Emmy Moore

Going in today, in today's message, I want to talk about how your struggle is a setup, how God, just because you may feel like you're an enemy from God, God could restore that position and redeem you if you just accept the offer of repentance. And so we're going to talk about Ruth today.

Going in today, in today's message, I want to talk about how your struggle is a setup, how God, just because you may feel like you're an enemy from God, God could restore that position and redeem you if you just accept the offer of repentance. And so we're going to talk about Ruth today.

naomi and boaz today and if you haven't read the story of ruth this is one of my favorites and it's very appealing to what the lord has just just shown me through this next year and what he has planned for ministry what he has planned to communicate to the body of christ and it's becoming his bride and it's embracing being god's bride

naomi and boaz today and if you haven't read the story of ruth this is one of my favorites and it's very appealing to what the lord has just just shown me through this next year and what he has planned for ministry what he has planned to communicate to the body of christ and it's becoming his bride and it's embracing being god's bride

And the parallel between Ruth and Boaz and Christ and his bride is magnified in the story. And so I'll give a little summary of what's happening in the story and then just kind of stop in between and just kind of give you context and teach. So we're going to go to Ruth chapter one. Where is Ruth in my Bible? It's after Judges. I think it's right after Judges. Yep. Come on. Okay.

And the parallel between Ruth and Boaz and Christ and his bride is magnified in the story. And so I'll give a little summary of what's happening in the story and then just kind of stop in between and just kind of give you context and teach. So we're going to go to Ruth chapter one. Where is Ruth in my Bible? It's after Judges. I think it's right after Judges. Yep. Come on. Okay.

So we're just going to read all stop, go, stop, go. And we'll just go from there. So Ruth chapter one, verse one, in the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem and Judah together with his wife and two sons went to live for a while in a country of Moab. Okay, what's the context of this story?

So we're just going to read all stop, go, stop, go. And we'll just go from there. So Ruth chapter one, verse one, in the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem and Judah together with his wife and two sons went to live for a while in a country of Moab. Okay, what's the context of this story?

This is in the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land. So what is a famine? It's basically like a scarcity of like food. Like there's no resources, no food anywhere. Everybody's hungry, everybody's starving, and there's a shortage. And usually famines were cultivated by God for one of two reasons.

This is in the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land. So what is a famine? It's basically like a scarcity of like food. Like there's no resources, no food anywhere. Everybody's hungry, everybody's starving, and there's a shortage. And usually famines were cultivated by God for one of two reasons.

One, it was sparked by disobedience of the people, or two, it was for some sort of advancement for God's purpose and plan for his people. And so in this instance, we see that there was a lot of rebellion. There was a lot of sin. And Naomi and her husband are in Bethlehem as of right now.

One, it was sparked by disobedience of the people, or two, it was for some sort of advancement for God's purpose and plan for his people. And so in this instance, we see that there was a lot of rebellion. There was a lot of sin. And Naomi and her husband are in Bethlehem as of right now.

And when the famine broke out and the people of Bethlehem were going through a disparity, they needed to make a decision. And instead of staying in the land of Bethlehem, they got up and left and they went to Moab, which was just outside of Judah. And so why does this create some sort of tension there?

And when the famine broke out and the people of Bethlehem were going through a disparity, they needed to make a decision. And instead of staying in the land of Bethlehem, they got up and left and they went to Moab, which was just outside of Judah. And so why does this create some sort of tension there?

throughout the story well because moab was an enemy to the people of judah so the the moabites they were they were idolizing these false gods they were giving false exaltation they were operating in wickedness and they were apart from the people of god so naomi and her husband getting up and leaving bethlehem they were

throughout the story well because moab was an enemy to the people of judah so the the moabites they were they were idolizing these false gods they were giving false exaltation they were operating in wickedness and they were apart from the people of god so naomi and her husband getting up and leaving bethlehem they were

They were just going to a different land that was in opposition of God's people. So this wasn't just like a, hey, we're going to get up and move for the sake of convenience, which they also did. But they also got up and moved at the sake of convenience to be an enemy to God and to his people. And so they get up and they go to Moab while the famine is taking place. And so she then started a family.

They were just going to a different land that was in opposition of God's people. So this wasn't just like a, hey, we're going to get up and move for the sake of convenience, which they also did. But they also got up and moved at the sake of convenience to be an enemy to God and to his people. And so they get up and they go to Moab while the famine is taking place. And so she then started a family.

And when she did, Naomi lost everything. Both her husband and both of her sons. And so it says the man's name was Elimelech. There we go. His wife's name was Naomi. And the names of his two sons were Malon and Kilon. They were... Well, we actually don't need to talk about this part. Let's go down, down, down. Verse 3... Now her husband died and she was left with her two sons.

And when she did, Naomi lost everything. Both her husband and both of her sons. And so it says the man's name was Elimelech. There we go. His wife's name was Naomi. And the names of his two sons were Malon and Kilon. They were... Well, we actually don't need to talk about this part. Let's go down, down, down. Verse 3... Now her husband died and she was left with her two sons.