#Biblestudy #ruth #ruthhub #oldtestament # Cinderella Story It’s about a family going through the highs and lows of their life. [[Ruth 1]] [[Ruth 2]] [[Ruth 3]] [[Ruth 4]] --- [**Ruth (Sandy Richter) Session 1**](https://youtu.be/Xw7KafYM4Ag?si=72RW4cWN8OsMqF5e) [**Ruth (Sandy Richter) Session 2**](https://youtu.be/h_HVSMtAfac?si=hcdSob_8_WRKrrmK) [**Ruth (Sandy Richter) Session 3**](https://youtu.be/6DyvnKIysYI?si=6UXQU2hqUT9hUZcC) ## The phrase “**Yahweh bless you**” comes up OVER AND OVER. Pastors will end up **collateral damage** in order to build the kingdom. - We give our lives to this so the kingdom of God can move forward. Where the book of Judges overlaps with the church. - 1st Generation- Took the chance. Bet the Farm, went all out, marched the fields, carved out the right way. - 2nd Generation- Heard what the first generation did. Lived on their faith and had SOME faith because they saw first hand what the first generation did. - 3rd Generation- Struggle because they do not risk. ### Resolution - All problems of chapter one are resolved. - Naomi who has lost so much, holds her grandson in her arms… her bereavement is reversed, death has been replaced by life, her loss comforted, her life “redeemed.” - “Rest” has been achieved for both Naomi and Ruth, but as the town of Bethlehem will learn much later, for all of Israel as well. - And in little Obed the Lord’s enormous purposes are accomplished through the _**lives of ordinary people living with extraordinary integrity**_.