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 Have you ever done anything really important?

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 Something with lasting impact?

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!

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 I should really ask, what has God done through you?

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 Oftentimes God uses us, uses our lives, uses our circumstances to accomplish his goals.

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 And we have no idea of the significance.

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 Many years ago, my wife and I were moving from one city to another.

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 And before we left, we asked members of our church for recommendations for a new church in the new city.

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 That first Sunday in that church was sort of a strange one.

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 The minister was gone.

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 The music director was gone.

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 No one spoke to us.

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 And we left rather discouraged.

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 But the church had been so highly recommended, we thought we would give it another chance.

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 Well, this church has a time in their worship service

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 where they asked everyone to stand up and greet someone around them.

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 And we were going to make sure that whoever was around us did not suffer the same neglect that we had felt the week before.

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 There was a couple sitting next to us.

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 We said, hi, glad you're here.

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 Welcome.

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 And as we talked to them, we found out that that was their first Sunday there.

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 Well, time passed.

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 We moved on to another assignment in the Air Force.

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 And years later, we returned to that church.

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 And that couple had remained.

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 And by that point, they had significant positions in the church.

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 They were leaders in ministry.

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 And one Sunday, they were speaking about how they came to that church.

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 And they pointed to us and said, they welcomed us.

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 A simple word of welcome.

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 We had no idea of the impact that that would have.

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 Sometimes God uses miracles.

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 Often, though, God, who knows the end from the beginning, simply uses the faithfulness of his people.

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 And that could be as simple as a kind word of encouragement to someone else.

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 And often, we don't see the final outcome.

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 Today, we finish the book of Ruth.

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 Now, seven weeks ago, we met Naomi and Elimelech and their sons, Kilion and Malon.

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 Remember, they had fled to Israel, fled to Bethlehem, the house of bread, to live in the land of Moab.

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 The land of a long-despised enemy.

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 Elimelech, whose name means my God is king, trusted his own judgment rather than God's promises.

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 After all, he lived in the time of the judges.

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 There was no king in Israel.

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 And each man did what was right in his own eyes.

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 Elimelech died in Moab.

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 And Kilion and Malon died, leaving behind two Moabite widows.

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 But then Naomi heard that God had visited his people and that there was food back in Israel.

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 And she returns to Bethlehem.

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 On the way, she blesses her daughters-in-law and sends them home.

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 Back to Moab.

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 Saying, the Lord grant that you might find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.

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 But Ruth refuses to leave Naomi.

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 And says, where you go, I will go.

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 And where you lodge, I will lodge.

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 Your people will be my people.

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 Your God, my God.

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 Where you die, I will die.

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 And there I will be buried.

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 Ruth embraces the God of Israel and his covenant people.

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 Well, once back in Bethlehem.

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 In the midst of the harvest.

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 In the house of bread.

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 Naomi and Ruth are hungry.

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 And Ruth goes out into the field to glean.

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 And providentially comes under the wing of Boaz.

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 Under the wing of the God of Israel.

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 And then later.

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 Ruth goes to Boaz by night.

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 And asks for his intervention.

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 As a near kinsman redeemer.

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 One who would restore their land.

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 And care for them.

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 And Boaz promised to settle the matter.

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 For remember.

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 Ruth needed a redeemer.

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 And last week we saw Boaz do exactly that.

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 He approached the nearest kinsman redeemer.

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 But this kinsman refused to redeem Ruth.

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 He refused to raise up a son.

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 In the name of the dead.

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 To remember that name.

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 So that the name would not be blotted out in Israel.

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 For redemption has a cost.

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 And that cost was too much.

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 For that nearest kinsman.

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 The kinsman whose name.

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 Is no longer remembered.

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 But Boaz.

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 Commits to redeem the land.

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 And to marry Ruth.

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 This kinsman redeemer.

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 Who saves.

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 Not because of obligation.

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 But because of love.

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 Risking the rejection of his own people.

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 A man worthy.

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 Of a worthy woman.

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 And Boaz redeems Ruth.

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 In front of the elders of Bethlehem.

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 In this week.

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 We will see the results.

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 In three blessings.

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 We'll see the blessing.

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 Of Boaz and Ruth.

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 We'll see Naomi's blessing.

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 And we'll see the blessing to Israel.

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 First.

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 The blessing of Ruth.

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 Of Ruth and Boaz.

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 The people.

