Ruth 1:1-22 ; Matthew 5:3-9 Today begins a 4 part series on the book of Ruth, and we’re going to start out with a pop quiz. Q: Ruth was one of how many books in the Bible named for women? A: Two Q: The other one was ____? A: Esther, and she was the ______ of _____? Q: Ruth was a ______ from _____? A foreigner from Moab – today we would call her an immigrant or a refugee, perhaps even a climate-related refugee (though her status had more to do with seasonal harvest yields than a functionally altered biosphere). Well done! As we move forward in this series I want to encourage you all to read the book of Ruth. Chances are you will find something new in it, even if you have read it before. Don’t worry if you get ahead of the readings for worship. Just read it and let the story sink in. You might want to do a little extra digging in a study Bible or some online commentaries, but the same word of caution goes here as I mentioned before the readings. Be careful about interpretations that want...
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