What Type of Woman Are You? PART 3!

Naomi & Ruth: Mother and Daughter in Law LOVE


It took me awhile(four days) but here it is! Part 3. The finale of the series. Three is such a powerful number; FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT. (:


I could go on and on about relating Biblical stories to our own lives but. . .I'm not. Think of this as a class power point. It contains great info, but you'll learn a lot more if you read the Book for yourself. God is calling us to study His Word and develop a deeper relationship with Him. This mini-series was written to jump start or refresh  (depending on where you are in your walk) your desire to obtain knowledge.


Please get out your bibles. I enjoy the NLT version but you read whatever works for you. (: I'm summarizing the bond between Ruth and Naomi. It spans 4 chapters in the book of Ruth. God is calling His daughters to possess the positive characteristics of these two women!


Chapter :1 Shows me Naomi's character. She was a strong woman (verse 6), who knew how to take care of herself.(verse 8) She thought of others before thinking of herself and even spoke blessings in Ruth and Orpah for new husbands! (verse 9)
Naomi gave her two daughter-in-loves the option to go back to their birth families. Orpah decided to leave but not Ruth. I can't say that I fault Orpah but I do admire Ruth for remaining with Naomi. Note that the young  women waited until Naomi brought up the subject before speaking about it. (verse 14) Naomi was a well respected woman.
Anywho, Ruth was also a strong woman. Maybe she learned this from her mother-in-love. She willingly left her familiarity and followed Naomi to a land unknown by herself. (verse 18) I wonder why she decided to remain with Naomi? Did Naomi treat her better than her own family? Did she feel bad for Naomi? Ready for a fresh start? Whatever the reason(s), her decision to go with Naomi definitely deepened their relationship.
Chapter 2: Look at Ruth! She is such a humble woman! Not afraid of hard work and being a provider AND she asked Naomi for permission.(verse 2) Ruth looked to Naomi for love, care, and guidance.We need more Naomi's for the lost Ruth's of the world! And because Ruth was the type of woman she was, she had an immense amount of favor on her life. She stepped out on faith by going with Naomi and God rewarded her. He preordained the chain of events in her life. She didn't just happen to begin working for a man of God like Boaz. Boaz didn't just happen to notice her and the type of work she did in his field.God placed her there for a reason. He put her in a place where she could be provided for. The Lord knows EXACTLY what He's doing. Boaz was blessed to be a blessing; he blessed Ruth and Naomi tremendously.
Apparently it was a big deal to be able to dip her bread in his wine. (verse 14) I am glad she had that privledge!
Verse 16: FAVOR!
Verse 19: BLESSINGS!
Verse 23: Hard worker! Meek! Humble! She must've had a rough upbringing because she did not mind hard work.
Chapter 3: Once again, Naomi thinking of others. (verse1) In the beginning of this chapter, Naomi was preparing Ruth to give herself (not like that. .well not until they married anyway) to Boaz. They could not longer afford the upkeep of the land so they needed a redeemer to purchase it and keep it within the family. (Verse 5) "I will do all you say". Ruth really saw Naomi as a mother, a wise, virtuous, respectable woman, otherwise she would not have gone through with the events of the night.
Verse 8: Stretched at his feet- Ruth knew what it meant to be submissive/humble. PLEASE NOTE: She is not acting in this way with just any man. Boaz is a man of God; successful, kind, hard working and I didn't read about any baby mama drama. We should not "lay at the feet" of any type of man.
Verse 9: She may have been humble but definitely not shy. She proposed!
Verse 10: Aww, she made him feel good about himself.

Verse 11 reads "Now don’t worry about a thing, my daughter. I will do what is necessary, for everyone in town knows you are a virtuous woman." (=

Chapter 4: Biblically  speaking, men of status and leadership sat at the town gates, surveying the area and watching for any enemy attacks. So, I'm guessing Boaz had a little clout with him.
Verse 4: Why did Boaz word it that way?
Verse 9-10: Good grief, you had to announce all your business in those days! Now we just choose to.
Verse 11-15: Wow no haters, they live in a wonderful area. Everyone is so happy for them (=
Verse 16: I am glad that little Obed brought Naomi out of her negative way of thinking when it came to herself. Grand-babies tend to have they effect.
Verse 18-22: Look at that bloodline!