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 Those at the gates.

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 Those who had gathered.

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 To watch this encounter.

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 And the elders.

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 Acting as witnesses.

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 Bless Boaz in this marriage.

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 May the Lord.

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 Make this woman.

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 Who is coming into your house.

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 Like Rachel and Leah.

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 Who together.

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 Built up the house of Israel.

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 In other words.

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 May Ruth.

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 Be like Rachel and Leah.

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 May she give you.

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 A dozen sons.

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 And may each of them.

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 Be the head of a tribe.

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 The foundations.

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 Of a nation.

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 And then they say.

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 May you act worthily.

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 In Ephrata.

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 And be renowned.

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 In Bethlehem.

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 Now Boaz.

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 Has already shown himself.

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 To be a worthy man.

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 He's already acted.

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 Honorably.

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 With respect to Ruth.

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 And Naomi.

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 With respect to Elimelech.

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 And Malon.

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 And beyond that.

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 Boaz.

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 Is to this day.

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 Remembered.

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 In Israel.

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 The fulfillment.

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 Of that blessing.

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 And may your house.

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 Be like the house.

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 Of Perez.

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 Whom Tamar.

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 Bore to Judah.

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 Because of the offspring.

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 That the Lord.

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 Will give you.

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 By this woman.

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 Like the house.

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 Of Perez.

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 The line.

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 Of the firstborn.

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 Of Judah.

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 The royal line.

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 The line.

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 That will.

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 That will forever.

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 Retain the scepter.

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 In Israel.

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 May the blessings.

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 To Perez.

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 The ancestor.

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 Of Boaz.

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 Be extended.

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 To you.

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 And to your descendants.

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 To the yet to be established.

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 Royal family.

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 Now.

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 Was this a typical.

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 Wedding blessing.

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 Or was it merely.

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 Was it merely.

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 A wedding blessing.

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 Or was it prophetic.

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 Well.

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 We'll see.

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 So Boaz.

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 Marries Ruth.

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 And soon.

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 The Lord.

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 Has given Ruth.

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 A son.

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 The Lord.

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 Has given Ruth.

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 A son.

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 A reminder.

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 That children.

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 Are a gift.

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 From God.

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 And recall.

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 That God.

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 Had not given her.

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 A child.

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 Through all the years.

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 That she was married.

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 To Malon.

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 But now.

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 Through Boaz.

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 Ruth has a son.

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 And Naomi.

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 Has a grandson.

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 Grandchildren.

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 Are wonderful.

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 Aren't they?

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 It's just.

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 Such a joy.

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 To see them laughing.

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 And playing.

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 And growing.

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 And Naomi.

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 Gets to hold her grandson.

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 Hold him.

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 On her lap.

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 And here then.

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 We see.

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 Naomi's blessing.

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 That the women.

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 Said to Naomi.

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 Blessed be the Lord.

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 Who has not.

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 Left you this day.

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 Without a redeemer.

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 And may his name.

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 Be renowned.

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 In Israel.

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 He shall be.

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 To you.

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 A restorer.

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 Of life.

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 A nourisher.

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 In your old age.

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 For your daughter-in-law.

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 Who loves you.

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 Is more to you.

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 Than seven sons.

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 Has given birth to him.

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 I call this.

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 Naomi's blessing.

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 You know.

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 In many ways.

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 It's really.

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 A song of rejoicing.

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 Among the women.

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 Of the village.

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 And as we see.

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 In verses 14.

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 And 15.

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 There are many.

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 He's.

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 And hymns.

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 And sometimes.

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 It's kind of.

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 Hard to follow.

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 The beginning.

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 Of verse 14.

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 Is clearly.

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 Referring to the Lord.

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 Blessed be the Lord.

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 Who has not.

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 Left you this day.

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 Without a redeemer.

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 A reminder.

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 That it is.

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 The Lord.

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 Who provides.

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 The Lord.

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 Who provided.

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 For Naomi.

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 And while.

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 Certainly.

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 Boaz.

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 Played a role.

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 In that.

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 As the.

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 Redeemer.

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 We see.

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 The Lord's hand.

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 In redeeming.

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 Ruth.

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 And Naomi.

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 Remember.

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 David.

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 Calls God.

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 My rock.

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 And my redeemer.

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 In Psalm 19.

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 It was the Lord.

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 Who provided.

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 The redeemer.

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 It was the Lord.

