The book of Judges provides the setting for the book of Ruth. Israel is a society in decline after the death of Joshua. The gods of materialism and sensuality have overtaken them much like today in our culture. [powerpress]
Ruth opens with a man making decisions about the welfare of his family. Elimelech and his wife Naomi decide to take their 2 sons to Moab. Why? We are not sure. [powerpress]
Naomi is high and dry without her men who have all died. She is “high and dry” in hostile territory. [powerpress]
Naomi shows her true character by doing the right thing. [powerpress]
Ruth commits! To: Naomi—“Where you go, I will go; your people will be my people, your God will be my God.”
Naomi has to go back home to her hometown, broke and without a shampoo. How does she handle this? [powerpress]
Boaz, “a man of standing, prominent in his town, does the right thing and does right by the poor in his community. Just as a prominent man in his community growing up reached out to him. The story of Andrew Carnegie kicks it off. [powerpress]
The Exceptional Executive is the man or woman who invests in people—creating an atmosphere of good will where corporate growth and vitality is the norm. [powerpress]
Civility is treating other people with courtesy, politeness and consideration. It produces productive citizens and executives and workers. [powerpress]
Two widows hanging together with diligent hard work and moral integrity. The post Diligence and Integrity appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
Naomi plays the role of a “yenta” and structures a deal for Ruth. The post Structuring the Deal appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
This is a beautiful story of the wisdom of our Judeo-Christian heritage when it comes to dating and marriage. The post Do An Audit Trail appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
Giving comes from the heart of God. Generous giving is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The post Can’t Measure It appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
Boaz wants to be Ruth’s Kinsman Redeemer and has to negotiate for her. But, he negotiates properly, above reproach and effectively. Learn from him! The post The Negotiator appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
Boaz, in his dealings with his rival and with his community, is an example of fraud-less behavior. The key is full disclosure. The post Fraudless appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
What will be your posterity? What will your sons/family write about you? What do you want to be remembered for? The post Prosperity and Posterity appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
This is another story of God showing up when it looks like everything may be lost. God responds to faithfulness. The post One Hundred Times appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
We, each one of us, are called to serve, not only our generation, but our posterity. The post Caught Up appeared first on Leadership Ministries.
The prophet, Samuel, the writer of the book of Ruth, concludes the book of Ruth with an impartment genealogy. What will the genealogical record say about you and your life? The post The Genealogy Detectives appeared first on Leadership Ministries.