of Moab and the
people of Israel or you could say Judah
really had a history that wasn't that
great of a history they had some
animosity some ill will one to or
another this first happens when they are
coming out of Egypt out of bondage and
as they are traveling from one land to
the next this Mighty Army of people they
had to travel through the land of Moab
but they asked permission could they
come through and you'll find the people
of Moab say you can't come through
here Moab was located if you had a
visual let's say this is the uh
Jerusalem here and here is What's called
the salt sea on the other side of the
sea itself was
Moab it's kind of like saying today
actually it's interesting you say that
Lonzo it's kind of like saying today you
have the gods of strip You' seen in the
news The Goth of strip is in one spot
just east of that is Bethlehem and just
east of that is Moab so really it would
be what we call today Palestinian
territory so you see how these things
still going on today Waring back and
forth but you'll find that they had to
go to Moab but to show you how desperate
things was as we said was because of the
fact that they didn't really get along
which we understand that you know why
they're all family and we know families
can have some beef sometimes they are
family with their connection to Abraham
the people of Moab you'll find were the
well as far as that connection to
Abraham Abraham was their great
uncle a people of not take that back
Ahab was their uncle and you'll find
that the children of Israel and their
connection with Abraham Abraham was
their great great grandfather so they
all one family here but yet because of
the hardship they had to now go to this
place of Moab if you remember in the
Scripture it said they went to Soldier
there and I asked the question what does
Soldier means
anybody remember what that word
means the key part of what that word me
it has a couple meanings but to soldier
in a place you say I'm going to Soldier
here now in Charles City I'm going to
Soldier here in Richmond or some say
sojourn anybody remember what that word
means there you go it means a little
while it means temporary so in other
words they were going here only
temporarily until things got better in
Bethlehem and it's interesting he said
because be itself means House of Bread
but there was no bread at this time but
they went there to go
temporarily but as they arrived there
and they are there it says
that in time the husband lamek I'm going
call him he passes away which was a
great blow really to the family because
keep in mind Lam was the patriarch of
the family he was the head of the family
cuz remember how we talked about how we
said dealing with man and woman that God
created them equal but even though he
created them equal he has certain
expectations and responsibilities placed
upon man and if you recall everybody
said Amen to that which means you agree
with it but we also said with the woman
God has certain expectations of the
women and also certain responsibilities
for them and we said Amen to that which
we agreed upon here you'll find one of
the responsibilities of the patriarch
was to take care of the family
to protect the family to love the family
to cherish the family to guide the
family but now he has passed which could
have put Naomi in a difficult situation
because the way they had set their
structure up the man pretty much handled
and controlled everything the wife
really had nothing her connection was
really through her husband so by now
having no husband she had no means of
support no means of making in meets no
means of of taking care of herself
really but luckily for her guess what
she had two sons she had The Heirs Milan
and chilion and in being the males of
the family guess what folks there were
certain expectations and
responsibilities placed upon them so in
the absence of the patriarch now the
sons have to step up and the sons step
up and it says of the sons that they
married
Milan married well both of them married
but I'm going start off with Milan Milan
married a woman guess what of
Moab and they call her a
moritis you'll find that the youngest
son chilion married also too a woman
from the same territory Milan married a
Woman by the name of rof chilion married
Another Woman by the name of Ora and the
word says and they contined there notice
significance of that word is continue
There we have to go back earlier when
they went to Moab they went there for
how
long temporarily got that see Helen got
that thing down they went to Helen
temporarily but then when they married
it said they continue there which meant
they weren't going nowhere they were
basically staying there well you find As
Time Marches On
Milan her eldest son passes away
it doesn't give us a time frame of how
far in between then I would say shortly
thereafter most
likely the younger son
gilon passes away and we know this all
was pretty quick because when you read
the text and if we go beyond what we
have here they only stayed there 10
years so in 10 years guess what the
father died the son died and the other
son died so now you have Naomi is a
widow
rof is a
widow and you have Ora she's a widow and
guess what they all what in
gender what are they gender-wise they're
women you remember the the way the
