Ruth 3-4

 Scripture – Ruth 3-4

Observation – 

• Ruth 3:1-5 - Naiomi's instructions
• Ruth 3:1-2a - Security for Ruth through Boaz
• Ruth 3:2b-5 - Naiomi instructs Ruth how to ask Boaz
• Ruth 3:6-13 - Ruth and Boaz at the threshing floor
• Ruth 3:6-7 - Ruth rests at Boaz's feet
• Ruth 3:8-9 - Ruth requests 
• Ruth 3:10-11 - Boaz responds
• Ruth 3:12-13 - Boaz reveals a nearer kinsmen
• Ruth 3:14-15 - Ruth goes home
• Ruth 4:1-6 - The nearer kinsmen declines his right
• Ruth 4:1-2 - Boaz meets his nearer kinsmen
• Ruth 4:3-4 - Boaz asks the kinsmen to redeem the land
• Ruth 4:5 - Boaz informs the kinsmen of both Ruth and Naiomi
• Ruth 4:6 - The kinsmen declines his right
• Ruth 4:7-12 - The ceremony
• Ruth 4:7-8 - Custom of the Sandal
• Ruth 4:9-10 - Boaz's announcement to the elders
• Ruth 4:11-12 - Blessing of the witness to the wedding
• Ruth 4:13-22 - Happily ever after
• Ruth 4:13 - Ruth and Boaz have their first child
• Ruth 4:14-16 - Blessed life of Naiomi
• Ruth 4:17-22 - Ruth and Boaz are great grandparents to David

Application – Jesus is our redeemer just like Boaz is to Ruth

Prayer – Dear Jesus. In this chapter I see how you are our redeemer just like Boaz is to Ruth. I thank you for paying the price so that we could be redeemed. Amen.

Sins to avoid – 

Promises to claim – 

Examples to follow – Be grateful like Ruth.

Commands to obey – 

Summarize and apply – God makes a line to David and eventually to Jesus.