GOD BLESSES AND USES RUTH'S FAMILY
Key verse: 17
NIV
Naomi Gains a Son
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive,(A) and she gave birth to a son.(B) 14 The women(C) said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord,(D) who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer.(E) May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law,(F) who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons,(G) has given him birth.”
16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse,(H) the father of David.(I)
The Genealogy of David(J)
18 This, then, is the family line of Perez(K):
Footnotes
- Ruth 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma
Cross references
- Ruth 4:13 : S Ge 8:1; S 29:31
- Ruth 4:13 : S Ge 29:32; S 30:6; Lk 1:57
- Ruth 4:14 : Lk 1:58
- Ruth 4:14 : S Ge 24:27
- Ruth 4:14 : S Ru 2:20
- Ruth 4:15 : S Ge 11:31
- Ruth 4:15 : 1Sa 1:8; 2:5; Job 1:2
- Ruth 4:17 : ver 22; 1Sa 16:1, 18; 17:12, 17, 58; 1Ch 2:12, 13; Ps 72:20
- Ruth 4:17 : 1Sa 16:13; 1Ch 2:15
- Ruth 4:18 : 4:18-22pp — 1Ch 2:5-15; Mt 1:3-6; Lk 3:31-33
- Ruth 4:18 : S Ge 38:29
- Ruth 4:18 : Nu 26:21
- Ruth 4:19 : S Ex 6:23
- Ruth 4:20 : S Nu 7:12
- Ruth 4:21 : S Ru 2:1
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ESV
Ruth and Boaz Marry
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, (A)and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 (B)Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without (C)a redeemer, and may his name (D)be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age, for your daughter-in-law who loves you, (E)who is more to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.” 16 Then Naomi took the child and laid him on her lap and became his nurse. 17 (F)And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
The Genealogy of David
18 Now these are the generations of Perez: (G)Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 (H)Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.
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1. Naomi's son (13-17)
The book of Ruth began with the story of Naomi's tragedy. She returned to Bethlehem such an empty, sorrowful woman that she changed her name to 'Mara' (bitter). But now her sorrow turned to joy. She was full. Ruth was better than seven sons, and God gave Ruth and Boaz a son. His name was Obed. He was called Naomi's son. Ruth, a Gentile woman who lived by faith, became a source of blessing to her mother-in-law and to the nation.
2. Israel's king (18-22)
Ruth's son became the grandfather of David, the great king who unified Israel and extended her borders and brought in her golden age. David was greatly loved. He was called a man after God's own heart. He was the man to whom God promised the Messiah. It is amazing grace and a sign of God's redemptive purpose for all people of the world that he chose a Gentile woman to be the direct ancestress of Jesus (Mt 1:4,6).
Prayer: Lord, thank you for blessing the faith and faithfulness of one woman. Help me to learn Ruth's faithfulness.
One Word: God blesses faithfulness