structure was set up the man controlled
everything the man ruled everything so
now what do they have to do to support
themselves they in a dire situation it
wasn't bad at first for for Naomi the
Mother-in-law because she had her two
sons but now they have also passed away
so the common thing they would do at
that time would be to remarry you know
last week I know y'all was thinking it
but I said it I think it might have been
hard for the women to find another man
considering that every man that dealt
with all three women passed away in a
quick period of time Mike they didn't
last too long they don't give us what
happened but in 10 years all of them had
passed away so what does Naomi do she
hears that the Lord has visited
Bethlehem or busy Judah other words the
famine now is over and remember she is
you could call her a stranger to this
land because it's not her home land her
home L is back in let just say Israel so
now she decides to go back home but in
going back home she tells the
daughter-in-laws that she basically
thanks them for being so kind to her all
this time and even being kind to her
sons their husband who have now passed
away but she said but it's best for you
to stay here with your people and Remar
and live your life but we find that both
of them not one both of them protested
both of them wanted to go with her back
to that of Israel her words to them was
what are you going to follow me for what
can I offer you remember she had to take
care of herself this point she said I'm
too old to get remarried or you GNA wait
till I remarry this is last week's
scripture but it wasn't in in the text
she said what I'm supposed to do you're
going to wait for me to remarry then
after I Remar you're gonna wait till I
have some more Sons and you're going to
wait till those son become men and then
you're going to marry them she said life
with us now has come to a change it is
best for you to go back to your people
and it said that they intreated upon
other words they protested the point is
they because some say Ora just left
quick but no you find the scriptures
they
didn't they put up a more fight against
this and to the point that they finally
say this has to pass and you'll find
that it says that Ora and Ruth they
kissed and they all wept and cried but
Oran now goes back to be with her people
so she didn't just leave but she go back
to be with her people Ruth says I'm
going with you Ruth in Clos I made
paraphrase said wherever you go she said
guess what I'm going she said wherever
you live guess what I'm going to live
she said your people shall be my people
and then she says and your God shall be
my God and then she tells us this when
they bury you that's where they going to
bury me so she was basically said I'm
going to be with you until death it says
that KN me knowing at this point that
she can't convince her say it's time to
go back so now they head back to
Bethlehem of Judah and as they are going
back to Bethlehem of Judah the time of
the year it says is at the Harvest time
so you see how God works all this thing
out she comes there right it says at the
Harvest Time and when she arrives back
there it said people looked at her
andmed said is this not Naomi remember
she'd been gone for 10 years but people
hadn't forgotten her they said this is
Naomi that she is back and she tells
them no don't don't call me Naomi
because Naomi meant uh Pleasant it meant
happy it meant joyful and so on she said
call me Mara which we call today Mary
it's a term that means bitter sorrowful
other words she said the Lord has dealt
sorely with me and as we know in those
times if hardship Came Upon you you must
be doing something wrong so she looked
at her life as being the way God had bo
something upon her but you find God's
hand of providence is upon her na
bringing her back to her people oh a lot
going going to change here but as she
comes back now the Harvard time takes
place evidently she must have told Ru of
how they operate because you remember in
the land of Egypt unlike Moab they had
certain laws set in place to take care
of you remember the widows not only
widows those who were poor kind of like
how you could say certain certain
situation our government does today
there's assistance put in place to help
folks out and one of the you could say
laws had in place was when the the poor
or the widows or the strangers would
come into your land the fields
themselves all around the edges they
would not Harvest that that was left for
those who did not have that doesn't mean
you come in and farm it and take it all
for yourself you just come in and get
what it is that you need so Ru must have
knew something about this from Naomi and
what she decides to do at that point is
what field should I go
into now as this happens the word tells
us then that there was a man by the name
of
Boaz boab was a relative of Naomi's
husband who had passed away
lamet and he was a man that says of
substance you could say of wealth by the
way he had servants he had Fields he had
crops and so on from there she goes now
to as they call it to glean in a field
which we'll get to that in a minute she
goes to gather food up as she goes out
she's working boab has to come through
and see her and said who is this and
that's when they tell him that's Naomi
