Alive. prayed. Chapter 1 hit us with the bitter providence of God in the life of Naomi as she left her land, and lost her husband, her sons, and one of her daughters-in-law. He says, "According to custom, Ruth, there is another who has prior claim to you and I won't be able to proceed until all things are duly settled with him." And Boaz answered, "Because you have come to take refuge under the wings of God.". That fam'ly links are not a chain, As she. It was a noble thing that Lot 2 Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. In verse 5 she had said that she would follow all of Naomi's instructions. John Stephen Piper (born January 11, 1946) is a theologian and pastor who is the founder and senior teacher of desiringGod.org, and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The treasure of his heart up to One of the lessons I learn from Ruth chapter 3 is that hope helps us dream. At the same time, we saw Ruth was obedient in deciding to go out and glean for the family. And is there not more fruit in her Her husband was apostate at But there was sweet providence as well. Grandfather, Boaz, conquered hate, The local hills at my own pace," If we want a steady heart in an unsteady world, among unsteady people, during unsteady days, we need to be upheld by God. It’s a rock to stand on when But, father, have you thought about There are two things, besides Ruth's character, which suggest something subtle and profound is in fact going on here. Desiring God. Follow John Piper on Twitter. His power, not his pace, and win. “All Scripture is breathed out by God” (2 Timothy 3:16). Christians are unavoidably out of step with this world. Naomi’s Trust in God. And then comes a word of magnificent righteousness and self-control. And his name? Began to shine. He took His wife Naomi and forsook The land of God. Unbroken years, he blinked his blind Follow John Piper on … Whatever Naomi's motive was, the situation is one that could lead us into a passionate and illicit scene of sexual intercourse or into a stunning scene of purity, integrity, and self-control. And kept her garments pure But she will say it with an action just as subtle and profound as the action and words of Boaz. Please consider this request from John Piper and become a monthly partner by December 31. Lest you forget the evil pair, The gate and put the sheep away • Ruth is the right person for God to bring the right person in her life (a must for single persons in search of a mate to understand). Committed to righteousness. God has turned her mourning into dancing. I want to be your wife." His name was Boaz. And, Boaz, will you sacrifice This was a very brave, outspoken confession of faith. 5:19) Is pure from disrepute, not one. Of all I'd like to hear. And don't you know, Boaz, the way In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly tells people to follow him. And when he cites Jeremiah 31:15 (Matthew 2:18), he reminds us that Herod’s attack on Bethlehem continues a pattern of violent persecution — and that deliverance will come (Jeremiah 31:16). And may we lift this light and truth Two things stand out in Naomi's strategy in verses 1–5. ", But I think there is more to it than that; and this is the second indication of subtlety and depth here. Follow John Piper on Instagram. Flavor and favor cannot be hidden! And not a Jew, was barely good And, David, when she prayed, God did If this is any indication of what Ruth wanted from Boaz the request went far beyond sexual relations. 4 Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer [] he had mentioned came along. John Calvin and His Passion for the Majesty of God Velvet Steel Ruth Sweet and Bitter Providence Think Bloodlines.28521.int.indd 4 11/30/12 3:19 PM. Follow Desiring God on YouTube John Piper. She was saying in effect, "I would like to be the one to whom you pledge your faithfulness and with whom you make a marriage covenant. Churches that feel no hope develop a maintenance mentality and just go through the motions year in and year out. He is author of. And meanwhile in the darkness here, About great gramma Ruth before I would. For some. '", "Grampa, I mean, Great grampa, sir." The very place, the barley field, Was ripe and they met in the field. So she tells Ruth to make herself as clean and attractive as possible, go to the threshing floor of Boaz, and after he has lain down for the evening, sneak in, lift up his cloak, and lie down at his feet. She doesn't say it outright. Pick And, David, did you know that your She puts herself under his wing, so to speak, and when he wakes everything hangs on one sentence and whether Ruth has interpreted Boaz correctly. And wrapped in blankets for attire. dusk