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RUTH: GOD PROVIDES
A KINSMAN-REDEEMER
Ruth 1 Ruth 2 Ruth 3 Ruth 4
Ruth's Decision:
Return with Naomi		 Ruth's Devotion:
Provide for Naomi		 Ruth's Request:
Redemption by Boaz		 Ruth's Reward:
Relative of Messiah
Ruth
and Naomi		 Ruth
and Boaz
Death of
Naomi's Family		 Ruth Cares
for Naomi		 Boaz Cares
for Ruth		 God Blesses
with New Birth
Location:
Plains
of Moab		 Location:
Fields
of Bethlehem		 Location:
Threshing floor
of Bethlehem		 Location:
Little town
of Bethlehem
Time Lapsed:
About 30 Years

Key Verses: Ruth 1:16, Ruth 3:11
 Key Words: Redeem (Ruth 3:13, 4:4, 4:6, 4:14), Rest (Ru 1:9, 3:18, 4:15, Ru 3:1 = root of "security" is rest) Relative, Close relative (Hebrew = Ga'al/Goel ~ Kinsman Redeemer) (Ruth 2:20, 3:9, 12, 4:1, 4:3, 4:6, 4:8)
Introduction/Overview: Ruth by John MacArthur, Ruth by James Van Dine

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

Ruth Commentary
Verse by Verse
 Commentary notes onsite
See also: Goel - Our Kinsman Redeemer - In Shadow (Type) & Substance

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

Albert Barnes
Commentary

Ruth 1 Commentary
 Ruth 2 Commentary
 Ruth 3 Commentary
 Ruth 4 Commentary

Art in the Bible
 on Ruth
 Excellent visual aids for teaching, preaching

Ruth 1 Art (Additional pictures) (Ruth and Naomi)
 Ruth 2 Art (Additional pictures) (Ruth and Boaz)
 Ruth 3 Art (Additional pictures) (Ruth and Kinsman Redeemer)
 Ruth 4 Art (Additional pictures)

Richard Bernard
 Commentary on Ruth

Ruth 1
 Ruth 2
 Ruth 3
 Ruth 4

Brian Bell
 Sermons on Ruth

Ruth 1 Commentary
 Ruth 2 Commentary
 Ruth 3 Commentary
 Ruth 4 Commentary

Bible.org Resources
Resources that Reference Ruth
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Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3
Ruth 4

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 Joseph Exell, Editor

Ruth 1 - 37 pages
 Ruth 2 - 23 pages
Ruth 3 -  4 pages
Ruth 4  - 5 pages

Edward Boone
Commentary  on Ruth

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 on Ruth

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 on Ruth

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

Adam Clarke
Commentary on Ruth
(Click caveat)

Ruth 1 Commentary
 Ruth 2 Commentary
 Ruth 3 Commentary
 Ruth 4 Commentary

Century Bible
Commentary on Ruth
Brief comments

Ruth Introduction
Ruth 1 Commentary
 Ruth 2 Commentary
 Ruth 3 Commentary
 Ruth 4 Commentary

Thomas Constable
Commentary on Ruth

Ruth Commentary

Ron Daniel
Sermon Notes on Ruth

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

Warren Dodd
 Commentary Notes on Ruth

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

Don Fortner
 Complete Book on Ruth

Discovering Christ In Ruth - 132 page book in Pdf
Ruth - Thru the Bible Series

Ruth 1:1 Seven Lessons From the Book of Ruth
 Ruth 1:1-5 A Very Costly Move

Ruth 1:6 Good News Heard In Moab
Ruth 1:6-18 Three Women

Ruth 1:14 Ruth's Choice
Ruth 1:16-18 The Resolute Consecration of True Faith
Ruth 1:19-22 Change And Decay In All Around I See

Ruth 1:22 The Beginning of Barley Harvest

Ruth 2:4-9 The Congregation of The Lord

Ruth 2:15-16 Handfuls of Purpose

Ruth 2:1-12 Seek And Ye Shall Find

Ruth 2:12 Ruth's Reward

Ruth 2:14 Mealtime With Boaz

Ruth 2:15-16 Handfuls of Purpose

Ruth 2:20 One That Has Right to Redeem

Ruth 3:1-18 Ruth Comes to Boaz
Ruth 3:9 Christ Our Kinsman Redeemer

Ruth 3:9 Christ Our Kinsman Redeemer

Ruth 3:9 Christ Our Kinsman Redeemer

Ruth 3:12-13 Three Nearer Kinsmen But Only One Redeemer

Ruth 4:1-22 Boaz Redeems Ruth
Ruth 4:4-8 To Raise Up The Name Of The Dead

Max Frazier
 The Romance of Redemption
Devotional Commentary on Ruth

Click here for the commentary
corresponding to the devotionals listed below

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 2:1-3: 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 3:1: An Unselfish Act
Ruth 3:2-4: New Clothes for a New You
Ruth 3:6-15: A Very Unusual Wedding Proposal

