Homerton Baptist Church
Evening Service (250118)

      • Ruth 1:6–18ESV

  • Hymn 628 - Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the LORD!

      • Ruth 1:6–18ESV

  • Hymn 683 - TELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORY

      • 1 Corinthians 14:1–5ESV

      • Titus 3:1–8ESV

      • Ruth 1:1–5ESV

  • Ruth 1:6–18 ESV
    6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. 7 So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. 8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. 9 The Lord grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10 And they said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.” 11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband this night and should bear sons, 13 would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me.” 14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. 15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.” 18 And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
    Introduction
    Naomi had suffered great tragedy in Moab. Her husband, Elimelech had died and later her two sons Mahlon and Chillion. After ten years she decides to return to Bethlehem. Orpah and Ruth, her daughters-in-law plan to go with her.
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    1. Return to Bethlehem v6-18

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    a. Good News v6-7

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    Ruth 1:6–7 ESV
    6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the Lord had visited his people and given them food. 7 So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
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    b. Loving Plea v8-10

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    Ruth 1:8–10 ESV
    8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. 9 The Lord grant that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10 And they said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.”
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    c. Gracious Assessment v11-14

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    Ruth 1:11–14 ESV
    11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband this night and should bear sons, 13 would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me.” 14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
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    2. Your God Shall be my God v15-18

    Ruth clung to her v14
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    a. Go Home v15

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    Ruth 1:15 ESV
    15 And she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”
    Ruth was a Gentile from Moab. Her status as a foreigner carried significant weight in her cultural context. The Moabites had attempted to curse the Israelites during their journey to Canaan, and God excluded them from His assembly. This makes Ruth’s story particularly striking—she became the great-grandmother of David, ancient Israel’s greatest king.
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    b. Unwavering Commitment v16-17

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    Ruth 1:16–17 ESV
    16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May the Lord do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.”
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    i. Where you go I will go

    Ruth 1:16 ESV
    16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
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    ii. I will live where you live

    Ruth 1:16 ESV
    16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
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    iii. Your People will be My People

    Ruth 1:16 ESV
    16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
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    iv. Your God Shall be My God

    Ruth 1:16 ESV
    16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
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    3. Gracious Acceptance v18

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    Ruth 1:18 ESV
    18 And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
    What distinguishes Ruth’s narrative is her decisive break from her Moabite identity. She declared to Naomi, “Your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16–17), fundamentally rejecting her ancestral religion and ethnicity. Ruth committed herself to Naomi through an oath of loyalty, abandoning her Moabite identity and gods[
    Conclusion
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    The theological significance of Ruth’s inclusion runs deep. For global Christianity, Ruth exemplifies Gentile inclusion into God’s people—a classic Old Testament instance of someone outside the covenant community becoming a member through faith alone. By her faith, Ruth achieved significance comparable to the matriarchs Leah and Rachel, who built Israel’s twelve tribes, and Tamar, who established Judah’s line. J I Packer

      • Ruth 1:6–18ESV

      • Ruth 1:6–7ESV

      • Ruth 1:8–10ESV

      • Ruth 1:11–14ESV

      • Ruth 1:15ESV

      • Ruth 1:16–17ESV

      • Ruth 1:18ESV

  • Hymn 671 - Sovereign Grace and love abounding
  • Hymn 698 - I am trusting you, LORD Jesus
  • Doxology 223 v1

      • Romans 1:7ESV

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