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 Who is the redeemer.

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 And may his name.

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 Be renowned.

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 In Israel.

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 Here.

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 It's not the redeemer's name.

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 But the Lord's name.

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 May the name.

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 Of the Lord.

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 Be renowned.

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 May it be declared.

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 May his name.

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 Be honored.

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 In Israel.

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 Remember the name.

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 Elimelech.

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 Which means.

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 My God.

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 Is king.

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 The Lord.

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 A mighty king.

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 The Lord.

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 A sovereign king.

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 With the power.

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 To make crops grow.

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 And to move the hearts.

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 And minds.

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 Of his people.

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 A loving king.

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 Who provides.

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 For his people.

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 Who remembers.

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 His people.

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 May his name.

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 Be renowned.

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 But in verse 15.

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 We start to see a blurring.

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 Of the he's.

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 Between God.

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 The redeemer.

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 The son.

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 I believe here though.

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 The subject.

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 He changes.

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 He shall be to you.

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 A restorer of life.

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 And a nourisher.

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 In your old age.

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 Certainly.

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 It is the Lord.

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 Who does.

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 Give.

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 And restore life.

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 He gives nourishment.

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 To us.

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 In our old age.

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 But the full sentence.

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 Doesn't quite.

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 Support.

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 The interpretation.

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 Of God.

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 Being the he.

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 In that sentence.

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 For if we read.

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 The whole verse.

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 We see it says.

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 He shall be to you.

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 A redeemer of life.

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 And a nourisher.

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 Of your old age.

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 For your daughter-in-law.

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 Who loves you.

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 Who is more to you.

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 Than seven sons.

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 Has given birth.

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 To him.

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 Here the blessing.

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 And the focus.

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 Has shifted.

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 From the sovereign.

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 God.

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 King.

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 To this baby.

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 This grandchild.

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 Obed.

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 Naomi.

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 Who called herself.

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 Mara.

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 Fitterness.

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 In chapter two.

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 Has now been fully restored.

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 She went away full.

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 With two sons.

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 And a husband.

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 But returned to empty.

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 A widow.

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 With no sons.

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 And now once again.

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 She is full.

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 A grandson.

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 Security.

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 In her old age.

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 A gift of God.

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 And a promise of blessing.

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 And Ruth.

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 The daughter-in-law.

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 Is finally honored.

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 Among the villagers.

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 As a worthy woman.

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 Worth more than seven sons.

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 According to the women.

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 Of the village.

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 Ruth receives.

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 That prayed for blessing.

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 Rest.

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 In the house of her husband.

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 And a son.

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 To continue.

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 God's blessing.

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 Through the generations.

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 And here.

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 Specifically.

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 God's blessing.

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 Is extended.

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 Not just to Boaz.

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 And Ruth.

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 And to Naomi.

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 And to this son.

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 That next generation.

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 But look at the genealogy.

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 Boaz.

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 Fathered Obed.

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 Obed.

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 Fathered Jesse.

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 Jesse.

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 Fathered David.

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 David.

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 The shepherd boy.

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 Who wrote Psalm 23.

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 The Lord is my shepherd.

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 David.

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 David.

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 The boy warrior.

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 Who defeated Goliath.

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 With just his sling.

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 And his God.

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 David.

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 The great king of Israel.

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 David.

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 To whom God promised a son.

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 A son.

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 Who would sit on the throne of Israel.

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 Forever.

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 And just as the books of Judges.

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 Ends with.

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 There was no king in Israel.

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 And the book of Ruth.

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 Ends with the genealogy of David.

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 If we read to the next book.

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 First Samuel.

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 We see the people.

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 Demanding.

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 A human king.

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 Rejecting God as their king.

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 And God gives them Saul.

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 And the results.

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 Are disastrous.

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 But that then leads to David.

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 Becoming the king.

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 A man described.

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 As the man after God's own heart.

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 But this is not the last time.

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 That we see this genealogy.

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 For Matthew 1.

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 Shows us the genealogy of Jesus.

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 The son of David.

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 The son of Abraham.

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 His ancestry is traced through David.

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 Through Jesse.

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 Through Obed.

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 Through Ruth.

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 And Boaz.

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 And while the book of Ruth.

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 In the book of Ruth.

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 The genealogy names only the fathers.

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 Matthew adds the names of four mothers.

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 Tamar.

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 The Canaanite.