Ruth 4:1-22: What is a Redeemer

John Gill
 Commentary on Ruth
Ruth 1 Commentary
Ruth 2 Commentary
Ruth 3 Commentary
Ruth 4 Commentary
Ruth 4:19
Ruth 4:20
Ruth 4:21
Ruth 4:22

Dave Guzik
 Commentary on Ruth

Ruth 1 Commentary
Ruth 2 Commentary

Ruth 3 Commentary

Ruth 4 Commentary

Susie Hawkins
 Study on Ruth

Ruth 1: Laying the Foundation
Ruth 2: God's Providential Care
Ruth 3: The Rescue Operation

Ruth 4: The Happy Ending

The House That Ruth Built

Matthew Henry
Commentary on Ruth

Ruth 1 Commentary
 Ruth 2 Commentary
 Ruth 3 Commentary
 Ruth 4 Commentary

Selwyn Hughes
 Devotional Commentary

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 2:3

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 3:8

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 4:12

Ruth 4:13

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 4:2

Alfred Hunt
Ruth the Moabitess
A Short Commentary, Critical and Expository,
on the Book of Ruth
1884

Preface
Contents
Introduction
Leading Lessons
Ruth 1:1-5
Ruth 1:1-5 Hints for Lessons
Ruth 1:6-22 The Return
Ruth 1:6-22 Hints for lessons
Ruth 2:1-17 The Harvest Field
Ruth 2:1-17 Hints for lessons
Ruth 2:18-23 At Home
Ruth 2:18-23 Hints for lessons
Ruth 3:1-18 The Threshing Floor

 Ruth 3:1-18 Hints for Lessons
Ruth 4:1-8 In the Gate
Ruth 4:1-8 Hints for Lessons
Ruth 4:9-12 The Betrothal
Ruth 4:13-17 The Marriage
Ruth 4:18-22 The Pedigree
Law of the Levirate
The Goel or Redeemer
Genealogy of Ruth 4:18-22
Notes on Characters
Outline Lessons - The Wanderer
Outline Lessons - The Two Travelers
Outline Lessons - The Redeemer

Jamieson, Fausset, Brown
Commentary on Ruth

Ruth 1 Commentary
 Ruth 2 Commentary
 Ruth 3 Commentary
 Ruth 4 Commentary

Keil and Delitzsch
Commentary on Ruth

Ruth 1 Commentary - Ruth Goes with Naomi to Bethlehem
 Ruth 2 Commentary - Ruth Gleans in the Field of Boaz
 Ruth 3 Commentary - Ruth Seeks for Marriage with Boaz
 Ruth 4 Commentary - Boaz Marries Ruth

John Kitto
 Studies on Ruth
The Pictorial Bible on the Old Testament

Ruth Introduction
Ruth 1 Pictorial Bible
Ruth 2 Pictorial Bible
Ruth 3 Pictorial Bible

Ruth 4 Pictorial Bible

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

J Vernon McGee
Thru the Bible Commentary
Ruth Commentary on Mp3
 Complete Book of Ruth on Zip file
 Ruth Notes (Purpose, Key verse, Outlines, etc) - 17Page Pdf
 Following Are Individual Mp3's

Ruth Introduction
Ruth 1:1 Commentary
Ruth 1:2-7 Commentary
Ruth 1:8-13 Commentary
Ruth 1:14 Commentary
Ruth 1:15-17 Commentary
Ruth 1:18-22 Commentary
Ruth 2:1-2 Commentary
Ruth 2:3 Commentary
Ruth 2:4-5 Commentary
Ruth 2:6-9 Commentary
Ruth 2:10 Commentary
Ruth 2:11-14 Commentary

 Ruth 2:15-19 Commentary
Ruth 2:20 Commentary
Ruth 2:21-23 Commentary
Ruth 3:1 Commentary
Ruth 3:2 Commentary
Ruth 3:3 Commentary
Ruth 3:4-9 Commentary
Ruth 3:10 Commentary
Ruth 3:11-18 Commentary
Ruth 4:1 Commentary
Ruth 4:2-5 Commentary
Ruth 4:6-7 Commentary
Ruth 4:8-22 Commentary

F B Meyer
Ruth
Devotionals
Ruth 1:20 Call me not Naomi, all me Mara.
Ruth 2:12 - Under whose wings thou art come to trust
Ruth 3:18 The man will not be in rest until he have finished the thing
 Ruth 3:18 The Secret of a Quiet Heart
Ruth 4:10 Ruth have I purchased to be my wife.

