Ruth 1: Sweet Naomi's Bitter Return

Bible Book Club

Susan Merrill & Heather Rubio

Exodus, Susan Merrill, Spirituality, Heather Rubio, Bible, Genesis, Christianity, Leviticus, Bible Book Club, Religion & Spirituality, Religion

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🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The story in Ruth begins with Naomi and her family relocating to Moab from Bethlehem due to a famine in Israel, which is ironic given that Bethlehem means "house of bread." Naomi's husband, Elimelek, meaning "my God is king," reflects a connection to the final verse of Judges, stating that in those days, Israel had no king. Tragedy befalls Naomi, whose name means sweet, in Moab as her husband and sons die, both having married Moabite women in violation of God's laws for Israel. The mar...

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0:00.0	This is the Bible Book Club.
0:02.1	And we're so excited to be in one of my favorite books, The Book of Ruth.
0:05.8	Welcome to the Club.
0:13.3	If you have just found us, welcome to the Bible Book Club Season 8, The Book of Ruth.
0:19.6	If you're new, we call this podcast the Bible
0:22.3	Book Club because the Bible is the number one selling book of all time. It must be read, and it is
0:28.7	fascinating to discuss. We make it easy to do both here at the Bible Book Club. We read and discuss,
0:34.6	you just download and listen wherever you are while you drive, work out, fold the
0:38.1	laundry, whatever you do, we're here with you. Nice. So the Bible is a collection of small stories
0:43.4	that tell a much larger story. The larger story is the entire history of our redemption with
0:49.9	Jesus as the ultimate hero. The book of Ruth is one of the smallest stories in this big book
0:56.7	with the Bible. But we're going to see how this small book contributes to the great story of how
1:02.9	God's love and kindness are providentially at work in all things to restore and redeem us
1:10.5	for eternity.
1:11.7	All right, so let's cover all the basic logistics of Ruth.
1:14.9	The author of Ruth, no one knows for sure, but Jewish tradition holds that Samuel wrote the book.
1:21.4	Now, the structure of the book of Ruth is fascinating.
1:24.6	It is caustic, which means that the content of the book is symmetrical in structure,
1:30.5	not easy to do. The first part relates to the last part. The second part relates to the second to the
1:36.0	last and so on with the middle section being a highlight. And there's several caistic, like,
1:43.4	sections within the book.
1:44.9	It's a pattern used often in the Bible.
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