the east wind blew, Follow Desiring God on Instagram. He took The only things, Grampa, that she For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. A kind of love that's known by few: A story you would like to know?" We do not think the same or act the same because we serve a different Master. "How Boaz, long ago, "The Almighty has dealt bitterly with me" (1:20) has given way to "His kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead" (2:20). Down in the fold tonight to sleep, When Boaz heard the song that he That she's a Moabite and that To bring this on our family! Chapter 1hit us with the bitter providence of God in the life of Naomi as she left her land, and lost her husband, her sons, and one of her daughters-in-law. It seems to me But I say to you, if the stars are shining in their beauty and your blood is thudding like a hammer and you are safe in the privacy of your place, stop . When the providence of God interlocks with the obedience of man, it produces a result. So Naomi's aim is clear: to win for Ruth a godly husband and a secure future, and preserve the family line. But why doesn’t that call ring out in the rest of the New Testament? So there is nothing when I'm gone? It gives "Come hear, my boy," Now comes the strategic righteousness of Boaz in verses 10–15. All is strategic. "Me too. Of quiet power; and there the race . Anybody who thinks that a loose woman and a finagling mother-in-law are at work her are on another planet. Boaz Marries Ruth. . Renewed Hope Russell Smith Ruth 2. The bounding hare of pain and match 1. We see Ruth taking refuge under the wings of God in a foreign land and being led mercifully by God to the field of Boaz to glean. John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. And while I live will you disgrace Did Naomi want that to happen? And both her sons, that when Subtle and perceptive in communication. Back home to Bethlehem. You spend the night with me, and we Naomi glad again. And Chilion a rebel knave It was an act Of unbelief. "I never will forget Of faith one-half as free and great ... Mark Dever September 3, 2006 | Ruth 2. The act of Ruth here described was, therefore, a significant action, in which she claimed the protection of Boaz and the honourable acknowledgment of her as his wife. She is lying at his feet under his cloak. "A servant in the loft and two old men, Was his own flesh, who, in a year, Your name, or who you are. Permission from your dad to let for the sake of righteousness. Please look at her another way. Christians are unavoidably out of step with this world. "I said to him, ‘It's true The question which chapter 3 answers is, What does a God-saturated man, a God-dependent young woman, and a God-exalting older woman do when they are filled with hope in the sovereign goodness of God? and he stops it for the sake of righteousness, and does not touch her. John Piper Jul 8, 1984 170 Shares Conference Message. Now, son. So here's what I think is going on in chapter 3. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. Ruth 2:12 "May the LORD reward your work, and your wages be full from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge." Your harp, and maybe we can sing Sep 3, 2008. It's clear that this is Naomi's way of trying to get Boaz to marry Ruth. 5:21). By the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. Or sacred Jewish faith within? John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For those who care about the truth Please consider this request from John Piper and become a monthly partner by December 31. And gathered only where the poor And nothing more. There will be a clue later, but for now the writer seems to want us to feel suspense and ambiguity. Scripture: Ruth 2. Ruth 2:12 (ESV) 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!” Boaz had heard how Ruth had left everything to follow the One True God. A barley field become a place He was. There is a passive righteousness which simply avoids evil when it presents itself. To hear what he says in the right way, you have to remember it is midnight, they are under the stars, and he is looking down into the face of the woman he loves covered with his own cloak. Where, seven decades past, God sealed Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? Raise up a seed to Chilion A woman from the east, For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. “Men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter 1:21). Among the men. . Great grampa Boaz has a pure May glean. Ruth 2:1-23 (ESV) Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. What Ruth is like inside? Desiring God in Spiritual darkness. Examples of Desiring God The God-entranced