Old testament

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            This morning we will finish chapter one of Ruth, it has only taken me three Sundays.  Last week we looked at Ruth’s willingness to abandon her country, her people, her family, and her religion to go with Naomi to the land of Judah.  We also saw her resolve to allow Naomi to show her where to go; to make Naomi’s dwelling place, her dwelling place; Naomi’s people, her people; and Naomi’s God, her God.  Finally, we saw that her resolve was a lifelong commitment in that she would die where Naomi died and would be buried near her.

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            This morning we will continue the first chapter of Ruth, and this is where this book begins to feel like that breath of fresh air that I promised you after finishing the book of Judges.  Last week we looked at all that led up to Naomi’s decision to leave Moab and return to Israel, specifically to her hometown of Bethlehem in Judah.  She had heard that the LORD had visited Israel by giving them bread.  In other words, the famine was over after she had spent about 10 years in Moab.

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