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Bible Study. Week Nine. Christians and the Bible. LOVE. JOY ( 喜乐）. ENTHUSIASM. God’s words. PEACE. COURAGE. SELF-CONTROL. HUMINITY. Book of Ruth - "No poet in the world has written a more beautiful short story.". Background Plot 1 . Naomi and Ruth go to Bethlehem

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  1. Bible Study Week Nine

  2. Christians and the Bible LOVE JOY (喜乐） ENTHUSIASM God’s words PEACE COURAGE SELF-CONTROL HUMINITY

  3. Book of Ruth- "No poet in the world has written a more beautiful short story." • Background • Plot 1. Naomi and Ruth go to Bethlehem 2. Ruth meets Boaz 3. Ruth proposes marriage to Boaz 4. Boaz marries Ruth 5. Ruth, King David, Jesus Christ • Analysis 6. Personalities of Naomi and Ruth 7. The message of Ruth’s story

  4. Background Judges Famine BethlehemMoab MoabBethlehem Naomi (‘pleasing’) Orpah Ruth (‘mercy’)

  5. 1. Naomi and Ruth go to Bethlehem  an “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

  6. 2.Ruth meets Boaz "It has been fully reported to me, all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth and have come to a people whom you did not know before" (Ruth 2:11).

  7. 3. Ruth proposes marriage to Boaz Ruth: “Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a kinsman-redeemer.” Boaz: “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier. You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor…”

  8. 4.Boaz marries Ruth Levirate marriage and the "redeemer"

  9. 5. Ruth, King David, Jesus Christ

  10. 6. Personalities of Naomi and Ruth Ruth: kind-hearted piety tenacity respectable loyal kind-hearted obedient integrity tenacity compassion wisdom Naomi:

  11. 7. The message of Ruth’s story • Redemption and restoration • Ruth demonstrates God’s grace: • She received blessings she did not merit. • God acts in grace in the midst of evil. • Her nationality was particularly odious to the Jews (Deut 23:3).

  12. Book of Samuel 1 “Samuel the Prophet” thus practically bridges the gulf between Samson the Judge and David the King: and there is deep significance in the fact that his name is identified with the two Books of Scripture which describe this great transitional period, every event of which was affected by his influence”. (F.B. Meyer)

  13. Era of the Judges Kingdom era History of Israel 1 Saul 1 14 2 David Eli 3 15 Solomon Samuel Osniel ben Kenaz

  14. Episodes 1. The birth of Samuel 2. Samuel anoints Saul 3. Samuel rebukes Saul 4. God rejects Saul as King 5. Samuel anoints David 6. Saul and David

  15. 1. The birth of Samuel “O LORD Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.” “So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD”. Hannah prays to God Hannah brings Samuel to Eli

  16. Samuel Samuel grew in wisdom and became a prophet. Following a great Philistine victory over the Israelites, Samuel became a judge and rallied the nation against the Philistines. Unfortunately, Samuel's sons, Joel and Abijah, who had been delegated to follow him as judges, were corrupt, so the people demanded a king. 

  17. 2. Samuel anoints Saul • Benjamin tribe; • Anointed by Samuel; • The first king of the united Kingdom of Israel; • Fought a great many battles; • Negligent in his religious duties; • Tries to kill David “an impressive young man without equal among the Israelites– a head taller than any of the others”. (Book of 1Samuel 9:2)

  18. 3. Samuel rebukes Saul Samuel: “You acted foolishly” “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you” He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul’s men began to scatter. So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings”.

  19. 3. Samuel rebukes Saul God: “I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroys everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.” • Saul: • Spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs—everything that was good. • Sacrifice the animals to God • Set up a monument in his own honor. Samuel: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice…For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of LORD, he has rejected you as king”.

  20. 4. God rejects Saul as King PRIDE 1) Israel asks for a King God (to Samuel): “It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods.” 2) Disobedience God (to Samuel): “ I am grieved that I have made Saul King, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.”

  21. 5. Samuel anoints David God: “ The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” • A shepherd warrior • An excellent musician • Father of Solomon • Conquest Jerusalem

  22. 6. Saul and David--- “unbelievable story of love, hate, and conquest” (1) David plays the harp for Saul And whenever the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand, and Saul would be relieved and feel better, and the evil spirit would depart from him. (1 Samuel 16:23).

  23. 6. Saul and David Goliath, from Philistine Camp, 9 feet in height; with bronze helmet on his head, bronze greaves on his leg, he wore plate armour of bronze, weighing 5000 shekels . Weapons: shaft of his spear like a weaver’s beam, with its head iron weighing 600 shekels. (2) David kills Goliath

  24. 6. Saul and David David picked up his stick, chose five smooth stones from the brook. He walked out to meet the Philistine with his sling in his hand. (2) David kills Goliath

  25. He took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell flat on his face on the ground.(1 Samuel 17:49) • He ran to the Philistine, and cut off his head.

  26. 6. Saul and David--- “unbelievable story of love, hate, and conquest” (3) Saul becomes jealous of David “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” (4) Saul tries to kill David David becomes Saul’s son-in-law Saul tries to pin David to the wall

  27. 6. Saul and David--- “unbelievable story of love, hate, and conquest” (5) David spares Saul’s life twice “ I will not life my hand against my master, because he is the LORD’s anointed.” “The LORD himself will strike him; either his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.” (6) Saul commits suicide His sons, Jonathan and Malchishuaand Abinadab, had all been killed and Saul himself lay dead with his own sword through his heart.

  28. Summary Book of Ruth Naomi, Ruth, Boaz Book of Samuel 1 Samuel, Saul, David Homework: Book 2 Samuel; Book 1 Kings

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