Bible Verse: So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. (Ruth 4:13) Scripture …
A Deal’s A Deal
Bible Verse: At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.” (Ruth 4:6) Scripture Reading: …
A Not-Necessarily Fairy-Tale Love Story
Bible Verse: “I will do whatever you say,” Ruth answered. So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do. (Ruth 3:5-6) Scripture Reading: Ruth 3:1-18 …
True to Her Word
Bible Verse: “She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.” She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except …
What’s My Name?
Bible Verse: “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.” (Ruth 1:20) Scripture Reading: Ruth 1:6–22 The famine that drove Elimelek …
It Was the Worst of Times
Bible Verse: “In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live …
Sodom, Gomorrah…& Israel
Bible Verse: “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” (Judges 21:25) Scripture Reading: Judges 19:1–21:25 We are going to preface this with a content …
As Leaders Go, So the People
Bible Verse: “When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, ‘I solemnly consecrate my silver to the Lord for my son to make an image overlaid …
It’s Not You, It’s Me!
Bible Verse: “Then Samson prayed to the Lord, ‘Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.’” (Judges …
Reaping the Effects of a Job Half-Done
Bible Verse: “And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: ‘If you give the Ammonites into my hands, whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return …