who came back I mean that's rof who came
back with Naomi you know the wife of
Lich your relative and she's been
working in the fields and he saids
something to the fact of how long has
she been in they say she worked all day
a matter of fact she barely took a break
she took a momentary break to go in the
house and came right back out and she
just kept on working and he take notice
of the thing and Things Are told unto
him and that my people which brings us
to the story to which we are at now he
sees her now he approaches so in the
opening of this this text we're dealing
with Ruth meets Boaz and it starts off
by saying in Chapter 2 ver8 then said
Boaz unto Ruth so we didal with Ruth me
Boaz but he it says Boaz now speaks to
Ruth
now do anybody know anything about
Boaz you guys know anything about this
person you don't no problem if you don't
okay Naomi back there knows something
about she just raised her
hand he was attracted to roof
roof right exactly now when she said it
was K Naomi people have said I'm going
get ah hit of my lesson but I glad you
boy that up she wasn't K to Naomi she
was K to Naomi's what husband but you'll
find that they have a different family
connection we'll get into that remember
that part she is K to her we'll get to
that that point in a moment but you'll
find here that reason why I actually
know anything about Boaz because guess
what I'm not gonna tell you anything
about
Boaz yeah there you go Mike because it's
about who it's about women and it's
about this woman name roof if I start
talking about Boaz and his because
you'll find he's an upstanding man not
only he has wealth he's an upstanding
he's a righteous man people hold him
with the utmost of respect you can see
he's fair man and so the list goes on
and on but I'm not here to talk about
him because our theme is that of God
works through who women so we're not
dealing with the men should we know
about this man read about him to get a
better understanding but who we had to
deal with is a Woman by the name of Ruth
is what we're dealing with and one thing
I you understand about Ruth is this
ruite Ruth was a a morabit right from
Moab you'll find they always give her
that connection in Reading up to this
they said Ruth of Moab or Ruth the moite
and so on from there but you know it
lets us know what rof this is that even
though she's not of the chin of Israel
she's a child of God see the children of
Israel weren't just God's children I
would like to say it this way all people
are God's creation but not all people
are children of God the children of God
are those who believe in him and call
upon him at this point you'll find that
she is a god- fair woman who follows God
she is not of the nation of Israel oh
but she has a name unlike any other name
because give you a little insight into
her even though they constantly call her
a moabit and not a
Israelite guess who name is recorded in
the genealogy of
Christ rof because you'll find that
Christ genealogy remember follow that of
King David remember someone from David's
Throne um family should always sit upon
the throne find that to get way ahead of
myself is that Ruth had a son later by
the name of
oad obad had a son by the name of Jesse
then Jesse had a son his name was King
David So Ruth is the great great
grandmother of King David and they
mention that in the genealogy of Christ
a woman who's not of Israel but you'll
find her name is tied into this so you
see how God now works through this this
particular woman but you find he say
then said Boaz unto Ruth he said hearest
thou not my
daughter hearest thou not my daughter
when you read that what do you think
he's
saying I have to deal with some debates
by by scripture like this sometimes
Lonzo
the when he says he is thou not my
daughter
okay anybody else
when you read that hearest thou not my
daughter he's speaking to it but he say
heest thou not my
daughter you say not his
daughter anybody got understand any of
that you know keep in mind with
scripture we have to break it down right
it's expository form of teaching you
break down every part you get a deep
understanding of what's being
said you can say that but where I was
going with that is look at the entire
thing here look how it's written hearest
thou not my daughter and then what you
see a question
mark we have it written here like he's
asking her a question some would say
what you don't hear me my daughter you
know he is not my daughter something say
he's saying to her you don't hear what
I'm saying well I'm here to show you oh
she hears what he's saying and that is
not what he's saying did I lose you on
that one she hears what he's saying but
this is not what he's saying he's not
saying to her you don't hear me here's
what you call in Scripture a grammatical
error and what I mean by a grammatical
error is there's no error with the Bible
but man has written some things not in
the right way but it's up to us in our
studies and understanding to interpret
what's been written now King James
speaks in a in a different tone doesn't
it very different tone uh it's a Bible
that I fancy because guess what it's
difficult and it mixture study when it
was originally written it was considered
to be the closest to the original
translation but keep in mind that's how
