The Redemption God Provides

Ruth 4:13-22

Sermon Notes:

1) A Husband for Ruth, 13

2) A Redeemer for Naomi, 13-17

3) A King for God’s People, 17-22

Reflection questions:

1. Ruth provides a link from the time of the Judges (Ruth 1:1) to the time of King David (Ruth 4:17-22). What was the spiritual condition of God’s people during the days of the judges? (See Judges 21:25) What kind of a king to God’s people was David? (See 2 Sam 21:16-17; 23:1-7)

2. Why is David well-regarded as a king despite his spiritual failures? See Psalm 51 (including the superscription “to the choirmaster…,” part of the original text of the Psalms).

3. Ephesians 5:25ff says that marriage is a picture of Christ’s love for the church. Ponder that same truth as it is expressed in The Church’s One Foundation, v1:

The church's one Foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord; she is His new creation, by water and the Word; from heav'n He came and sought her to be His holy bride; with His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died.