Miscellaneous Resources
on the Book of Ruth
 Conservative, Evangelical
Indexed by Scripture

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Below is a sampling of articles one can retrieve from searching the Theological Journals...
 An Adjusted Symmetrical Structuring Of Ruth - A Boyd Luter
Literary Structure in the Book of Ruth - Reg Grant
Naomi in the Book of Ruth in Light of the Mosaic Covenant - Charles Baylis
Theological Reflections On Naomi’s Shrewdness - R L Hubbard
 Recognition, Rewards, and Renewal in the Book of Ruth - Funmi Para-Mallam
 Ruth upon the Threshing Floor and the Sin of Gibeah: A Biblical-Theological Study - Warren Austin Gage
 Living A New Life: Old Testament Teaching About Conversion - William D. Barrick
 The Purpose Of The Book Of Ruth - Louis B. Wolfenson
 The Book of Ruth: Narration and Shared Themes - Eugene H. Merrill
Ruth “Quoque” —A Coquette? (Ruth 4:5) - Murray D. Gow
The Genealogy Of Christ - George M. Clelland
Ruth Kinsman Redeemer -  lesson 1 of the inductive Bible Study (recommended)

Kinsman Redeemer, Part 1 (from lectures on the Revelation)
 Kinsman Redeemer, Part 2 (from lectures on the Revelation)
 See Multiple Ruth Resources

MS Word Documents - Lectures on Ruth
 Lecture 1 - Darkness, Followed by Light
 Lecture 2 - Belonging to a Kinsman-Redeemer
 Lecture 3 - A Blood Avenger

 Kay Arthur
Precept Ministries International
Naomi and Ruth
Ruth and Boaz		 Herman Baar

GOD MOVES IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY
 Hauntingly beautiful Pictures w/ lyrics & guitar vocal-watch it in full screen
 Lyrics w/ pictures & piano
 Beautiful vocal by Lori Sealy-A MUST listen! Close your eyes. Ponder, even pray Cowper's profound lyrics!

 William Cowper
(bio by John Piper)
Ruth Study - Week-five-Ruth-walking-loyal-love
(From Step by Step: Learning to Walk with God (A MOMS Study))		 Susan Curry
Naomi-A Widow Indeed - brief summary by chapter R Dawes
Goel - Definition Dictionary
Ruth, Theology of - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Dictionary
Ruth & Hannah: Learning To Walk By Faith - booklet Discovery House
Ruth Gracious Caring Founders
There Is A Redeemer - YouTube Video Keith Green
Christ in the Book of Ruth A M Hodgkin

Goel - The Go’el in Ancient Israel: Theological Reflections on an Israelite Institution

 Robert Hubbard
Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee
 The Gleaner		 Hymns
Ruth Overview Kecirohomeschool
The Levirate and Goel Institutions in the OT - 347 page book! Donald Leggett
The Book of Ruth
 An Argument of the Book of Ruth
 A Selected Bibliography on the Book of Ruth		 David Malick

Ruth - Same Introductory notes as in his Study Bible

 John MacArthur
Notes on Ruth Middletown Bible
The Message of Ruth - 6 page summary (or here)
Ruth in the Analyzed Bible - 10 pages
The Choice of Faith
The Venture of Faith
The Reward of Faith		 G Campbell Morgan
Ruth: The Book of Recovery by a Kinsman Redeemer - Go to page 212 William Newell
Goel, Ga'al - Discussion of Redemption On Site
Gleanings from Ruth Plymouth Brethren
Leviticus 25:25 Ruth 1-4 Our Kinsman Redeemer
 Ruth Our Kinsman Redeemer - Introduction		 Wil Pounds

Goel - Our Kinsman Redeemer - In Shadow (Type) & Substance

Blood Avenger - Avenges Man's "Murder", Reclaims Title Deed of Earth
Providence - Study of the Doctrine of Divine Providence

 Preceptaustin
Ruth & Hannah: Learning To Walk By Faith
 How Can I Live With My Loss?
When Disappointment Deceives
 When Hope Is Lost: Dealing With Depression		 RBC Booklets
Ruth 9 Page Summary with nice outline Ken Ristau

My Redeemer Lives - WATCH THIS GOD GLORIFYING VIDEO - YOU WILL WILL WANT TO WORSHIP OUR GREAT REDEEMER WHO IS ALIVE! If you can keep a dry eye at the 3 minute mark I will be amazed - and you'll love the end of the story! Hallelujah!