they talked back then so now things are
totally different and you'll find that
the new style Bibles or nibs ESV and the
list goes on and on they're great to use
but whatever you use have supplements to
help you in your studies because you'll
find that you have to understand what's
really being said here the King James
Bible is one that uh a lot of folks now
slowly over the decades been moving away
from because it is difficult I remember
some said they don't use it because it's
called the y'all heard this term before
black history here the
Bible you ever heard that term know the
coons Bible
is black people Bible CU see they call
us Coons because they said at night all
you can see was white of eyes so like a
had a circle around his eyes so
they were call it the Coon's Bible but
the funny thing about that is the King
James Bible was written in
1611 the first slaves recorded in
Reckoning Virginia didn't arrive for
1619 then we were introduced to the
Christian Bible but because of the fact
that as we became more educated we
understood what the Bible was saying and
realized that they were twisting things
around in the Bible for their benefit
and gain
power they stopped using it because we
understood what was being said so they
said oh let let the coons have that
Bible and they came with other
translation but the point I want to make
here is this King James speaks different
what he's really saying here it's not a
question what he's really saying in
their talk back in 1611 when he says
then said boys unto her he thou not my
daughter what he's really saying is then
said wasn't the
roof you ready for this one he's saying
to her do you hear what it is I have to
say I want you to listen carefully
otherwise he's given her instructions at
this point because you look after this
all it is is instructions he telling her
don't do this this this this this so
some would say even saying here please
listen to me what I'm saying so when he
said here is not my daughter other words
listen to what it is I have to say and
what he has to say is this he says go
not to glean in another
field so other words now he wants her to
listen care to what is he wants to say
to her and he wants her to get it from
who from him like no he say you get just
directly from me because he mind he's
the
boss his Fields his servants his workers
his land he said hearest thou not my
daughter go not to glean in another
field now when you said go not to
glean Those Who harvest a crop they were
Reapers other words they would go out
and gather up the crop gas was a term
used upon those who were less fort
forunate or we can say we poor so you
have someone who's a Ganer you know let
them do let them gather the crops do not
bother them so he says her go and glean
somewhere else other words she now has
the authority that he has given her to
go do what it is you like in this field
he says go not to glean another other
words stay in this one don't go nowhere
else and he goes on he says neither go
from hence but abide here fast by my
maidens let thine eyes be on the field
that they do reap and go Thou after them
so what is he saying to her here all
together
exactly oh Naomi and think about how
life has now
changed you know think now how life has
now changed remember they didn't have
anything you know we are blessed today
because keep in mind they came through a
famine some years ago they most likely
been strugg now in Moab now they're
really struggling because they have no
um males no men in the family and that
the men own everything and men can be
harsh especially at this those times
real hard upon the women but now this
very wealthy man tells her look don't go
nowhere else stay right here follow the
ladies that I have set before you and do
this and that other words he basically
saying these things to her I'm GNA look
her after you I'm going to take care of
you you can imagine her relief
see a lot of things we can't even
imagine because God has blessed us so
much has anybody ever wondered where the
ni meal coming
from in reality seriously have you ever
wonder where Nick me coming from our big
decision we might say something like all
we might say what I GNA eat this
afternoon that's our our dilemma what
are we going to eat today you know
that's a tough decision do I go here do
I go
there who's cooking it or whatever I
mean get all food you can say well
clothing some of us we deal with women
right women you went in the closet to
day go what I'm going to put on or you
might have said I have nothing to put on
as you walk through your closet and
turned and went through another door and
came back the other side and stepped
over 20 pair of shoes you go what am I'm
gonna put on today but it shows how God
blesses us but also in dealing with the
women here like said I'm not dealing
with a Bo ass because God's working this
thing out sometimes you'll find that God
will give you a blessing by putting
someone in place to give you a
blessing you know what I mean other
words sometime things may not come
directly to you but it came through
somebody else and came to you and then
you'll find that when that happens
sometimes you have people that guess
what they want to block your blessing
you have to watch those folks they want
to block your blessing from what it is
