The Arvada enterprise., 1923-04-26


nay peopl, and thy God my God-Ruth
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PRIMARY TopIc-Thc story OF
Ruth.
JUNIOR TOrIc--Ruth and Naomi.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOP
lC-Rnih's Choice and Its outcome.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP.
u-The Secret OF Ru.h's Noble Lfc,
I. Ruth's Connection With Naomi
lChnpter lid. On account OF famine
In Bethlehem of Judah Naomi with her
husband and two sons Sojuurnrd in tho
lnnd of Moab. After the death OF her
husband her two sons married Muabit-
ish women. After II time her sons died
also. After the death Of her sous
Naomi resolved To return to her home
land, huvlnr heard that the Lord had
visited His people in giving them
bread. They went to Moab TO escape
trouble but only got into more. II
was not until Nuomi Was thus chus-
tlscd that she resolved to return.
Naomi had the good sense to recognize
that the hand OF the Lord was upon
for her to go Ruth und Orpnh nc,oil-
panied her, for II distance. This she
permitted hut determined to place hc-
fore them frankly the difficulties which
would necessarily confront them. II
was this frank presentation of the dif-
ticultlcs and her repeated urging them
to 20 back that called forth from Ruth
III. expression "f her noble choice.
u. Ruth's Noble Choice u :lG-lS).
Much ns Naomi loved her dnughters.in-
law. she would not have them go into
this matter blIndly. She told them The
wOrs, that could come upon them. This
principle ough, to he carried out by us
IN MI our relations IN life. In husl-
ness the spirit OF frankncss should he
manifest. AT home we should deal
with each other In the most straight
forward way. The same thing should
characterize our behavior In the
church and society. Note the difficulty
which confronted Ruth:
/. No Chance to Marry Again.
Naomi told her that she hud no more
sons for whom she could walt. In that
day to be unmarried was the greatest
disgrace. Society differed then from
now.
:. She Must ltcnuuncc Her Gods.
Her idolatrous worship could not bs
carried on In the land where Gods
people dwclt. This was hcllcRicly
touched upon when Orpah went back
l.n.. a. liam
plain there WAS no chance to xct
husband. Now Naomi puts nn add.
tIonnl test upon Ruth. That OF giving
up her religion. Ruth was equal To The
occasion. Her mind was fully made
up. She was willing to accept ns her
God the one who was able to produce
Ia his subjects the nobility of character
she hnd observed In Naomi. Naoini'S
very frnnkness In dealing with her
caused Ruth to be more determined to
east her lot with her. Iluti's position
WAS 80 definite and mnfniiering ii'nt
the very expressions have com" do Nn
TO us In words which mo poetry Inns
oui.rlvmicd. nnd no pnthos has cx-
ccc,led. md which has gone through,
centuries with the music that viii not
let them be- forgotten" She was de-
termin~d I" share Naoml's journey. her
home. her lodge. her lot In life, md her
grave In death. whatever TINT would
be-. TO crown II all she would re-
nOunce her heather gods and worship
Jehovah.
~. 8isssires Which Attended Rvth's
Faithfulnsss. Ruth was never sorry
for her choice. because
I. She Found the True God q :li).
Instead Of her heather gods VIII" were
unable TO help her sh. now had
living God. the God ~ Israel. ns her
God.
2 She Found Human Friends
tChnp,-r y. A. sh. went To CLEAN IN
the field she wss led to th. Held IT
Boaz. n man Of wealth md grace. Tho
servants uf I.onz trcn'cd her with con.
sid.raiion. Even Honh CAV. inzirnc-
,ion> for special consideration =" he
given her,
3. A Good Husband and u Happy
Home ca Sh. not only secured
husband, hui n nun ui Goa Whu linu
nm abundance. of this worlds goods,
4 An iIonorcd Place IN ia" Israel.
'ish nation J:l3lD. Though she
had to fursuk" her oNn p"Dpl" sli" he
cam" one of u uobl"r people.
.. She I."cnine u Link In the Chain
Of Christ's Ancestry t3ls2. compare
Matthew -. Tie one who fully de.
cld"s for Christ nnd gives up ali for
him shall get u hundred fold la this