REDEEMING RUTH 4 Ptr. Vetty Gutierrez 10:00AM Morning Service

1. GOD‟s Hand in our
Risk
Ruth 3:1-18

2. RUTH 3:1-18

3. “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? Is not Boaz our relative with whose young women
you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the
threshing floor. 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 man until he has finished eating
and drinking. But, when he lies down, observe the place
where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie
down, and he will tell you what to do.‟And she replied, „All
that you say, I will do.‟

4. “So she went down the threshing floor and did just as her
mother-in-law had commanded her, and, when Boaz had
eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie
down at the end of the heap of grain. And she came softly,
and uncovered his feet, and lay down. “At midnight the man
was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his
feet. He said, „Who are you?‟ and she answered, „I am Ruth,
your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you
are a redeemer.‟And he said, „May you blessed by the Lord,
my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than
the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether
poor or rich. And now, my daughter, do not fear.

5. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen
know that you are a worthy woman. And now it is true that I
am a redeemer, yet there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Remain tonight, and in the morning, if he will redeem
you, good. Let him do it. But, if he is not willing to redeem
you, then as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until
the morning.‟
“So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before
one could recognize another. And he said, „Let it not be
known that the woman came to the threshing floor.‟And he
said, „Bring the garment you are wearing and hold it out.‟ So
she held it, and he measured out six measures of barley and
put it on her.

6. Then she went into the city. And when she came to her
mother-in-law she said, „How did you fare, my daughter?‟
And she told her all that the man had done for her, saying,
„These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said to
me, „You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-
law.‟‟ She replied, „Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the
matter turns out, for the man will not rest, but will settle the
matter today.‟”

7. THREE OPTIONS
for Ruth in order to
get Boaz as her husband.

8. WAY OF
SCRIPTURE

9. THE MOABITE
WAY, also known
as the WORLD
WAY.

10. “PULLING A
RUTH.”

11. We gonna call it. It‟s not
dating or courtship. We‟ll call
it “dourting;”

12. Naomi prayed she‟d beget
a husband in Ruth 1:9.
She was thinking it would
be a Moabite. They‟re
gonna go after big bad
brother Boaz, is what
they‟re gonna do. And her
counsel is very risky.

13. RUTH 3:1
“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?‟”

14. Verse 2
Is not Boaz, with whose servant girls
you have been, a kinsman of ours?
Tonight he will be winnowing barley on
the threshing floor.(NIV)

15. Verse 3
Wash and perfume yourself, and put on
your best clothes. Then go down to the
threshing floor, but don't let him know
you are there until he has finished
eating and drinking.(NIV)

16. Verse 4
When he lies down, note the place
where he is lying. Then go and uncover
his feet and lie down. He will tell you
what to do."(NIV)

17. Verse 5
"I will do whatever you say," Ruth
answered.(NIV)

18. Verse 6
So she went down to the threshing floor
and did everything her mother-in-law
told her to do.(NIV)

19. Verse 7
When Boaz had finished eating and
drinking and was in good spirits, he
went over to lie down at the far end of
the grain pile. Ruth approached
quietly, uncovered his feet and lay
down.(NIV)

20. Verse 8
In the middle of the night something
startled the man, and he turned and
discovered a woman lying at his
feet.(NIV)

21. Verse 9
"Who are you?" he asked. "I am your
servant Ruth," she said. "Spread the
corner of your garment over me, since
you are a kinsman-redeemer."(NIV)

22. Ruth 2:12
May the LORD repay you for what you
have done. May you be richly rewarded
by the LORD, the God of Israel, under
whose wings you have come to take
refuge."(NIV)

23. It‟s a sin to have
sex outside of
marriage.

24. That holy outlet is the man
loves Jesus, the woman
loves Jesus, they love
each other, they get
married, and then they
have all of their pleasure
and enjoyment. They read
Song of Solomon and they
make it sing again. That‟s
our position.

25. Her desires are good, and
her outlet for them is holy
and sanctified. She wants
to be his wife. She‟s not
asking to have anything
inappropriate before the
wedding, but she is giving
him incentive to hustle up.

26. Verse 10
"The LORD bless you, my
daughter," he replied. "This
kindness is greater than that which
you showed earlier: You have not
run after the younger
men, whether rich or poor.(NIV)

27. He‟s talking about the Lord. “You
have made this last kindness greater
than the first in that you have not
gone after young men, rich or poor.”
He may not have pursued her, not
„cause he wasn‟t interested, but
because she was a widow, maybe
just coming out of her season of
mourning. She‟s an employee; he
doesn‟t want to pressure her. He‟s a
little older, she‟s a little younger.

28. He‟s very humble.

29. He‟s not the best looking dude. But
here‟s what he has: a job, literacy.
He‟s a Christian. He loves God. He‟s
faithful. He‟s good to people and
he‟s gonna be a faithful provider for
his family. He‟s gonna be a good
husband, a good father, a good
grandfather. But he looks at her and
says, “You could have had any one
of those really good looking guys.
I‟m not one of those good looking
guys.”

30. Ladies, sometimes a man
doesn‟t pursue you not
because he‟s not
interested, but because he
doesn‟t think that you would
be interested in him.

31. Verse 11
And now, my daughter, don't be
afraid. I will do for you all you ask.
All my fellow townsmen know that
you are a woman of noble
character.(NIV)

32. “I will do for you all that you
ask, for all my fellow
townsmen know that you are
a worthy woman, and it is
true that I am a redeemer.”

33. In calling her a worthy
woman he is echoing what
was said of him in chapter 2,
verse 1, that he was a worthy
man, worthy of respect and
praise and emulation. He‟s a
good man, and now she is a
woman of exceedingly good
character.

34. So what looks like a mismatch –
rich, poor, Moabite, Hebrew,
employer, employee – is in fact,
in God‟s eyes, an equal match
because they both love him with
all their heart, and they love
each other. And they have
outstanding character. And that‟s
why they‟re a good fit. It looks
good, doesn‟t it? Yes. She‟s
declared her heart! Now they
can get married!

35. No. Every good love story
has a drama. Every good
love story has an obstacle to
the love being satisfied and
fulfilled. Right?

36. If you wanna be with a
woman, there‟s always
gonna be something
difficult for you to
overcome to prove your
love to her and to
demonstrate it to her
family.

37. Verse 12
Although it is true that I am near of
kin, there is a kinsman-redeemer
nearer than I.(NIV)

38. He has absolutely no legal obligation
to Ruth whatsoever. He owes her
nothing. The legalists, the moralists,
they‟ll say, “He is here fulfilling his
obligations according to the law.”
No, he‟s not. He‟s not marrying her
to obey the law because the law
speaks nothing of this situation,
gives no commands to Boaz. So
why does he marry her? He loves
her. It‟s about love.

39. BOAZ IS LIKE JESUS, and RUTH IS
LIKE THE CHURCH, and Jesus loves
us, not because he‟s obligated to, but
because he‟s gracious and he‟s kind,
and he‟s affectionate, and he‟s
dependable. And it‟s all of grace, not of
law, not of legality, not of obligation.

40. Verse 13
Stay here for the night, and in the
morning if he wants to redeem,
good; let him redeem. But if he is
not willing, as surely as the LORD
lives I will do it. Lie here until
morning."(NIV)

41. “Remain tonight, and in the
morning, if he will redeem
you, good. Let him do it. But if he
is not willing to redeem you, then
as the Lord lives, I will redeem
you. Lay down „til the morning.”

42. “We‟re not gonna break the law.
We‟re not gonna sleep together.
God doesn‟t bless sin. I want to
marry you. I want to be with you.
So, you sleep here,” – and this
is not inappropriate. It‟s miles
into town where Naomi is and
their home. It‟s the dark of night.

43. This is not physical. It‟s not
inappropriate. And then you can
go home when it‟s safe, and I
will get that guy out of the way
and we‟ll figure out how we can
make this happen.”

44. But Boaz is here obeying the law and
also the scriptures, so that he can remain
in a place that God blesses, knowing that
God only blesses those who obey him.
God doesn‟t bless sin. If he sleeps with
her or breaks the law, God‟s not gonna
bless that. He trusts the providential hand
of God to work in spite of these very
difficult circumstances, „cause he really
does love her, and he really does want to
marry her, and she came to him and
said, “I really love you. Do you want to
marry me?” and he said, “Yes, I
desperately want to marry you. And I will
figure it out.”

45. Now let me say this, ladies. Don‟t be too easy to get.

46. He will figure it out. And in so doing, he will prove that he is
trustworthy, dependable. He is industrious. He is clever in the
right way, and that he desperately wants to be with you. I always
tell the guys there are two kinds of women. A woman you can live
with, and a woman you can‟t live without. Every man wants to
marry the woman he can‟t live without. By God‟s grace I married
the woman I can‟t live without. I am just drawn to her in a way
that I, I can‟t help myself. Every woman wants that. Every woman
deserves that.