IBS Example #1
Jeff’s Notes on Ruth 1
THE BOOK OF JUDGES IS THE BACK GROUND OF RUTH (Ruth 1:1)
Ruth is beautiful but Judges is gloomy. Ruth is romantic but Judges is chaotic.
The Dark Period
1. Compromise - (Judges 1:21,27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.)
Ruth is beautiful but Judges is gloomy. Ruth is romantic but Judges is chaotic.
The Dark Period
1. Compromise - (Judges 1:21,27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33.)
2. Covenant breaking (Judges 2:2-3)
3. Corruption and Moral decayed (Judges 2:17; 2:11; 2:13; 2:15
4. Oppression (Judges 2:18)
4. Oppression (Judges 2:18)
The Cycle of Sin in Judges (Judges 2:16-19)
Judges 2: 16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the LORD’s commands. 18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the LORD relented because of their groaning under those who oppressed and afflicted them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
The Cycle from Judge Ehud to Judge Deborah
Judges 2: 16 Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders. 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors, who had been obedient to the LORD’s commands. 18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the LORD relented because of their groaning under those who oppressed and afflicted them. 19 But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
The Cycle from Judge Ehud to Judge Deborah
Judges 21:5 is the theme of the book and explains the reason for Israels trouble. "In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit."
The book of Judges gets it name from the central figures in the story. God raised up 15 judges The term "judge" should not be given its current English meaning in this biblical setting. These judges typically began their career as military commanders who led Israel into battles and delivered them from the oppression of their enemies. The book of Judges covers a period of 300 years from the time of Joshua to the the time of Israels first king.
Judges explains why the monarchy was established.
During the days of Samuel, Israel's last judge, the nation people were pressuring Samuel to put an end to the practice of appointing judges and to give them a king (1 Samuel 8:6-8). They refused to listen to the Judges and they rejected God as their King. But God granted their request. Samuel annointed Saul as king. His 40 year reigned produced the same results - disobedience, choas, and demon possessed madness. But the second king was unlike any king before or after.
Ruth proves King David's right to the throne.
David was many things: a handsome charasmatic hero, violiant warrior, a skilled musician and singer, a best selling author and on and on. His gifts and abilities were maganetic and the people of Israel loved him and wanted him on the throne. David was a man after God's heart. But none of this would have matter if he his parents and grandparents could not be traced to the Messianic line. The book of Ruth is important because it proves that David is in the Messianic line. That is why the book closes with his geneology.
The royal line of David runs from Judah to Jesus. Everybody knows Jesus, most people know David, some people know Judah, but few people know Ruth, the great grandmother of king David. This is her story.
"Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed, Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David." (Ruth 4:21-22).
