Old-Testament Survey: Books of Ruth and 1 Samuel (7)

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Old-Testament SurveyBooks of Ruth and 1 Samuel
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• A love story and Israels final judge

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Ruth

• During the period of the judges, a man named
  Elimelech moved to Moab to obtain food for his
  family during the famine in Israel.
• He took his wife Naomi and his two sons, Mahlon
  and Chilion.
• Elimelech died in Moab. His sons married Moabite
  womenRuth and Orphah.
• After ten years, the sons also died.
• Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem.

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Ruth

• When her daughters-in-law decide to return to
  Judah with her, Naomi told them to stay in Moab
  where they had a better chance of remarrying.
• Both women wanted to go with Naomi. Orphah heeded
  her advice and remained in Moab, but Ruth
  returned to Bethlehem with her mother-in-law.
• But Ruth said Entreat me not to leave you, or
  to turn back from following after you for
  wherever you go, I will go and wherever you
  lodge, I will lodge your people shall be my
  people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I
  will die, and there will I be buried. The LORD do
  so to me, and more also, if anything but death
  parts you and me. (116,17)

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Ruth

• When they arrive in Bethlehem, Ruth goes into the
  fields to glean grain left behind by the
  harvesters. (Deut. 2419-22 Lev. 199,10)
• She gleans in the field of a man name Boaz.
• She wins his favor because of her loyalty to
  Naomi and her willingness to work hard to support
  her.
• Boaz, a rich man, shows special favor to Ruth.
• Permits her to eat with his maidens.
• Arranges for the workers to leave extra grain for
  her in the path where she is gleaning.

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Ruth

• Naomi tells Ruth that Boaz is a close relative.
• She also tells her about the law of Levirate
  marriage (Deuteronomy 255-10).
• Ruth sleeps at the feet of Boaz to remind him of
  his duty to the law so she can bear children.
• Boaz explains that there is another relative who
  is closer than he is.
• On the following day, before ten witnesses, the
  other man refuses to redeem Elimelechs property
  and assume his duty toward Ruth.
• A son, Obed, is born to Ruth and Boaz. Obed
  fathered Jesse, who fathered David.

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1 Samuel

• We now look at Israels last two judges.
• Eli, the 14th judge, judged Israel for 40 years.
• Samuel became the 15th judge.
• Elkanah had two wivesPenniah, who had children,
  and Hannah, who was barren. Elkanah loved Hannah
  more than he loved Penniah.
• Each time they went to Shiloh to worship, Hannah
  prayed that God would give her a son.
• She was willing to give that son to the service
  of the Lord.
• God heard her prayer, and Hannah gave birth to a
  son whom she named Samuel.

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Elis Reign Ends, and God Calls Samuel

• Elis own sons were evil men. As priests, they
  took more than their allotted portions.
• They were also immoral. Eli did not restrain
  them he allowed them to continue as priests
  (313).
• Eli was told that God was going to punish him.
• Later, during the night, God called to the young
  Samuel, giving him the message for Eli (310-18).
• Samuel grew in favor with God (319-21).
• The Philistines and Israel fought at a place
  called Ebenezer.
• Elis sons brought the ark of the covenant to the
  battle the people rejoiced (41-6).

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Elis Reign Ends, and God Calls Samuel

• The following day, the ark is captured, Elis
  sons are killed, and Israel is defeated.
• When Eli hears that the ark has been captured and
  his sons are dead, he falls over and breaks his
  neck (411-18).
• Upon hearing of her husbands death, Elis
  daughter-in-law goes into labor and gives birth
  to a sonIchabodmeaning, the glory of the Lord
  is departed from Israel (419-22).
• Thus, Gods judgment against Elis house is
  complete.

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The Philistines and the Ark

• They carry the Ark to Ashdod and set it before
  the face of their god, Dagon. The next morning,
  he has fallen on his face.
• They restore Dagon to his place. The next
  morning, his head and palms are cut off (51-5).
• A plague of tumors breaks out against the people
  of Ashdod, so they move the ark to Gath (58).
• A plague of tumors also breaks out in Gath, and
  they soon move the ark to Ekron.
• Tumors also plague Ekron. After seven months,
  they decide to return the ark, with a trespass
  offering, to Israel (511,12).

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The Philistines and the Ark

• They place the ark, with the trespass offering,
  on a new cart pulled by two milk cows whose
  calves were in the stalls.
• If the cows return to the calves, the plague is
  just coincidental to the arks capture. If they
  pull the cart to a nearby Israel town, the
  Philistines will know that God sent the plague
  (6-1-10).
• The cows pull the ark to Beth-shemesh (610-18).

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Israel Sins With the Ark

• They brought the ark to the house of a man named
  Joshua.
• The Levites came down to service the ark.
• The men of the city viewed the ark--a violation
  of the law. Only the Levites were allowed to view
  the ark.
• God sent a plague and 50,700 men died.
• They moved the ark to Kirjath-jearim, where it
  remained for 20 years in the house of Abinadab
  (71,2).

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Samuels Call to the People

• Samuel calls on Israel to put away their foreign
  gods so God will deliver them from the
  Philistines.
• Israel gathers at Mizpah to worship God.
• As they worship, the Philistines attack them, but
  God delivers them (710).
• Samuel erected a stone, and they called the place
  Ebenezer, the stone of help (712).
• Israel captured many cities they had previously
  lost to the Philistines (714)
• Samuel judged Israel his whole life. Rode a
  circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah.