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Episode 18
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Terms to Know
Old Testament
main words
chen: favor, grace Original Word: חֵן
chanan: beseech Original Word: חָנַן
all words
beseech, fair, be, find, show favorable, be deal, give, grant graciously,
A primitive root (compare chanah); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. Move to favor by petition) — beseech, X fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.
Chen:
favor, gracious, pleasant, precious, well-favored
From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) — favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
From chanan; graciousness; causatively, entreaty — favour, grace, supplication.
Or (feminine) tachanuwnah; from chanan; earnest prayer — intreaty, supplication.
The Book of Ruth reveals a woman who was “far off” but is drawn into the covenant family. We see a demonstration both of the Hosea 2 forgiveness of an abominatin (the Moabite curse), and the Christ-like Boaz as a kinsman redeemer.
Wings.
Ruth covered herself with the edge (or wings, כָּנָף kanaph) of Boaz’s cloak.
- 🕊Psalm 91:4 says, “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge .”
- 🕊 God use the imagery of wings (shadow of his wings) elsewhere in the Scriptures to reflect being drawn to and protected by him (Psalms 36:7, 57:1, 61:4, 63:7, Ezek 16:8).
- 🕊 And Jesus Christ wept for Jerusalem, saying how he wished he could gather them together to him like a hen gathers her chicks (Matt 23:37).
- 🕊 Since this is the case, the connection of wings to edge of garment shines light on the woman who touched the edge of Christ’s garment.
- 🕊 Likewise we can rest assured that if we are in Christ, we are covered by his garment of holiness.
- 🕊 “May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” (Ruth 2:12)
- 🕊 Because of this, we can trust him “Spread the corner of your garment over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer of our family.” (Ruth 3:9)
chen
Ruth 2:2
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָא־ חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַתֹּ֥אמֶר
NAS: I may find favor. And she said
KJV: I shall find grace. And she said
INT: whose may find favor sight said
Ruth 2:10
HEB: מַדּוּעַ֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ לְהַכִּירֵ֔נִי
NAS: have I found favor in your sight
KJV: unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes,
INT: Why found favor your sight take
Ruth 2:13
HEB: וַ֠תֹּאמֶר אֶמְצָא־ חֵ֨ן בְּעֵינֶ֤יךָ אֲדֹנִי֙
NAS: I have found favor in your sight,
KJV: Let me find favour in thy sight,
INT: said have found favor your sight my lord
Moab:
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/deuteronomy/23-3.htm
“Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.” Ruth 1:14
by C.H. Spurgeon
Both of them had an affection for Naomi, and therefore set out with her upon her return to the land of Judah. But the hour of test came; Naomi most unselfishly set before each of them the trials which awaited them, and bade them if they cared for ease and comfort to return to their Moabitish friends.
At first both of them declared that they would cast in their lot with the Lord’s people; but upon still further consideration Orpah with much grief and a respectful kiss left her mother in law, and her people, and her God, and went back to her idolatrous friends, while Ruth with all her heart gave herself up to the God of her mother in law. It is one thing to love the ways of the Lord when all is fair, and quite another to cleave to them under all discouragements and difficulties.
The kiss of outward profession is very cheap and easy, but the practical cleaving to the Lord, which must show itself in holy decision for truth and holiness, is not so small a matter. How stands the case with us, is our heart fixed upon Jesus, is the sacrifice bound with cords to the horns of the altar?
Have we counted the cost, and are we solemnly ready to suffer all worldly loss for the Master’s sake? The after gain will be an abundant recompense, for Egypt’s treasures are not to be compared with the glory to be revealed. Orpah is heard of no more; in glorious ease and idolatrous pleasure her life melts into the gloom of death; but Ruth lives in history and in heaven, for grace has placed her in the noble line whence sprung the King of kings.
Blessed among women shall those be who for Christ’s sake can renounce all; but forgotten and worse than forgotten shall those be who in the hour of temptation do violence to conscience and turn back unto the world. O that this morning we may not be content with the form of devotion, which may be no better than Orpah’s kiss, but may the Holy Spirit work in us a cleaving of our whole heart to our Lord Jesus.
Spurgeon Quote
From the first moment of your spiritual life until you are ushered into glory, the language of Christ to you will be, “Come, come unto me.” As a mother puts out her finger to her little child and woos it to walk by saying, “Come,” even so does Jesus. He will always be ahead of you, bidding you follow him as the soldier follows his captain. He will always go before you to pave your way, and clear your path, and you shall hear his animating voice calling you after him all through life; while in the solemn hour of death, his sweet words with which he shall usher you into the heavenly world shall be-“Come, ye blessed of my Father.”
Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Colossians 2:2-3
Resources:
Bible Hub: use this resource site to discover the original Greek and Hebrew for the words in the Bible.
PrayerMate App: this is a fantastic app to keep yourself organized and faithful in prayer, and it also has free downloadable devotionals.
<h5>Recommended Books and Websites about the Sea Peoples</h5>
Giving Goliath His Due: https://amzn.to/3F2bSdc (affiliate link)
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=9780801010187&n=100121503&cm_sp=mbc-_-ISBN-_-used (Abe Books)
1177 BC: Collapse of Civilization https://amzn.to/3e2JKup (affiliate link)
https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/1804/011-transcript-bible-study-judges-overview.pdf?1561814190412
https://www.worldhistory.org/Sea_Peoples/
https://belleten.gov.tr/tam-metin/314/eng
https://luwianstudies.org/site/panaztepe/
http://www.tayproject.org/TAYages.fm$Retrieve?CagNo=2408&html=ages_detail_e.html&layout=web
Question of the Week:
What verse about grace has most changed your life?
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