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Daily devotionalJuly 31 – The promise of a future King secured
“and Jesse the father of David the king … of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.” – Matthew 1:6,16b Scripture reading: Isaiah 11:1-5…
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Daily devotionalJuly 30 – The need for an immediate king realized
““A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.” – Ruth 4:17b Scripture…
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Daily devotionalJuly 29 – Ruth’s hand
“Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance,…
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Daily devotionalJuly 28 – Naomi’s land
“You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion…
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Daily devotionalJuly 27 – That other “Redeemer”
“Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance.”” – Ruth 4:6a Scripture reading: Ruth 4:1-6 The first…
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Daily devotionalJuly 26 – Lie down
“Lie down until morning” – Ruth 3:13b Scripture reading: Ruth 3:1-18 Given her character Ruth could have had the pick of the men of Bethlehem….
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Daily devotionalJuly 25 – May you be blessed
“And he said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter.”” – Ruth 3:10a Scripture reading: Ruth 3:6-13 How Ruth’ s heart must have…
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Daily devotionalJuly 24 – You are a Redeemer
“… for you are a redeemer.” – Ruth 3:9b Scripture reading: Leviticus 25:23-25; 35-38; 47-55 Ruth completes her request for Boaz to cover her with…
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Daily devotionalJuly 23 – Spread your wings (II)
“The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another…” – Exodus 25:20a Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 22 – Spread your wings (I)
“He [Boaz] said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant…”” – Ruth 3:9a Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 21 – Instructions
“Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the…
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Daily devotionalJuly 20 – Seeking rest
“Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?”” – Ruth…
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Daily devotionalJuly 19 – Another key word
“This man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeemers.” – Ruth 2:20b Scripture reading: Isaiah 43:1-3 If the key word of chapter…
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Daily devotionalJuly 18 – Something is still not right
“And she lived with her mother-in-law.” – Ruth 2:23b Scripture reading: Matthew 1:1-6a It’s almost a perfect picture now. We just need to wait for…
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Daily devotionalJuly 17 – Almost picture perfect
“So she kept close to the young women of Boaz, gleaning until the end of the barley and wheat harvests.” – Ruth 2:23a Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 16 – Blessed be the man
“And her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man who took notice of you.””…
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Daily devotionalJuly 15 – Boaz, a worthy man
“Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.” – Ruth 2:1 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 14 – Gleaning (III)
“You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.” – Deuteronomy 24:22 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalJuly 13 – Gleaning (II)
“So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.” –…
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Daily devotionalJuly 12 – Gleaning (I)
“So she set out and went and gleaned…” – Ruth 2:3a Scripture reading: Ruth 2:8-16 This word “glean” appears twelve times just in this one…
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Daily devotionalJuly 11 – She happened to…
“And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight…
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Daily devotionalJuly 10 – A perfectly timed return (II)
“And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.” – Ruth 1:22c Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 There’s more to be said…
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Daily devotionalJuly 9 – A perfectly timed return (I)
“And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.” – Ruth 1:22c Scripture reading: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 The story began with Bethlehem being…
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Daily devotionalJuly 8 – Surprise! Another return
“… and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab.” – Ruth 1:22b Scripture reading: Ephesians 1:1-10 Interesting, isn’t…
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Daily devotionalJuly 7 – She’s returned
“So Naomi returned…” – Ruth 1:22a Scripture reading: Ruth 1:19-22 Verse 22 is, you might say, the summary verse. The opening words of the summary…
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Daily devotionalJuly 6 – Your God, my God
“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…
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Daily devotionalJuly 5 – Go back
“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, …” – Ruth 1:6a Scripture reading: Ruth 1:6-14 Naomi is returning home…
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Daily devotionalJuly 4 – God visits
“… she had heard in the fields of Moab that God had visited his people and given them food.” – Ruth 1:6 Scripture reading: Deuteronomy…
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Daily devotionalJuly 3 – Bad outcomes
“But Elimelech the husband of Naomi died … and both Mahlon and Chilion died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and…
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Daily devotionalJuly 2 – Bad choices
“… and a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. The…
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Daily devotionalJuly 1 – Introduction to Ruth
We find the story of Ruth between the books of Judges and Samuel. You might say it’s a bridge-book. It is a story that illustrates…