 Nicole C Smith
Studies in the Book of Ruth - Background
Studies in the Book of Ruth - Ruth 1
Studies in the Book of Ruth - Ruth 2 (Boaz)
Studies in the Book of Ruth - Ruth 2-3
Studies in the Book of Ruth - Ruth 3
Studies in the Book of Ruth - Ruth 4		 I Steele
The Gospel from the book of Ruth. W. T. P. Wolston

SERMONS ON
THE BOOK OF RUTH
Ruth
Ruth - Musings on Scripture		 J. G. Bellet
Ruth’s Redeemer
 Ruth- A Loyal Love Story		 Brian Bill
The Fear Nots of the Old and New Testament Andrew Bonar
Biblical Characters, 12 - The Mother in Law - Naomi Clovis G. Chappell
Ruth: A Light in Dark Days Bob L. Deffinbaugh
Ruth An Unusual Love Story Bob Fromm
Two Widows and Their God Bruce Goettsche
Ruth Sermons - most are audio only - Alistair Begg, Mark Dever, Tim Keller, et al - Over 50 sermons Gospel Coalition
Ruth 1-2
 Ruth 3-4		 Joe Guglielmo

Holman Christian Standard Bible Study Bible - nice tool

 Holman
Christ, Our Kinsman-Redeemer - sermon S Lewis Johnson
Pictorial Bible - Ruth
Ruth 1
Ruth 2
Ruth 3
Ruth 4 - Numerous pictures of different types of ancient sandals		 James Kitto
Ruth The Kinsman Redeemer John MacArthur
The Kinsman-Redeemer  - a sermon Alexander Maclaren
Ruth - The Kinsman-Redeemer Henry Mahan
Ruth 1 - Illustrations
Ruth 2 - Illustrations
Ruth 3 - Illustrations
Ruth 4 - Illustrations 		Sermoncentral
Ruth Sermons - 195 sorted by "Rating" Sermoncentral
Ruth: The Romance of Redemption Ray Stedman
Discipline in the School of God: Chapter 14 - Ruth J B Stoney
Two to Get Ready: The Story of Boaz & Ruth Richard L. Strauss
Ruth Analysis  Introduction and Overview James Van Dine

COMMENTARIES ON
THE BOOK OF RUTH
Ruth - God in the Lives of Ordinary People - 59 page Pdf Brett W Avants
Ruth Notes 62 page Pdf Evan Baltz
Ruth Bible Commentary by verse - combines comments from Barnes, Clarke, Keil Biblos
Ruth - Ruth's Romance of Redemption
Ruth on the Road to Redemption
 Boaz the Buyer and the Bridegroom		 Edward Boone

The Book of Ruth-66 pages (1874)- some well done comments

His commentary is very original, fresh, suggestive, abounding in historical examples and parables . . . The grammatical notes on The Book of Ruth . . . will be found very valuable, and this part of the work . . . will be regarded as a rich treasure. (The Evangelical Repository and United Presbyterian Review)

 Paulus Cassel
Ruth: Ruth Obeys God and Finds Love (Easy English Commentary)
There is A Redeemer		 Gordon Churchyard

The Book of Ruth - A Popular Exposition-184 pages
This is a most admirable little treatise, full of thought and the results of research, communicated in the most pleasant and attractive guise. Mr. Cox's gifts in the way of exposition are very marked. Few men have a greater power of giving a complete and distinctive view, unembarrassed by minor references. In his treatment of the Book of Ruth no point of interest is missed . . . There is not a dull sentence in it. (British Quarterly Review)