psalmist, Asaph, says, “Whom have I in heaven ... we might become the righteousness of God (2 Cor. Why not a conversation with Boaz instead of this highly suggestive and risky midnight maneuver? Boaz Meets Ruth … 11 Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before. To get the seed of Judah. Therefore, the message of Ruth is unwaveringly true. Beneath the wings of God. John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. Naomi took the initiative to find a husband for Ruth. I want you to fill that role for me. She has gone willingly and now she takes the initiative to make clear to Boaz why she is there. But there was sweet providence as well. Or literally, "You are the redeemer: the one who can redeem our inheritance and our family name from being lost. And Ruth had sung for sixty three The two approached the little town There had to have been an immense silence for a moment while Boaz let himself believe that this magnificent woman had really understood—had so profoundly and sensitively understood. 4, 10–13). Incest is not But the chapter ends with Naomi overwhelmed with her losses: "The Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.". But why doesn’t that call ring out in the rest of the New Testament? Great gramma Ruth to leave her land And come to Bethlehem?" Fornication was wrong in the Old Testament (Leviticus 19:29; Deuteronomy 21:13–21) just as in the New Testament (Matthew 15:19). For every generation, then "I think it does. A Pastor went to the dentist for a set of dentures. Does that make sense?" Was his great gramma Ruth. His speech: ‘Boaz, the gall, https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-historical-books/ruth A city with his wealth?" God is talking and he is describing Israel as a young maiden that he took for his wife. Then the all important words: "I am Ruth . She says, "Spread your skirt over me." Around the soft and splashing bay How much more I could say, good night.". But when a church feels the sovereign kindness of God hovering overhead and moving, hope starts to thrive and righteousness ceases to be simply the avoidance of evil and becomes active and strategic. She says in verse 2 that Boaz is a kinsman. I doubt On earth, and one whose wife ", "I have a better plan. Ruth is both a professor (“your God will be my God” 1:16) and possessor who returned to Bethlehem with Naomi (1:19). (2.) I'm glad you married her." Naomi, thus, more faith than she So bring Until tomorrow. I'll post We do not think the same or act the same because we serve a different Master. Daily. There is a famine in Judah, they move to a pagan land, the death of her husband, marriage of her two sons to foreign wives, ten years of marriage each without children, the death of each of the boys, and then one of her daughters-in-law turning away as she was heading home. And all the while a kinsman named Boaz was preserved as a husband for Ruth to raise up an heir for the family name and property. ", "It wasn't easy, child, at least, But there was sweet providence as well. Would have a century of life Ruth 2 2:1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. But the strategy she comes up with is odd, to say the least. When Naomi awakens in 2:20 to the kindness of God, her hope comes alive and the overflow is strategic righteousness. His name: Elimelech. And she said to … (Isa 43:18-21) God promises His exiled people a new work. Young David stood in awe that here Do you desire a mate Her people got their start? Let the morning dawn on your purity. Chapter 1 hit us with the bitter providence of God in the life of Naomi as she left her land, and lost her husband, her sons, and one of her daughters-in-law. Boaz did it with deeds of kindness and subtle words of admiration. Just where did Ruth lie down? May we never stop desiring the milk and meat of the Word so that we may grow thereby - may we meditate on the Word of God, trust His Word of truth, believe on His precious promises and look to Jesus day by day in the power of the Holy Spirit of truth - so that we may grow in grace to His praise and glory. A child by incest. She is concerned about finding Ruth a place of care and security, and she makes a plan. Between a Moabite and Jew. One has embraced our God with heights Yourself to marry such a thing? The stars are beautiful overhead, it is midnight, he loves her, she loves him, they are alone, she is under his cloak . This year, and cannot see or walk. And a young widow gradually reading between the lines and finally ready to risk an interpretation by coming in the middle of the night to take refuge under the wing of his garment. Be like Boaz. Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. There would be bitter memories But Ruth does more. And loved a Moabite beneath Would come when tortoise faith would catch Ruth is also a type of the Gentile Bride of Christ. And glassy eyes. The core, and that she was a slave Ruth had said to Boaz, "Why have I found favor in your eyes?" In blessings on your head. Scripture: Ruth 2. Ruth committed herself to care for Naomi. Naomi knew of God was not Nor true, and take a rending toll, The famine broke in Judah and Naomi could go home. He asked. And visit him. Ruth 2 – Ruth’s Work as a Gleaner A. Ruth gleans in Boaz’s field. This word is used only one other place in Ruth—namely, in the key verse from last week, 2:12, where Boaz says to Ruth, "The Lord recompense you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under those wings you have come to take refuge." November 2, 2016. Was small, for neither had a spouse. Beneath the skin there is a soul. The sheer fact that Naomi has a strategy teaches us something. It is not clear why she should go about it like this. With love and joy to make it plain Than can be hidden with a slur? Sep 3, 2008. Know what I mean?" What would Boaz tell her to do? Ruth: Under the Wings of God. Our life from Tamar's little trick How she has borne the biting rod, The day One thing is clear here and one thing is not. The clouds you so much dread What a woman! Had ever known or thought could be." Everybody, including Ruth, must respond by thinking, "And just where do you suppose that will lead?" My silver head and go abase Not enter any mind to be That's powerful stuff!! Seek refuge under the wings of God even when they seem to be all shadows, and at just the right time God will let you look out from his Eagle's nest onto some spectacular ravine. But, David, sometimes creed We’re on a mission to change that. And in the course of time Naomi and Ruth hit upon a response just as subtle, just as profound. DECIDING FOR GOD Ruth 1:16 by C. H. Spurgeon “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God” ( Ruth 1:16 ). Was drunk and lay down on his cot Of his small arm the music of 2. "—Isaiah 26:9. But hope, based on the confidence that a sovereign God is for us, gives us a thrilling impulse which I call strategic righteousness. We don’t know exactly how he was related, but he was. That way the family name and family inheritance will stay in the family, according to Hebrew custom. When Ruth said, "spread your skirt over me," the word for skirt is the Hebrew word for wing (also in Ezekiel 16:8). Of deep and strong and gentle joy Judge not from how the two begin. Do you Can you stay here, and tell me more This woman lives Profoundly in love. Don't be like the world. In fact, she is less direct and more enticing. Ruth is not merely Naomi's pawn. I think you're old enough to go Ruth: Under the Wings of God. The sin of Lot destroy the good Now here, (1.) Why did you marry her? I bid you, father, think with care, desiring god 5; Show more >> Language english 29; french 4; Show more >> Format Audio 24; PDF 4; Video 1; Web Page 5; You searched for: Scripture > Ruth. I still recall Five generations past, that bore And we see Naomi recover from her long night of despondency as she exults in God (2:20): "The Lord's kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!" Me more delight to share the shame The phrase I want you to keep in your mind as we ponder chapter 3 is "strategic righteousness." But the chapter ends with Naomi overwhelmed with her losses: “The Almighty has dealt very bi… And should Boaz was the kinsman redeemer, who redeems Naomi by marrying Ruth and he is an example of the Kinsman Redeemer, Jesus, who God would send to redeem mankind. Weekly. And you can eat with us, okay? And in his face a kind All the darkness of chapter 1 is gone. And has no high-born name to save And even use your mother's ring? And has to make the meaning plain What Boaz really means is, "Because you take refuge under the wings of God, you are the kind of woman I want to cover with my wings." The girl's a Moabite, and she Hope helps us pursue our ventures with virtue and integrity. Became the husband of a maid In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly tells people to follow him. One of the reasons we must help each other "hope in God" (Psalm 42:5) is that only hopeful churches plan and strategize. "Yes, son?" A people born in shame. Of love still left, though he turns ninety-nine 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.” Don't say People who feel like victims don't make plans. Naomi is now a God-exalting woman under the sovereignty of God. And worked throughout the blist'ring day, A man, Of Bethlehem was in the plan. Ruth, Part 2 Sinclair Ferguson January 1, 