that you have but you'll find that this
woman now or these women have come a
long ways they are back now in a
position where God has placed a man
there who's going to bless them remember
His blessings came from
who he's a god fore man so when Pastor
often has preached on that when God
blesses you your responsibility is to do
what be a blessing under somebody else
so now she received a Blessing by give
given the instructions that please
listen to what I have to say that I
don't want you go in any other field I
want you to stay right here in this
field don't even look anywhere else to
the point that he said let thine eyes be
on the field that they do reap and go
Thou after them other words the women
that I have working you watch them
wherever they go you go and you work
with them and gather up now that my
people is truly a blessing and she's
being washed over he says let in verse n
let thine eyes be on the field that they
do reap and go Thou after them then he
says have I not charged young men that
they shall not touch
thee now what goes on here is
this is she from the tribe of
Israel is she from the tribe of
Judah she's from Moab so she is more
than a stranger see when they meant by a
stranger uh the fields you could only
glean by those who were poor the widows
and strangers strangers is you have
strangers in this country people you
don't know yourself you just call them
strangers but when someone was a
foreigner it was a whole different thing
so what I'm getting at is this he told
his men don't touch her because if they
see this woman know she's a more B mik
they say you better get out of here this
is for our people the laws are set up
for us you can't glean here so he told
them don't bother let her do what it is
that she needs do to gather up and she
was in a a unique position because often
you could just gather enough just to eat
and that was it but you read on he was
allowing her to basically Harvest for
her and know me he said just keep on
doing what it is that you are doing he
said have I not charge young men that
they shall not touch thee then he says
and when thou art of thirst go into the
vessels and drink of that which the
young men have drawn oh now he cross a
line
now remember we talked about certain
expectations and responsibility God
placed on women and that of men one of
the expectations was not that they the
only way could do it women often would
draw the water for the men to drink for
they do work but you'll find here she
hasn't drawn any water but she's he let
her know when you get tired you want
something to drink go over drink that
water that those men have drawn now if
he and told those men not to touch her
they probably say hey get away from here
you can't be drinking out water cuz keep
in mind she was also a moabit she was n
of the nation of Israel but yet he's
given her now full Authority he's got
his full armor protection around her and
watching over her because Naomi you'll
find is the
Mother-in-law now she is the
Mother-in-law they know her very well
and by having that connection to Naomi
the laws also pretty much applied to her
because what folks that really they are
all family here he says go unto the
vessels and drink of that which the
young men have drawn they said then she
fell on her face now if she falls she
fall on her face here he's doing all the
stuff all right what do we typically say
when somebody does something for
you let's say
unsolicited what do we
think no we
don't we might say thank you you you're
right but what are we what what what are
we
thinking
oh CU you know you know how we think
nobody do nothing for free you know
don't let me help you today I be over
this evening I I'm gonna cut your grass
I'm G do this and that I'mma clean up
I'mma wash your car or whatever you g
what what do they want so got to be a
motive behind this thing other words
nobody does nothing for free and that's
how often time things are looked upon
but you'll find here it says then she
fell on her face and bow herself to the
ground and said unto him why have I
found Grace in thine eyes that thou
should us take knowledge of me seeing I
am what a
stranger so she bet she asked the
question what caus you look this
way what do you think caus him look that
way Naomi say she was
beautiful probably
so yep she was a daughter-in-law which
made a connection there
exactly God hand is in this thing the
whole time they come back at the perfect
time it's Harvest Time Lord and behold
you go into the right field with a man
that you are now connected with because
the reason why they are family because
once again this man
is um a relative of Naomi's husband you
remember earlier he said these words to
her the beginning said then said Boys in
roof he thou not my daughter one of the
things I left out about that daughter
part is when he says daughter typically
that means in most cases you're older or
a lot older such as the men would say
listen to me boy let me tell you
something young son and so on from there
so it tends to be that he probably was a
lot older than she was and she probably
was a young pretty woman because you
look in the scriptures later on I think
in the third chapter he talks about how
she could have went to all the young men
or the young men we looking at
her keep in mind he probably an old man
