R U Woke? Part 12
Ruth
Sermon notes by Pastor Jim Jester
July 24, 2020
SCRIPTURE READING: Ruth 1:1-5, ISV
Our Scripture reading sets the stage for the story of Ruth. “…Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah.” (v. 2). Ephrath was an earlier name for Bethlehem, where Christ our Lord was born. Thus already, the type, or symbol, for a kinsman redeemer is already being formed.
Was Ruth a Moabitess racially, or was she called such because she lived in Moab?