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 We talked about a few weeks ago.

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 An outsider.

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 Who was brought into this covenant line.

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 Through Judah.

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 Even when Judah was unrighteous.

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 Rahab.

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 The mother of Boaz.

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 A prostitute.

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 In Jericho.

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 At the time.

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 When God was taking.

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 The Israelites.

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 Into the promised land.

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 An outsider.

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 Both racially.

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 And socially.

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 Who protected.

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 The Israelite spies.

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 And was honored.

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 And protected.

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 For her faith.

00:14:07.779 --> 00:14:08.259
 Ruth.

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 The outsider.

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 We've been reading about.

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 For seven weeks.

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 Who forsook.

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 Her Moabite heritage.

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 And became part of that royal line.

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 Not just the royal line of David.

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 But the royal line.

00:14:19.100 --> 00:14:19.860
 Of the great redeemer.

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 And lastly.

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 One identified.

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 Merely as the wife of Uriah.

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 The Hittite.

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 We know her better as Bathsheba.

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 The mother of Solomon.

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 The wife of David.

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 Another foreigner.

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 Another outsider.

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 Brought into the royal line.

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 I believe that these four women.

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 Are specifically named.

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 To show God bringing in.

00:14:40.439 --> 00:14:41.019
 The outsider.

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 Into his covenant family.

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 Into the royal family.

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 Of the redeemer.

00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:47.059
 The family line of Jesus.

00:14:47.220 --> 00:14:48.299
 Who is our near kidsman.

00:14:49.819 --> 00:14:51.019
 Beginning that process.

00:14:51.019 --> 00:14:51.759
 Of reconciliation.

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 Assembling a people.

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 Chosen.

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 From every nation.

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 Tongue.

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 And tribe.

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 Jesus.

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 The son of David.

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 The true son.

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 The son promised by God.

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 In the garden of Eden.

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 The seed of the woman.

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 Who would crush Satan.

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 And redeem his people.

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 From the slavery of sin.

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 God chose Abraham.

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 Isaac.

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 And Jacob.

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 As the forefathers.

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 Of his chosen people.

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 And Judah.

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 And David.

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 As part of that family line.

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 The prophet spoke of this son.

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 Who would come.

00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:22.939
 Isaiah tells us.

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 That the son.

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 Would be called.

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 Wonderful counselor.

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 Mighty God.

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 Everlasting father.

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 Prince of peace.

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 All terms.

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 For God himself.

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 But he would be.

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 A redeeming king.

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 A king who would take.

00:15:36.500 --> 00:15:37.100
 Upon himself.

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 The sins of his people.

00:15:39.960 --> 00:15:40.860
 Isaiah also says.

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 That all we like sheep.

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 Have gone astray.

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 And turned everyone.

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 To his own way.

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 And the Lord.

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 Has laid on him.

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 The iniquity of us all.

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 This redeemer.

00:15:50.500 --> 00:15:51.160
 Who would endure.

00:15:51.300 --> 00:15:52.060
 God's wrath.

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 For our sin.

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 Isaiah continues.

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 And says.

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 Out of the anguish.

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 Of his soul.

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 He shall see.

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 And be satisfied.

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 By his knowledge.

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 Shall the righteous one.

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 My servant.

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 Make many.

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 Be accounted righteous.

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 For he shall bear.

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 Their iniquities.

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 Second Corinthians.

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 521.

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 Speaking of Jesus.

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 Reflects that.

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 Says.

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 For our sake.

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 He made him.

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 To be sin.

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 Who knew no sin.

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 So that in him.

00:16:20.180 --> 00:16:20.779
 We might become.

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 The righteousness of God.

00:16:23.300 --> 00:16:24.879
 Jesus took upon himself.

00:16:25.680 --> 00:16:26.320
 That wrath.

00:16:27.379 --> 00:16:28.740
 As we saw last week.

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 Redemption has a cost.

00:16:31.540 --> 00:16:32.460
 It cost Boaz.

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 A lifetime commitment.

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 In marriage.

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 It would cost Jesus.

00:16:36.920 --> 00:16:37.460
 His life.

00:16:38.540 --> 00:16:39.220
 But this son.

00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:39.840
 This redeemer.

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 Would be a glorious king.

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 A universal king.

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 A heavenly king.

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 An eternal king.

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 The prophet Daniel.

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 Describes his vision.