but she's lot younger but he calls her
daughter also because she's connected
and part of the family this s plays back
to last week remember we talked about if
someone dies are they still your
in-laws remember that rof Ora they call
Naomi her mother-in-law a mother-in-law
your husband dead no long you related to
that
person are they connected so those
people you call Aunt so and so and Uncle
so and so and if they on the other side
of the family you're going well they're
not really part of the family because
they're not
blood they're not my in-laws anymore I
have found and who has found this I have
found it all depends on that connection
you have with that person someone said
that's always going to be my
brother-in-law that's always gonna be my
sister-in-law it depends on the
connection that you have but here by her
being connected to Naomi this man being
her Naomi's husband's relative they're
all family so he can call her daughter
somebody you call daughters part of the
family so this is why all this comes
together in the fashion that it does it
said then she fell on her face and bowed
herself to the gr and said why have I
found Grace in thine eyes that thou
shalt take knowledge of me seeing I am a
stranger keep in mind I'm GNA say it if
if some other folks were in you today
they would say I mean anti-semitic right
now because you know you careful what
you say about Israel but Israel those
folks are racist folks they were they
were very race they look at things that
only being about them and for them but
God chose them why why would they call
the chosen
people because of Abraham God said
because of the love I have for Abraham I
shall bless thee in the nation that
comes after thee but he want to know
that you know better than nobody else
but I've chose you to be a light onto
the rest of the world but guess what
that thing got twisted around then the
Gentiles bring it to the nation of
Israel this why God told Peter go now to
the Gentiles Christ don't go to the
Gentiles preach word because they're not
listening and then the Gentiles bring
the word to them
Naomi
nope that's true well that's not true
perpetually that's Old Testament now Old
Testament you don't discard because the
Old Testament for tells of the new the
new fulfilling of the old the key reason
why God told him do not intermingle or
Mar with these folks because he says
something out of that but everybody
misses that part what often taught is
God said don't marry them folk don't
deal folks blah blah blah that's it God
said say don't Mar don't interm with
folks because they're going to pull you
away from me and you going to start
worshiping other gods and other Idols so
in other words they weren't ready for it
yet they couldn't handle it but when
Christ came see that new testament's
blood all things are now revealed unto
you all people are said beginning equal
aren't they nobody's better than anybody
else nobody Bene anyone but you'll find
that they were not ready for it so God
said don't go there cuz remember it's a
Young Nation going forth you going to
all these strange lands he said you Mar
those folks they're going to pull your
way to somebody else remember King David
started doing the same thing now who was
the wisest man in the world we we call
Solomon what happened to Solomon he did
the same thing started marrying folks
outside of his people and before you
know he was pulled off in the wrong
direction also because they weren't
ready yet to go out into the world
because God say you you was preparing
them to be what a light unto the
Gentiles so they weren't ready for that
thing yet but shows how all them were
like say they were connected here but
here or she asked a question because I'm
a
stranger the reason why I call them
racist is by her being a MOAB can't deal
with
her don't deal with even though the law
said it but it wouldn't deal with you
anyway they consider you beneath them
they were better than everybody else so
in their eyes they saw it but then he
says and Boaz answered to her it ha
fully been shown me all that thou done
unto thy mother-in-law since the death
of thine husband and how thou has left
thy father and thy mother and the land
of thy Nativity and are come to a people
which thou knewest not here
to so now you see why he's done what it
is he's done we would think why is he
looking at this
woman how many men we got in today raise
your hand men I got W okay all right
award your savior wife beside
you why do most men look at
women how do you get she said how you
take knowledging me how does a man take
knowledge a woman espe you just me for
the first
time M you're not a man be
quiet she was just just talking up
here what's the first
thing she asked a question remember all
the stuff was being done for her like
this man doing stuff for me he seemed to
be an older man he easily said in next
chapter you know the young men she could
easily went to a younger man she said
why she then she F fell on her face and
bowed herself to the ground and said to
him why have I found Grace in th eyes
that thou should as take knowledge of me
seeing I am a
stranger because what most men was techn
knowledge woman
why well I guess I gota be the Bold one
step forward a it it's what you
see it's what you see y'all got me is
