Hot Springs Baptist Church
Rev. TAD MOORE, YOUNG ADULT PASTOR
Ruth 2:1-23 CSB
Main Idea: By caring for those in need, our actions are showing God’s care for us.
FCF: We are all strangers in need of someone to look out for us when we can’t look out for ourselves.
CFC: When we could not provide for our own needs, God provided for our greatest need through his Son, Jesus
Scene 1: We Can’t Just Sit Here and Do Nothing 2:1-3
A. Ruth Takes the Initiative
B. A Chance Encounter
Scene 2: Enter Boaz: Right Place, Right Time 2:4-7
A. Boaz: The Good Boss
B. Boaz: The Concerned
Scene 3: The Compassion of Boaz 2:8-13
A. Concern for the Destitute
B. I Can’t Believe my Prayers have been Answered
C. May your Compassion Shown to Others be Shown to You.
Scene 4: Come, Share a Meal with Us. 2:14-17
A. Honored and Accepted
B. The Foreigner Protected
C. The Foreigner Provided For.
Scene 5: Ruth Goes Home 2:18-23
A. What in the World!?
B. From Enemy to Friend
C. When Wheels Start Turning
D. What’s Taking so Long?
Sources:
Barber, Cyril: Ruth, A Story of God’s Grace
Bock, Daniel: Ruth, New American Commentary
Chisholm Jr., Robert: A Commentary on Judges and Ruth, Kregel Exegetical Library
Cundall, Arthur, Leon Morris: Judges and Ruth, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
Luter, A. Boyd, Barry Davis: God Behind the Seen: Ruth & Esther, Expositor’s Guide to the Historical Books