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2. Our Story

3. Ruth- What do we know? In what book of the Bible do we find the story of Ruth?

4. Ruth- What do we know? In what book of the Bible do we find the story of Ruth? The book of Ruth Imagine that: An entire book of the Bible dedicated to one person. Is this in the O.T. or in the N.T.? Old Testament

5. I will need some help telling this story (our story does not start with Ruth however)

6. I will need some help telling this story (our story does not start with Ruth however) Naomi and Elimelek (A married couple) Their 2 sons, son 1 (Mahlon) and son 2 (Kilion) Ruth and Orpah Our Story starts out in the town of Bethlehem

7. I will need some help telling this story Who else was from Bethlehem? King David And who else??

8. The Story or Ruth Our story starts out with Naomi and Elimelek and their two sons. A happy family in Bethlehem.

9. The Story or Ruth Our story starts out with Naomi and Elimelek and their two sons. A happy family in Bethlehem. But one day, a famine hit the area. Elimelek and his family were forced to leave their home in Bethlehem and search for another place to live.

10. The Story or Ruth Our story starts out with Naomi and Elimelek and their two sons. A happy family in Bethlehem. But one day, a famine hit the area. Elimelek and his family were forced to leave their home in Bethlehem and search for another place to live. They found a new home in the land of Moab. Years went by and the two boys grew into men. But then, one day, something BAD happened…

11. The Story or Ruth Our story starts out with Naomi and Elimelek and their two sons. A happy family in Bethlehem. But one day, a famine hit the area. Elimelek and his family were forced to leave their home in Bethlehem and search for another place to live. They found a new home in the land of Moab. Years went by and the two boys grew into men. But then, one day, something BAD happened… Ruth 1:3 3 Now Elimelek, Naomi’s husband, died, and she was left with her two sons.

13. So Naomi did what she could do for her sons. Naomi found wives for them from the women of Moab. The women’s names were: Ruth and Orpah.

14. So Naomi did what she could do for her sons. Naomi found wives for them from the women of Moab. The women’s names were: Ruth and Orpah. But then, one day, something else BAD happened. Naomi’s two sons both died. She was now left in a foreign place with her two daughters- in-law.

15. So Naomi makes a difficult decision. Naomi decides that she should return to her people in Bethlehem and that here daughters-in-law should return to their homes in Moab.

16. After much conversation… 14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. 15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.”

17. After much conversation… 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the L ORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

18. After much conversation… 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the L ORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.” 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her. So Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem together.

20. But this, of course, is not the end of the story.

21. Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem where Ruth meets and marries a fine man named Boaz. Eventually they have children and one of their sons grows up and has a son named David, who becomes the King of Israel. And one day many generations in the future, in the line of Ruth, a baby would be born who would be named…

22. But this, of course, is not the end of the story. Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem where Ruth meets and marries a fine man named Boaz. Eventually they have children and one of their sons grows up and has a son named David, who becomes the King of Israel. And one day many generations in the future, in the line of Ruth, a baby would be born who would be named… Jesus