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AUTHOR	TITLE	LINK
Barnes, Albert	Commentary	Click
Bell, Brian	Sermons	Click
Boone, Edward	Commentary - Book in Pdf	Click
Campbell, Iain	Sermon Series	Click
Carr, Alan	Expositional Sermons	Click
Cathers, Rich	Sermon Notes	Click
Clarke, Adam	Commentary (Click caveat)	Click
Constable, Thomas	Commentary Notes	Click
Daniels, Ron	Sermon Notes	Click
Discovery Publishing	Booklet - Ruth & Hannah: Learning To Walk By Faith	Click
Dodd, Warren	Commentary Notes	Click
Fortner, Don	Sermon Series	Click
Frazier, Max	Romance of Redemption - Devotional Commentary	Click
Guzik, Dave	Commentary Notes	Click
Henry, Matthew	Commentary	Click
Hughes, Selwyn	Devotional Commentary	Click
Jamieson, Fausset, Brown	Commentary, Critical and Explanatory	Click
Maclaren, Alexander	Exposition	Click
Meyer, F B	Devotionals from Our Daily Homily, Our Daily Bread	Click
Middletown Bible	Simple fill in blank study	Click
Miscellaneous	Multiple resources indexed by Scripture	Click
Morgan, G Campbell	Comments	Click
Our Daily Bread	Devotional Illustrations offsite	Click
Our Daily Bread	Devotional Illustrations	Click
Piper, John	Sermon Series	Click
Precept Ministries	Ruth Kinsman Redeemer - Download lesson 1	Click
Spurgeon, C. H.	Sermons	Click
Spurgeon, C. H.	Morning & Evening	Click
Temple, Joe	Sermon Series	Click
Today in the Word	Devotional Illustrations Moody Bible Institute	Click
Zeisler, Steve	Sermon Series	Click

Ruth Commentary
Verse by Verse
Commentary notes onsite

Ruth 1:1
Ruth 1:2
Ruth 1:3
Ruth 1:4
Ruth 1:5
Ruth 1:6
Ruth 1:7
Ruth 1:8
Ruth 1:9
Ruth 1:10
Ruth 1:11
Ruth 1:12
Ruth 1:13
Ruth 1:14
Ruth 1:15
Ruth 1:16
Ruth 1:17
Ruth 1:18
Ruth 1:19
Ruth 1:20
Ruth 1:21
Ruth 1:22

Ruth 2:1
Ruth 2:2
Ruth 2:3
Ruth 2:4
Ruth 2:5
Ruth 2:6
Ruth 2:7
Ruth 2:8
Ruth 2:9
Ruth 2:10
Ruth 2:11
Ruth 2:12
Ruth 2:13
Ruth 2:14
Ruth 2:15
Ruth 2:16
Ruth 2:17
Ruth 2:18
Ruth 2:19
Ruth 2:20
Ruth 2:21
Ruth 2:22
Ruth 2:23

Ruth 3:1
Ruth 3:2
Ruth 3:3
Ruth 3:4
Ruth 3:5
Ruth 3:6
Ruth 3:7
Ruth 3:8
Ruth 3:9
Ruth 3:10
Ruth 3:11
Ruth 3:12
Ruth 3:13
Ruth 3:14
Ruth 3:15
Ruth 3:16
Ruth 3:17
Ruth 3:18

Ruth 4:1
Ruth 4:2
Ruth 4:3
Ruth 4:4
Ruth 4:5
Ruth 4:6
Ruth 4:7
Ruth 4:8
Ruth 4:9
Ruth 4:10
Ruth 4:11
Ruth 4:12
Ruth 4:13
Ruth 4:14
Ruth 4:15
Ruth 4:16
Ruth 4:17
Ruth 4:18
Ruth 4:19
Ruth 4:20
Ruth 4:21
Ruth 4:22

I. A Famine - Ruth 1

A. A Disturbed Family - Ruth 1:1-5

B. A Decided Future - Ruth 1:6-14

C. A Declared Faith Ruth 1:15-22

II. A Field - Ruth 2

A. Expecting Grace Ruth 2:1-3

B. Experiencing grace Ruth 2:4-17

C. Expressing grace Ruth 2:18-23

III. A Floor - Ruth 3

A. Preparation Ruth 3:1-5

B. Presentation Ruth 3:6-13

C. Proclamation Ruth 3:14-18

IV. A Family - Ruth 4
A. Arrangements (redeemed) Ruth 4:1-8

B. Announcements (respected) Ruth 4:9-17

C. Accomplishments (related) Ruth 4:18-22

Albert Barnes
Commentary

Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3
Ruth 4

Brian Bell
Sermons

Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3
Ruth 4

Edward Boone
Commentary in Pdf

Ruth 1:1-5 The Distress and the Removal

Ruth 1:6-18 The Decision to Return

Ruth 1:19-21 The Damage and the Reception
Ruth 2:1-14 The Damsel and the Relationship
Ruth 2:15-23 The Demand and the Revelation
Ruth 3:1-18 The Devotion and the Reward
Ruth 4:1-22 David and the Redeemer
Ruth on the Road to Redemption
Boaz the Buyer and the Bridegroom

