My word is a lamp unto my feet and delight unto my path.

Unto my path.

Unto my path.

That word is a lamp unto my feet

and a lie unto my pad to my path.

Welcome to Searchlight. A survey through scripture with Pastor John Corson. It is our desire to bring you a

systematic study of the entire Bible chapter by chapter book by book by book.

We have just completed our normal study through the Book of Ruth, but we are not finished

yet. Pastor John has one more teaching for us from this book,

a very intriguing teaching that looks at the book from a prophetic perspective.

This is quite an interesting perspective and helps us to see God's overall

plan for Israel and for the church. Let's now get right into our study and see what God

has for us.

In the historic Hebrew Bible, this book,

the book of Ruth, is placed with the prophets.

Because as we shall see, it really is a book that deals with prophecy.

So in the Hebrew Bible historically this book Ruth was placed with the prophets. In Hebrew tradition historically and presently the book of Ruth is read during the feast or the celebration of Pentecost.

Now as most of you know,

Pentecost was that feast or that annual celebration that took place 50 days after the

Passover. And it was celebrating the harvesting of the wheat, which was so crucial to the Israelite economy. So the wheat would be harvested and there would be

this celebration as it would be offered up in thanksgiving to the Lord in a way that we shall

describe.

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