UNDERSTANDING RUTH | BLUEPRINT

0. Introduction

a) The Bible Book Introductions are divided into 4 parts (Overview, Vital Statistics, Blueprint, Mega-themes) for easy-to-understand.

1. Blueprint 

@1. Ruth remains loyal to Naomi (1:1-22)

@2. Ruth gleans in Boaz' field (2:1-23)

@3. Ruth follows Naomi's plan (3:1-18) 

@4. Ruth and Boaz are married (4:1-22) 

@5. Highlights

a) When we first meet Ruth, she is a destitute widow. We follow her as she joins God's people, gleans in the grain-fields, and risks her honor at the threshing floor of Boaz. In the end, we see Ruth becoming the wife of Boaz. What a picture of how we come to faith in Christ. We begin with no hope and are rebellious aliens with no part in the kingdom of God. Then as we risk everything by putting our faith in Christ, God saves us, forgives us, rebuilds us, and gives us blessings that will last through eternity. Boaz's redeeming of Ruth is a picture of Christ redeeming us.