 Samuel Cox

The Beautiful Gleaner: A Hebrew Pastoral Story. Being Familiar Expositions of the Book of Ruth - 137 pages (1872)
Mr. Braden rightly judgest that the true Gospel to men—the Lord—is that which ennobles the holiness of all relationships and of common things. He has made the Book Ruth the occasion of discoursings on the relations of family life, and the beauty of holiness of family affections, more especially of marriage. This he has done with much ingenuity, with neatness and felicity of illustration, and often with great intellectual beauty; while a gentle spirit of beautiful piety suffuses the whole. It is a very charming little book, and should be a household volume. (British Quarterly Review)

 William Braden
Ruth Commentary
Ecclesiastes Introduction
Ecclesiastes Commentary - 10 pages		 John Dummelow

Ruth the Moabitess: A Short Commentary, Critical and Expository, on the Book of Ruth 89 pages (1884) - Brief non-technical comments with a devotional flavor and with potentially helpful sections called "Hints for Lessons"  (See Example)

 Alfred Leedes Hunt
Table of Contents to entire book John Angell James
Ruth Commentary from Keil and Delitzsch - scroll down to almost bottom
Or click Commentary on Ruth - Keil & Delitzsch for Pdf
Third source of Commentary on Ruth - Keil & Delitzsch		 Keil and Delitzsch
On Levirate Marriage in Deuteronomy 25:5-10 from Keil and Delitzsch Keil and Delitzsch

Discourses on the Book of Ruth and Other Important Subjects-389 pages (1871)
The discourses are good reading.—Charles Spurgeon

 John MacGowan

Ruth The Gleaner - 74 pages (1897)
A poetic interpretation of the Book of Ruth. In five short chapters, he offers readers a simple approach to this book of the Bible, while emphasizing the book’s essential theme: love. McKean illustrates the importance of not just loving, but being loveable and winning others to Christ through it.

 May Field McKean
Ruth Thru the Bible on Mp3 - complete Book
 Ruth divided into 26 Mp3 files		 J Vernon McGee

Ruth - 163 pages (1869)
This volume is a compilation of seven lectures delivered to Rev. Aubrey Price’s congregation. It analyzes the lessons and events of the book of Ruth and shows how they apply to modern-day life and experiences. Each lecture focuses on a key character in Ruth and what they represent.

 Aubrey C Price
Ruth a Synoptical Study Charles J. Rolls
Ruth Henri Rossier
The Book of Ruth - Commentary Hamilton Smith
Ruth - The Romance of Redemption - some nice tables John Stevenson

Home Life in Ancient Palestine- Studies in the Book of Ruth - 213 pages (1877)
 Thomson's aim is to “remove its obscurities, unravel its difficulties, to state some of the many lessons of religion, morality, and prudence that are scattered over it like its own rich harvest gleanings, and to show the manifold application of these to our own circumstances and times.”

 Andrew Thomson
Expository Discourses on the Book of Ruth - 107 Pages (1848) - sermon collection T N Toller

Ruth - Introduction, Critically-Revised Text, Critical Notes, Translation, and Explanatory Notes - 40 pages (1911)

 Louis B Wolfenson

Ruth 1

Ruth 1:1
 Ruth 1:2
 Ruth 1:3
 Ruth 1:4
 Ruth 1:5

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 1 Devotionals and Illustrations
Ruth 2 Devotionals and Illustrations
Ruth 3 Devotionals and Illustrations
Ruth 4 Devotionals and Illustrations		 Various Sources

Ruth 1: Some Graces Grow Best in Winter
 Ruth 1-2: When Life Taste Bitter

 Derek W H Thomas

Ruth 1: Sweet and Bitter Providence

 John Piper

Ruth 1 Devotional - "Ruth and Naomi"

 J R Miller
Ruth 1 Exposition C H Spurgeon

Ruth 1: Mother in Law

 Sermon Outline
Ruth 1 from Ruth the Gleaner William Taylor
Ruth 1 Return to Bethlehem
Ruth: A Story of Redemption -- A Study of the Book of Ruth		 Bob Deffinbaugh
Ruth 1 Thomas Fuller (1865)
Ruth 1   Always For Us Our Daily Bread
Ruth:  A Story Of Redemption And Prophecy Jim Bomkamp
Ruth 1: Introduction
 Ruth 1: Doctrine of Chastening
 Ruth 1: Ruth Returning		 Joe Temple

Ruth 1:1-2
 Ruth 1:3-5

 Selwyn Hughes

Ruth 1:1-5 The Distress and the Removal

Ruth 1:6-18 The Decision to Return

 Edward Boone
Ruth 1:1-22 An Example Of A Steadfast Life
 Ruth 1:1-7 Three Tombstones In A Washpot 		Alan Carr
Ruth 1:1-5 Making The Wrong Decisions Leland Johnson

Ruth 1-4 The Romance of Ruth

Ruth 1-4 The Story of Ruth
 Ruth 1-4 The Spiritual Meaning of Ruth

Ruth 1-4 Romans of Ruth

Ruth 1 - The Guiding Grace of God
Ruth 1 - Facing Homeward

W A Criswell
Ruth 1:1-5 Very Costly Move Don Fortner

Ruth 1 Not a Chance! Coincidences or Divine Appointment?

