Love 2
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Love & Loyalty (Ruth:1:1-17) Cleave To Cleave is to form a strong, close attachment to out of interest or affection (Gen. 2:24, Deut. 4:4, 10:20, 11:22, 13:4, 30:20, Josh. 22:5, 23:8-12, Isa. 14:1, Jer.13:11, Matt. 19:5, Mark 10:7, Acts 11:23, Rom. 12:9) To whom do you cleave? Why? What does it mean that you do? Loyal Love (Love “of the Spirit”, Rom.15:30, Gal. 5:22, Col. 2:2, “knit together”) Begins externally, coming from God, Moves internally, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, And is then expressed externally, by us! (1 John 4:16, 2 Tim. 1:7) Is done on a day by day, moment by moment basis (Prov.17:17) Is wanting what is truly best for this other person and committing yourself to provide it (Ruth 1:8-9) Involves a choice/or choices (Matt.5:43-44, 6:24, 10:37, Luke 10:27, John 13:34-35) Involves action/effort/sacrifice(Luke 6:35, John 15:12-13, 21:15-19, 1 John 3:16-18, 1 Thes. 1:3, Heb. 6:10, Eph. 5:2 & 25, 1 Cor.13:4-5) Is honest/truthful (Eph. 4:15, 1 John 3:18) Often involves faith (Eph. 6:23) Is often based on the realization of the value of maintaining a relationship (John 6:65-69) Is often based on gratitude/is reciprocal Loyal love begets loyal love (Prov. 8:17, 1 John 4:19) Other Examples of Loyal Love (2 Tim. 1:16-17) Asenath: Joseph, married Asenath, the daughter of an Egyptian priest named Poti-phera. She bore Joseph two children (Gen. 41:45, 50). Joseph initially rejected her because of her polytheistic beliefs. Despite her high station and physical beauty, Joseph's interest in her blossomed only after her conversion to monotheism. However, before the young couple could achieve happiness, Asenath had to overcome the resistance of the Egyptians to her new faith and new husband. Should stood up and defended her husband, his faith & his people. Examples of Disloyalty (2 Tim. 1:15)
Ruth
In Hebrew the word Ruth means “friend” or “associate”. It is derived from the word for a shepherd and his flock and carries with it the sense of close companionship and support on a common journey. According to the Talmud, the author of the book of Ruth is Samuel the Prophet. This is the only book in the Bible that is named after a gentile woman. Moabitess Genesis 19 tells the story of Lot’s deliverance from Sodom and Gomorrah, and the evil scheme of his daughters to bear children by their father. Moab was born to Lot’s oldest daughter. The land of Moab was west of the Dead Sea. Bethlehem is situated only a few miles Northwest of the Dead Sea, so Naomi’s family had migrated eastward across the Jordan River and settled only fifty or sixty miles from their native home. The Torah excludes Moabites from eligibility for marriage to Jews because they had denied bread and water to the Jews when they wanted to travel through their territory on the way to the Land of Israel. In addition, Balak, the King of Moab, had hired the Midianite Prophet, Bilaam, to curse the Jews. This would have excluded Ruth, a Moabite princess, from the possibility of marriage with Boaz, if not for a little known oral tradition which excluded female Moabites because they had not participated in any way in the anti-Israel crimes mentioned above. What was Ruth’s motivation for loving and being loyal to Naomi, etc.? The Power of an Example: Ruth leaves her native land and adopts the traditions and beliefs of the Jewish people in large part because of the example of Naomi Ruth uses the holy name of God, Yahweh, in her statement to Naomi rather than the more commonly quoted Elohim. This name is often associated with God’s quality of compassion. Jewish scholars believe that by doing so Ruth was showing that she wanted to be part of a relationship based on compassion between God, Naomi, herself and the Jewish people. Ruth’s commitment includes: a PATH, or WAY. "The way you go, I go!" a HOME. "Where you lodge, I will lodge." a PEOPLE "Thy people shall be my people!" a GOD “Thy God my God!” a FINAL RESTING PLACE “Where you die/are buried, I shall die/be buried!” (Ruth 1:16-17) Depth of Commitment: Ruth Resisted 3 Admonitions by Naomi to Return (Ruth 1:8, 11,12) Jews honor converts like Ruth by calling them "gerei tzedek" ("those who have chosen to dwell with us through righteousness") and by declaring them to be the direct descendants of their ancestors, Abraham and Sarah.
Ruth
In Hebrew the word Ruth means “friend” or “associate”. It is derived from the word for a shepherd and his flock and carries with it the sense of close companionship and support on a common journey. According to the Talmud, the author of the book of Ruth is Samuel the Prophet. This is the only book in the Bible that is named after a gentile woman. Moabitess Genesis 19 tells the story of Lot’s deliverance from Sodom and Gomorrah, and the evil scheme of his daughters to bear children by their father. Moab was born to Lot’s oldest daughter. The land of Moab was west of the Dead Sea. Bethlehem is situated only a few miles Northwest of the Dead Sea, so Naomi’s family had migrated eastward across the Jordan River and settled only fifty or sixty miles from their native home. The Torah excludes Moabites from eligibility for marriage to Jews because they had denied bread and water to the Jews when they wanted to travel through their territory on the way to the Land of Israel. In addition, Balak, the King of Moab, had hired the Midianite Prophet, Bilaam, to curse the Jews. This would have excluded Ruth, a Moabite princess, from the possibility of marriage with Boaz, if not for a little known oral tradition which excluded female Moabites because they had not participated in any way in the anti-Israel crimes mentioned above. What was Ruth’s motivation for loving and being loyal to Naomi, etc.? The Power of an Example: Ruth leaves her native land and adopts the traditions and beliefs of the Jewish people in large part because of the example of Naomi Ruth uses the holy name of God, Yahweh, in her statement to Naomi rather than the more commonly quoted Elohim. This name is often associated with God’s quality of compassion. Jewish scholars believe that by doing so Ruth was showing that she wanted to be part of a relationship based on compassion between God, Naomi, herself and the Jewish people. Ruth’s commitment includes: a PATH, or WAY. "The way you go, I go!" a HOME. "Where you lodge, I will lodge." a PEOPLE "Thy people shall be my people!" a GOD “Thy God my God!” a FINAL RESTING PLACE “Where you die/are buried, I shall die/be buried!” (Ruth 1:16-17) Depth of Commitment: Ruth Resisted 3 Admonitions by Naomi to Return (Ruth 1:8, 11,12) Jews honor converts like Ruth by calling them "gerei tzedek" ("those who have chosen to dwell with us through righteousness") and by declaring them to be the direct descendants of their ancestors, Abraham and Sarah.