Alan Carr
Sermons

Ruth 1:1-22 An Example Of A Steadfast Life
Ruth 1:1-7 Three Tombstones In A Washpot
Ruth 1:6-18 Three Widows In A Washpot
Ruth 1:19-22 Coming Home The Hard Way
Ruth 2:1-3 Searching For Grace
Ruth 2:4-17 In The Field Of Grace
Ruth 2:17-21 Good News From The Field Of Grace
Ruth 2:21-23 Abiding In The Field Of Grace
Ruth 3:1-2 Looking For A Little Rest
Ruth 3:3 Getting Ready To Meet The Master
Ruth 3:1-11 Finding Your Place At His Feet
Ruth 3:9-4:12 Redeemed, Redeemed By Love Divine
Ruth 4:1-17 Redeemed! How I Love To Proclaim It!
Ruth 4:13-17 Ruth: From Brokenness To Blessedness
Ruth 4:13-22 Somebody Pinch Me Please

Rich Cathers
Sermon Notes

Ruth 1-2
Ruth 1:1-18
Ruth 3-4
Ruth 4:1-10

Adam Clarke
Commentary
(Click caveat)

Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3
Ruth 4

Ron Daniel
Sermon Notes

Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3-4:10
Ruth 4:11-22

Warren Dodd
Commentary Notes

Ruth 1:1-5
Ruth 1:6-10
Ruth 1:11-14
Ruth 1:15-22
Ruth 2:1-7
Ruth 2:8-14
Ruth 2:15-23
Ruth 3:1-6
Ruth 3:7-11
Ruth 3:12-18
Ruth 4:1-8
Ruth 4:9-22

Max Frazier
The Romance of Redemption
Devotional Commentary

Ruth 1

Ruth 1:1: No Bread in Bethlehem

Ruth 1:2-7: Elimelech's Mistake

Ruth 1:8-9: God at Work in Godless Moab

Ruth 1:8-13 A Mother Prays for Her Daughters-in-law

Ruth 1:14-18: Two Pictures of Love

Ruth 1:19-22: A Changed Name

Ruth 2

Ruth 2:1-3: A Willing Heart

Ruth 2:4: The Importance of a Greeting

Ruth 2:5-13: Motivated by Kindness

Ruth 2:4-13: More Acts of Kindness

Ruth 3

Ruth 3:1: An Unselfish Act

Ruth 3:2-4: New Clothes for a New You

Ruth 3:6-15: A Very Unusual Wedding Proposal

Ruth 4

Ruth 4:1-22: What is a Redeemer? (a 5-part study)

Dave Guzik
Commentary

Ruth 1
Ruth 2

Ruth 3

Ruth 4

Matthew Henry
Commentary

Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3
Ruth 4

Jamieson, Fausset, Brown
Commentary

Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3
Ruth 4

Woodrow Kroll
Lessons on Living:
From the book of Ruth

Ruth 1:1 Desperate Times
Ruth 1:2-4 Transient or Tenant?
Ruth 1:3, 5 Never Alone
Ruth 1:6 Heading Home
Ruth 1:8 Thy Lovingkindness
Ruth 1:11 So Right, Yet So Wrong
Ruth 1:14 Super-glued
Ruth 1:15 Follow Me
Ruth 1:16-17 Important Choices
Ruth 1:20-21 Angry at God
Ruth 1:22 Just in Time
Ruth 2:1 Real Riches
Ruth 2:2 Finding Favor
Ruth 2:5-6 Not by Chance
Ruth 2:7 No Free Lunches
Ruth 2:8 Bite by Bite
Ruth 2:9 Divine Protection
Ruth 2:10-11 A Good Report
Ruth 2:12 Under His Wings
Ruth 2:14 More Than Enough
Ruth 2:22-23 Abide with Me
Ruth 3:4 Waiting for Instructions
Ruth 3:8 In the Dark
Ruth 3:11 A Virtuous Woman
Ruth 3:17 Do Not Go Empty-Handed
Ruth 3:18 Sit Still
Ruth 4:5-6 Nearsighted
Ruth 4:9 Twice Owned
Ruth 4:12-13 The Path to Fruitfulness
Ruth 4:14 Better Than Seven Sons

Miscellaneous Resources Conservative, Evangelical Indexed by Scripture
Ruth 1-4 - Kinsman Redeemer - Download lesson 1	Precept Course
Kinsman Redeemer, Part 1 Kinsman Redeemer, Part 2	Kay Arthur
I Will Sing of My Redeemer - YouTube Video (Caution - Graphic)	Fernando Ortega
My Redeemer Lives - YouTube Video - Highly Recommended!!!	Nicole C Smith
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Handel) - YouTube Video	Sylvia McNair
God Moves In A Mysterious Way	William Cowper
There Is A Redeemer - YouTube Video	Keith Green
The Kinsman-Redeemer	Alexander Maclaren
Christ, Our Kinsman-Redeemer	S Lewis Johnson
Ruth Commentary from Keil and Delitzsch - scroll down to almost the bottom of page	Keil and Delitzsch
On Levirate Marriage in Deuteronomy 25:5-10 from Keil and Delitzsch	Keil and Delitzsch
Ruth - Ruth's Romance of Redemption