00:16:48.700 --> 00:16:49.020
 Of him.

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 In the book of Daniel.

00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:50.580
 Chapter 7.

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 A vision of a son of man.

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 Presented before the ancient of days.

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 Before God himself.

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 And to him.

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 Was given dominion.

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 And glory.

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 And a kingdom.

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 That all peoples.

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 Nations.

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 And languages.

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 Would serve him.

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 His dominion.

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 Is an everlasting dominion.

00:17:06.779 --> 00:17:08.220
 Which shall not pass away.

00:17:08.360 --> 00:17:09.000
 And his kingdom.

00:17:09.799 --> 00:17:11.140
 One that shall not be destroyed.

00:17:12.559 --> 00:17:13.640
 And then we see this.

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 Echoed in.

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 The New Testament.

00:17:15.359 --> 00:17:16.099
 In Philippians 2.

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 That though he was God.

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 Jesus took upon himself.

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 The form of a servant.

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 A man.

00:17:22.019 --> 00:17:22.779
 He humbled himself.

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 To the point of death.

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 Death on the cross.

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 Therefore God.

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 Has highly exalted him.

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 And bestowed on him.

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 The name that is above every name.

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 So that.

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 That at the name of Jesus.

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 Every knee should bow.

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 In heaven.

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 On earth.

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 And under the earth.

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 And every tongue confess.

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 That Jesus Christ is Lord.

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 To the glory of God the Father.

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 But the Bible is also clear.

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 That salvation.

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 Is not universal.

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 There is a requirement.

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 And that is.

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 As Paul told the Philippian jailer.

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 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

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 And you will be saved.

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 John 1.12 tells us.

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 That.

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 To all who did receive him.

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 Who believed in his name.

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 He gave the right.

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 To become children of God.

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 God.

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 A glorious legacy.

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 Which neither Naomi.

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 Nor Ruth.

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 Ever saw fulfilled.

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 Over the past seven weeks.

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 We've explored the book of Ruth.

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 A story of contrasts.

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 And ironies.

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 A story of loss.

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 A story of despair.

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 A story of integrity.

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 And of love.

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 A story of redemption.

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 A story of an outsider.

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 A member of a cursed nation.

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 Who brought nothing with her.

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 Loved by an insider.

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 And added to God's marvelous.

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 Eternal story of redemption.

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 We saw God provide rest.

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 Security.

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 Peace.

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 A son.

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 In the house of her husband.

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 We saw God use ordinary.

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 Normal people.

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 To advance his glorious eternal plan.

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 In extraordinary ways.

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 We saw Ruth.

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 And Boaz.

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 Become.

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 The great grandparents.

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 Of the king of Israel.

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 And to become the ancestor.

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 Of the great redeemer.

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 Jesus Christ.

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 We see that God.

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 Sovereignly knows.

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 The beginning from the end.

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 And we see.

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 That we can trust him.

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 Even when we don't understand.

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 His plan.

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 And while we can often.

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 Make things more difficult.

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 For ourselves.

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 Nothing surprises God.

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 And nothing interferes.

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 With his plan.

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 He accomplishes.

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 What he sets out.

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 To accomplish.

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 And we see.

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 That just like Ruth.

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 We all need a redeemer.

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 A spiritual redeemer.

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 And God has provided one.

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 Jesus Christ.

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 Through this redeemer.

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 We are made children.

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 Of the living God.

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 Gaining an eternal inheritance.

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 By grace.

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 Through faith.

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 Remember.

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 A perfect God.

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 Cannot.

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 Ignore sin.

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 And by pouring out.

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 His wrath on sin.

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 God demonstrates.

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 His perfect justice.

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 But by taking our sins.

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 On himself.

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 By taking that wrath.

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 On himself.

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 By dying on the cross.

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 God demonstrates.

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 His love.

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 And his grace.

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 Redeeming his bride.

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 The church.

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 So that we.

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 The outsiders.

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 The rebels.

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 Might become insiders.

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 Through faith.

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 In the redeeming work.

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 Of Jesus Christ.

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 And just as Ruth.

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 Found rest.

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 In the house of Boaz.

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 We too.

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 Can find rest.

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 Peace.

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 Eternal security.

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 And love.

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 In the house of our Lord.

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 For Jesus said.

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 Come unto me.

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 All ye who labor.

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 And are heavy laden.

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 And I will give you rest.

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 Let us pray.

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