that
true true for
me when you when you see it you go whoa
oh it catches your attention so she
asked a question what technology made
for but you'll find this as sometime it
goes it's more to what meets the eye
because he took notice of her because he
found a lot about her character other
words her inner beauty because remember
he says it in the very next verse he
asked him a question and he answered it
he didn't say oh because you were so
beautiful and I saw you in the field and
so on he says unto her it ha been fully
shown me all that thou has done unto thy
mother-in-law since the death of thine
husband and how thou has left thy father
and thy mother in the land of thy
Nativity and are come to a people which
knewest not hear the pro other words he
knew all about what she had
sacrificed now we don't have it in
scripture remember they were there for
how many years in
Moab t 10 years so a lot of things see
this doesn't cover 10 years these couple
of words that we're giving but he said
all the kindness you have shown her
because remember Naomi husband had died
these ladies now married his sons and
she even thanked them for being kind to
her earlier remember and to her sons all
the time they were there so evident she
was an upstanding woman that had that
inner beauty and inner character that he
saw that in her first before he saw
anything else and this is why he did
what he did for
her sometimes You' be amazed at what
people see in you that you don't see in
yourself you know she has noticed
anything of that about herself but this
person has noticed it you know your
reputation goes a long ways doesn't it
you know when I think reputation I
always think back to a number of years
ago I had to hit up the U pastorial
search committee and never forget we
have a man that we hold a great respect
in this church revend Jackson right and
everybody listen to revend Jackson I
remember sitting there we was going
through some resume sent in of course
one of them comes an envelope as as they
do and the name was on the
outside and when we picked the envelope
up Reverend Jackson go okay you can just
throw that one in
trash we hadn't opened it up yet we
hadn't even gone over it he just went
you can throw that one in the trash know
what everybody said okay and we just put
in the trash because we have that much
respect for him he says sometimes it's
not a good thing when your name beats
you to the place before you get there so
he was let them know there some things
about this one don't even look at but
here you'll find this a woman guess what
there some things about her that caus
him to look at her to admire her because
she said why have I found Grace in thy
sight and what is Grace
now she said why she didn't say why I
found Mercy in your sight why have you
shown me mercy he said why have I found
Grace in your sight so we have to
understand the meaning of that word
Grace it's
favor it's
appreciation but there's something we
have to add to that folks that really
brings it
out respect goes along with it here's a
key thing with Grace now keep in mind
everything you said is correct if y'all
got that don't change your definition
that is correct Grace
is God says I'm going to give it to you
but you don't deserve it but because of
love I'm going to give it to you that's
what me we said that unmar favor
although it's Grace is you don't deserve
it but I'm G give it to you Mercy is you
deserve every bit of it but I'm G hold
some back you know it's like when you
mess up the judge said 30 days in jail
you said oh Lord the judge said tell you
what I'm gonna do I'm Gonna Give You 29
days and 16 hours suspended so he only
got 8 hours to pull that's called Mercy
but he's saying you deserve every bit of
it but I'm going to hold some back Grace
a little bit different you don't deserve
none of this you're not even worthy of
it but guess what because I love you I'm
gonna give it to you now like those bad
kids we have niece and nephews they
don't deserve none of that stuff we give
them but guess what we do we give it to
them in now you know hopefully it turns
them around but here she say you have
found other words she's saying here I
don't deserve it but you've shown me
Grace but then he tells her why he has
done this once again verse 11 and Boaz
answered and said unto her it have been
fully shown me all that thou has done
unto thy mother-in-law since the death
of thine husband and how thou has left
thy father um and mother and the land of
thy Nativity and art come unto a people
which th newest not hither
for oops I just clicked off my
page and then it says in verse 12 the
Lord recompense thy Work and a full
reward be given thee of the Lord God of
Israel unto whose wings th I come to
trust then she said let me find faith in
thy sight my lord for thou has comforted
me and for thou for that thou has spoken
fre unto our handmaiden though I be like
like unto the other one of thy
handmaidens other words she basically
downplaying herself she said I'm not
worthy of this but I thank you and truly
may God bless you for what you have done
for me other words she didn't take it
for granted she weren't like those y'all
remember those 10 lepers that want to be
healed by Christ you remember Christ
told them go show yourself to the priest