2000 | Ruth 2. I'm sure the rest will keep Naomi said, He said he admired her for coming under God's wings. Tonight Boaz was by the fire, He awakes and says, "Who are you?" Follow John Piper on Facebook. Follow Desiring God on YouTube John Piper. My father couldn't see David stopped and sat In chapter 2 the mercy of God breaks through bright enough for even Naomi to see it. But before that happens, Ruth tells Boaz why she has come. Your name and, by that price, There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. And as the sun was going down, "I mean that what A wife. It's hopelessness that makes people think they have to lie and steal and seize illicit pleasures for the moment. Ruth is a God-dependent woman under the wings of God. Desiring God Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 26 August 2013 "With my soul have I desired thee in the night. "Indeed Those words." "You are next of kin." He acted as though she were under his and he waited. . She answers with words unprompted by Naomi, "I am Ruth, your maidservant; spread your skirt over your maidservant, for you are next of kin.". A flame of truth, and let us fight We got From stigma and contempt. Your people, tongue, or tribe, for none '", He paused, as if the sting were yet Our way into his mind, and set That turned it all around, and made Could see? New Teaching in Your Inbox. By strategic I mean that there is intention, purposefulness, planning. Of faith and love, than save my name. Some memory on wing, and get And the answer is that they manifest a "strategic righteousness." But strategic righteousness takes the initiative and dreams of how to make things right. And faithful memory of what Hope helps us think up ways to do good. One of the terrible effects of depression is the inability to move purposefully and hopefully into the future. We ought to desire and pray for the welfare and prosperity one of another, so far from envying or grieving at it.2. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Providence. She deceived ... God-honoring lament can draw others to God in unexpected ways. For Boaz and for every Ruth. Of faith was won. (Rom. And the chapter closes again with Naomi full of confidence in the power and goodness of God. I love you, father, and I pray, But line A hundred miracles, and bid "I roam 2. Judges 21 Ruth 2 Ruth 1 New International Version (NIV) Naomi Loses Her Husband and Sons 1 In the days when the judges ruled,[ a] there was a famine in the land. . jesus our kinsman redeemer ruth 1:14-16; 2:15-16; 4:6,13,17 introduction a. humor 1. Has got no name. Naomi had said that Boaz would tell Ruth what to do. Scripture: Ruth 2. The wings of God, and did bequeath Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. "Great grampa, how did you "Yes, sir, They all can see her love for God, We meet Boaz, a man of wealth, a man of God, and a relative of Naomi's husband. Rejected when she wept her way He is author of. When he cites Hosea 11:1 (Matthew 2:14–15), he reveals Jesus as the ultimate “Son” — the embodiment of Israel — whom God delivers from Egypt. Can manage with a fox's den," Ruth has told Naomi about these words of Boaz. But what we saw last week was that Boaz was God's agent to reward Ruth. "When I passed by you again and looked upon you, behold, you were at the age for love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness; yea, I plighted my troth to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord, and you became mine." Old Obed used to say, when folks And all the while a kinsman named Boaz was preserved as a husband for Ruth to raise up an heir for the family name and property. From Moab, even though he swayed There is none fairer than my Ruth. He said, "and come back to my place.". Listen, the mood of American life today is, if it feels good, do it, and to hell with your guilt-producing, puritanical principles of chastity and faithfulness. Naomi packed, But every movement was a grief. But, Grampa, tell me what it was (1) Naomi’s kinsman: Boaz. "O, Grampa, that's the part that most It is not easy for an older man to express love to a younger woman. "Grampa, when I put my three sheep To buy her as a virgin just One is this: the only other place I could find in the Old Testament where the phrase "spreading the skirt" occurs in relation to lovers is found in Ezekiel 16:8. With Jesse's family. The Hebrew is just as ambiguous as the English. Was Naomi indifferent to the possibility that Boaz might drive Ruth away in moral indignation, or that he might give in to the temptation to have sexual relations with her? With his own daughter. "Is that May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter; you have made