 Robert Morgan

Ruth 1:1-5

 Warren Dodd

Ruth 1:1-5

Ruth 1:6-18

 Don Robinson

Ruth 1:1-4: A Light Shining in a Dark Place

 Steve Zeisler
Ruth 1 Albert Barnes

Ruth 1:1-22: A Tale of Two Widows

 Steve Zeisler

Ruth 1:1-2:23 The Greatness of Gratitude

 Steve Zeisler

Ruth 1:6-13

 Selwyn Hughes

Ruth 1:6
Ruth 1:7
Ruth 1:8
 Ruth 1:9
 Ruth 1:10
 Ruth 1:11
 Ruth 1:12
 Ruth 1:13

 Verse by Verse

Ruth 1:6-10

 Warren Dodd
Ruth 1:6-18 Three Widows In A Washpot Alan Carr
Ruth 1:6 Good News Heard In Moab - Ruth #4
 Ruth 1:6-18 Three Women		 Don Fortner

Ruth 1:14
 Ruth 1:15
 Ruth 1:16
 Ruth 1:17
 Ruth 1:18

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 1:14 Ruth’s Choice Don Fortner
Ruth 1:14 The Kiss of the Backslider Horatius Bonar

Ruth 1:14-18

 Selwyn Hughes
Ruth 1:16 - Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God G Campbell Morgan
Ruth 1:16-22 A Gentle Heroine, A Gentile Convert Alexander Maclaren
Ruth 1:16,17 A Woman's Choice (17 pages) from "Great Texts of the Bible" James Hastings
Ruth 1:16 Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. G C Morgan
Ruth 1:16: Deciding for God
 Ruth 1:16: Sermon Notes		 C H Spurgeon
Ruth 1:16-17 The Power of Affection James Smith, 1856
Ruth 1:16   Committed to Serve
 Ruth 1:16-17 Poisoned Well		 Our Daily Bread
Ruth 1:1-16 Kept by the Power of God
 The Clouds Ye So Much Dread		 Bryn MacPhail
Ruth 1:16- Ruth's Resolutions Jonathan Edwards
Ruth 1:16-18 The Resolute Consecration Of True Faith Don Fortner
Ruth 1:16-17 Ruth: A Divine Love Story David Holwick

Ruth 1:11-14
 Ruth 1:15-22

 Warren Dodd

Ruth 1:19-22

 Don Robinson

Ruth 1:19

Ruth 1:20

Ruth 1:21

Ruth 1:22

 Selwyn Hughes

Ruth 1:20 If God Gave us No Thorn (1873)

 John MacDuff

Ruth 1:19-21 The Damage and the Reception

 Edward Boone
Ruth 1:19-22 Coming Home The Hard Way Alan Carr

Ruth 1:19-22

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 1:19-22 Change And Decay All Around Me I See Don Fortner
Ruth 1:20 Comments Samuel Ridout
Ruth 1:20 Call me not Naomi, all me Mara. F B Meyer
Ruth 1:22 The Beginning Of Barley Harvest Don Fortner

Ruth 2

Ruth 2:1
 Ruth 2:2
 Ruth 2:3
 Ruth 2:4
 Ruth 2:5
 Ruth 2:6
 Ruth 2:7

 Verse by Verse
Goel - Our Kinsman Redeemer - In Shadow (Type) & Substance - Table On Site

Ruth 2: Under the Wings of God

 John Piper
Ruth 2 Thomas Fuller (1865)

Ruth 1-2: When Life Taste Bitter
 Ruth 2: Models of Love

 Derek W H Thomas
Ruth 2 Can eHarmony Beat This? Bob Deffinbaugh

Ruth 2 Principles for Gleaners  

 Sermon
Ruth 2 Israel And The Church Foreordained By God Jim Bomkamp
Ruth 2: Ruth Reaping Joe Temple