and as they was walking to the priest
they looked and they were clean and how
many came
back and said what what' you say
simple there you go Alonzo he said Bas
thank you but the key there Christ said
this I'm a paraphrase Christ probably
like this w't that 10 of y'all I heal 10
only one came back other words sometimes
people take your your kindness for
granted but here her words is May the
Lord truly bless you for what it is that
you have done for me because I don't
even begin to compare to those you
already have in your handmaidens that
work for you then she said let me find
favor in thy sight my lord for thou has
comforted me for thou for that thou has
spoken freely unto thy handmaiden though
I be not like unto the other one of thy
handmaidens verse 14 says and Boaz said
unto her at Meal Time Come Thou hither
and eat of the bread and dip thy Morel
in the vinegar and she sat beside the
Reapers and he reached um her parch corn
and she did eat and was suffice and
left I am talk about Boaz in this
fashion Boaz was a smooth
Operator Boaz hooked up on a date but he
didn't go alone on the date he basically
invited her to a meal with everybody
else but he made sure he sat beside her
and know give a little piece of bread
and so on from there I can't remember re
Jackson always said by love anybody
remember his his phras by love
he said kindness and love if I'm not
mistaken he said kindness is when Mama
give you a piece of bread he said loving
kindness grandma put put a little jam on
there with it you know you add a little
something to it so what he does here is
he invites her out he gives her meal he
makes sure she is full and then she
leaves other words he's still showing
her this kindness it says and when she
was risen up to glean Boaz commanded his
young men saying let her glean even
among the sheep and reproach apprach her
or not so you can say the next day she
go out to glean and remember gleaning
was
what on the edges that was it but he
told him now let her go out in the sheet
now here's the thing about the she he
made life easy for her sheep was when
they were gathering it up and tied in a
big bundle he said Gather the sheet so
other words you don't already bundled up
all you do just grab it otherwise he was
really now looking out for her you can
see there's a connection a bond going on
here and said Ro her not other words
when she come to do this don't stop her
don't get in the way and as we about to
close this thing out it says and let
fall also some of the handfuls of
purpose for her and lead them that she
may glean them and guess what rebuke her
not so what is it saying there
guys give what you want to know say
anything to her but also he added to
that he said when you out there
Gathering up stuff on purpose drop some
on the ground other words he can make
sure she gets some extra other words
he's helping her out here he says so she
gleaned in the field into the evening
and beat out that she had glean and it
was about
in what's that pronounced e of a Bley
which is
like two3 of of a of a a bushel really
and said and she took it and went into
the City and her mother-in-law saw what
she had gleaned and she brought forth
and gave to her that she had reserved
after she was sufficed other words she
had stuff in reserve she was full and
had plenty more yet to go over now that
lesson ends right there but the story
doesn't end because next week we pick up
from there dealing with now how they
come together and basically in thatb of
marriage and we deal heavily with the
law and how all this plays into factor
and how God then blesses Ruth to go even
further in the blessing that he has for
her but the lesson day with
Boaz uh was it was it Boaz Meek Naomi
Ru me Mo me Boaz but once again my
concentration is upon who Ruth and we're
dealing with the women so next week
we're dealing with Ruth Mary's boab and
once again that's the fourth chapter
this is why I stated earlier it's best
to read the entire book it's only four
short chapters then you get a full
understanding of what's being said here
especially next week when it comes to
the factor you remember if the patriarch
died there was an expectation and
responsib really placed upon the ni of
kin to step up and do that which was
right Boaz is not the ni of Ken but
we'll see how God works this thing out
for them to come together but that's
next week lesson dealing with the fourth
chapter that of the order of Ruth so
with that being said we ask that we all
may rise to our feet and we'll close out
with a word of prayer this
morning so shall we pray father it's
once again upon this hour and upon this
day that we all come to you as always
humble dear Lord thank thanking you for
all that we have heard here this morning
we ask the Lord as always that you would
be with us guide us direct us to be all
that you have called yet for us to be
and now dear father as we end the Sunday
school session we ask that your spirit
truly will still be among us as we go
forth into the worship service we ask a
special anointing upon the past as he
brings forth with thus saved your word
we ask blessing right now for those that
are here dear Lord and truly for those
that are still yet on their way for in
Jesus name we give this prayer amen amen
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