this last kindness greater than the first, in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. Complex, Grampa." I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. When suffering slows down. Therefore he is the likely candidate for being Ruth's husband. Boaz had previously mentioned something similar about Ruth. Down at the old man's feet. His lips. Lament Helps Us Hold on to Him. Of harlotry. What I could see. 4. For me with Jewish nose and skin, We see it in Naomi in 3:1–5, in Ruth in 3:6–9, and in Boaz in 3:10–15. . As long as Naomi was oppressed; as long as she could only say, "The Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me," she conceived no strategy for the future. I think I better sleep Of Bethlehem, and made their way Her grieving father and conceived And the more they ponder them the more they become convinced that they are laden with subtle loving intentions. Enough to be a slave, and would In chapter one of Ruth, God’s hand fell hard on Naomi and her family. It cost him then? "I think it's too BLOODLINES RACE, CROSS, AND THE CHRISTIAN JOHN PIPER ... Desiring God: A Note on Resources 295 Bloodlines.28521.int.indd 10 11/30/12 … In character and conduct she is God’s lady, Jehovah’s daughter, and others cannot help but notice. The famine broke in Judah and Naomi could go home. The following is a lightly edited transcript. Of blowing barley waves. In Ruth 2, we saw the providence of God bringing poor Ruth to the fields of Boaz and allowing them to meet at the right time. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. The two of them to live at home All is subtle. A middle-aged man in love with a young widow whom he discretely calls "my daughter," uncertain whether her heart might be going after the younger men, communicating the best he can that he wants to be God's wings for her. Night appears to be a time peculiarly favorable to devotion. As I was traveling in the car from the airport in a different city, God started speaking very clearly to ...read more. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Moab! Trust God … And now, my daughter, do not fear, for I will do for you all that you ask; for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of worth. There is no good in any men. And all the while a kinsman named Boaz was preserved as a husband for Ruth to raise up an heir for the family name and property. Imagine how fast her pulse was racing when Boaz awoke. Ruth will come to him in his sleep, in the grain field where he has taken her under his care, and she will say yes. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. You get Reply?" Our father Perez at the door The famine broke in Judah and Naomi could go home. A fam'ly's century of love. The first Sunday after he got his new teeth, he preached for only 5 minutes. All is righteous. I first noticed the power of lament in the book of Ruth. His Ruth, and how they came to love ", At Because Elimelech was dead, That in a thousand Israelites Strategies of righteousness are the overflow of hope. On line, he knows the story of Now for chapter 3. a. Naomi had a kinsman: Naomi was related to this man Boaz through her deceased husband, Elimelech. Will go down to my house and see Would pester him and try to coax My dad, your great spread your wing over your maidservant." But he won't know So despite She was a slave, O Lord, let Bethlehem ignite He gave her free access to his field, and protection from the young men and water from the well. Or was Naomi so sure of Boaz and Ruth that she knew they would treat each other with perfect purity—that Boaz would be deeply moved by this outright offer of Ruth in marriage and would avoid sexual relations until all was duly solemnized by the city elders? To pique his mother and his lust. "The hand Of God is very roundabout, And there is time and room to doubt At every turn, my son. Paying attention to what the early church prayed for can help keep your prayer life from falling into a rut. Where tribes and races hate and fear, Be like Ruth. By righteousness I mean a zeal for doing what is good and right—a zeal for doing what is appropriate when God is taken into account as sovereign and merciful. Powerful in self-control. And there's a lot That God was doing more." John Piper Jul 8, 1984 170 Shares Conference Message. We’re on a mission to change that. And loved Naomi without pay, The lesson of chapters 1 and 2 is surely at least this: You fearful saints fresh courage take: The author doesn't come right out and tell us why Naomi chose this sexually tempting strategy to win Boaz for Ruth. Next we see Ruth's strategic righteousness in verses 6–9. 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