Ruth 2:1-7

 Warren Dodd

Ruth 2:1-14 The Damsel and the Relationship

 Edward Boone

Ruth 2:1-16: One Fine Day
 Ruth 2:1-3:13: Lover's Language

 Steve Zeisler
Ruth 2:1-12 Seek And Ye Shall Find Don Fortner

Ruth 2:1-23

 Don Robinson
Ruth 2 Albert Barnes
Ruth 2:1-3 Searching For Grace Alan Carr

Ruth 2:1

Ruth 2:2-3

Ruth 2:3

 Selwyn Hughes
Ruth 2:3 - The Insignificant T. De Witt Talmage
Ruth 2:3 - Her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz. G Campbell Morgan
Ruth 2:4 Water of Life and Other Sermons, 10 - RUTH Charles Kingsley
Ruth 2:4 A Greeting in Harvest (11 pages) from "Great Texts of the Bible" James Hastings
Ruth 2:4-9 The Congregation Of The Lord Don Fortner
Ruth 2:4-17 In The Field Of Grace Alan Carr

Ruth 2:4

Ruth 2:5-12

 Selwyn Hughes

Ruth 2:8
Ruth 2:9
Ruth 2:10
Ruth 2:11
Ruth 2:12
Ruth 2:13
Ruth 2:14

 Verse by Verse

Ruth 2:8-14

 Warren Dodd
Ruth 2:10   Do We Truly Care
 Ruth 2:12   Two Sides of Work		 Our Daily Bread
Ruth 2:11-12 A Full Reward J Hudson Taylor
Ruth 2:11-12 Ruth's Piety and Reward Charles Simeon
Ruth 2:12
Ruth 2:12 		Chuck Smith
Ruth 2:12: Reward or Cheer for Converts C H Spurgeon
Ruth 2:12 - Under God's wings J R Miller
Ruth 2:12 - Under whose wings thou art come to trust F B Meyer
Ruth 2:12 Ruth’s Reward
 Ruth 2:14 Mealtime With Boaz		 Don Fortner

Ruth 2:13-17

 Selwyn Hughes
Ruth 2:14: Mealtime in the Cornfields C H Spurgeon

Ruth 2:15-23 The Demand and the Revelation

 Edward Boone

Ruth 2:18
 Ruth 2:19
 Ruth 2:20
 Ruth 2:21
 Ruth 2:22

Ruth 2:23

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 2:15 Spiritual Gleaning
 Ruth 2:15-16: A Sermon for Gleaners 		C H Spurgeon
Ruth 2:15-16 Handfuls Of Purpose Don Fortner

Ruth 2:15-23

 Warren Dodd
Ruth 2:17-21 Good News From The Field Of Grace
Ruth 2:21-23 Abiding In The Field Of Grace 		Alan Carr

Ruth 2:18-21

Ruth 2:22-23

 Selwyn Hughes
Ruth 2:20 One Who Has Right To Redeem Don Fortner

Ruth 3

Ruth 3:1
 Ruth 3:2
 Ruth 3:3
 Ruth 3:4
 Ruth 3:5
 Ruth 3:6
 Ruth 3:7

 Verse by Verse

Ruth 3: Strategic Righteousness

 John Piper
Ruth 3 Preparation For Marriage:  Imminent Return Of Christ Jim Bomkamp

Ruth 3: Single Moabite Woman (Widow) Seeks Attractive Young Man: Marriage Desired

 Derek W H Thomas
Ruth 3: Ruth Resting Joe Temple

Ruth 3:1-18 The Devotion and the Reward

 Edward Boone
Ruth 3:1 Comments Samuel Cox

Ruth 3:1-6

 Warren Dodd

Ruth 3:1-4:22: Your God Is Too Small

 Steve Zeisler
Ruth 3:1-18 Ruth Comes To Boaz Don Fortner
Ruth 3 Albert Barnes
Ruth 3 Cutting Corners: Naomi’s Under Cover Operation Bob Deffinbaugh

Ruth 3 - The Goel

 W A Criswell
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 		Alan Carr

Ruth 3:1-18

 Don Robinson

Ruth 3:1

Ruth 3:2-5

Ruth 3:8-9

 Selwyn Hughes

Ruth 3:7-11

 Warren Dodd

Ruth 3:8
 Ruth 3:9
 Ruth 3:10
 Ruth 3:11
 Ruth 3:12

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 3:9: Christ Our Kinsman Redeemer Don Fortner
Ruth 3:9 Goel - Kinsman Redeemer
Ruth 3:9 My Redeemer 		Chuck Smith
Ruth 3:9-4:12 Redeemed, Redeemed By Love Divine
Ruth 4:1-17 Redeemed! How I Love To Proclaim It!  		Alan Carr

Ruth 3:10-13

Ruth 3:14-17

Ruth 3:18

 Selwyn Hughes
Ruth 3:12-13 Three Nearer Kinsmen, But Only One Redeemer Don Fortner

Ruth 3:12-18

 Warren Dodd

Ruth 3:13
 Ruth 3:14
 Ruth 3:15
 Ruth 3:16
 Ruth 3:17
 Ruth 3:18

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 3:13 - Then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee G Campbell Morgan
Ruth 3:18 Waiting on God Chuck Smith
Ruth 3:18 The man will not be in rest until he have finished the thing
 Ruth 3:18 The Secret of a Quiet Heart		 F B Meyer

Ruth 4

Ruth 4:1
 Ruth 4:2
 Ruth 4:3
 Ruth 4:4
 Ruth 4:5

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 4 The Redemption and the Inheritance J. G. Bellet

Ruth 4: The Best Is Yet to Come

 John Piper
Ruth 4 Redeemed Bob Deffinbaugh
Ruth 4: Ruth Rewarded
 Ruth 4: Triumph in Tragedy		 Joe Temple

Ruth 4: The Perfect Marriage?

Derek W H Thomas
Ruth 4 Albert Barnes
Leviticus 25:25 Ruth 1-4 Our Kinsman Redeemer
 Ruth Our Kinsman Redeemer - Introduction		 Wil Pounds

Ruth 4 - To Raise Up The Name of The Dead

 W A Criswell
Ruth 4 Marriages Of Boaz And Ruth, Christ And The Church Jim Bomkamp

Ruth 4:1-8

 Warren Dodd
Ruth 3:9-4:12 Redeemed, Redeemed By Love Divine
Ruth 4:1-17 Redeemed! How I Love To Proclaim It!  		Alan Carr

Ruth 4:1-12: Conspicuous Christianity

 Steve Zeisler

Ruth 4:1-22 David and the Redeemer

 Edward Boone
Ruth 4:1-22 Boaz Redeems Ruth Don Fortner

Ruth 4:1-22

 Don Robinson

Ruth 4:1

Ruth 4:2-4

Ruth 4:5-6

Ruth 4:7-8

Ruth 4:9-10

 Selwyn Hughes
Ruth 4:4-8 To Raise Up The Name Of The Dead Don Fortner

Ruth 4:6
Ruth 4:7
Ruth 4:8
Ruth 4:9
Ruth 4:10

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 4:9-10 Boaz Claims Ruth- Redemption Our Daily Bread

Ruth 4:9-22

 Warren Dodd
Ruth 4:10 Ruth have I purchased to be my wife. F B Meyer

Ruth 4:11-12

Ruth 4:11-12 (pt 2)

Ruth 4:13

Ruth 4:13-17

 Selwyn Hughes

Ruth 4:11
 Ruth 4:12
 Ruth 4:13
 Ruth 4:14
 Ruth 4:15
 Ruth 4:16

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 4:13-17  Ruth: From Brokenness To Blessedness
Ruth 4:13-22 Somebody Pinch Me Please 		Alan Carr

Ruth 4:13-22: The Kinsman Redeemer

 Steve Zeisler

Ruth 4:18-22

 Selwyn Hughes

Ruth 4:17
 Ruth 4:18
 Ruth 4:19
 Ruth 4:20
 Ruth 4:21
 Ruth 4:22

 Verse by Verse
Ruth 4:17 - Obed; he is the father of Jesse, the father of David G Campbell Morgan

Net Bible Notes

on the Book of Ruth


 Comment: More Technical notes but you will often discover some very helpful insights. The links below open to the NET Bible which is synchronized with the NET Notes, Constable's Commentary and relevant articles (click the tab labeled "Articles") on the Bible.org website. Very helpful!

Ruth 1 Commentary
 Ruth 2 Commentary

Ruth 3 Commentary

Ruth 4 Commentary
Our Daily Bread
 Devotional Illustrations  on Ruth
 Radio Bible Class

Ruth 1 Always For Us

Ruth 1:14
Ruth 1:16-17 - Poisoned Well

Ruth 1:1-13 Always For Us

Ruth 1:16 Committed To Serve
Ruth 1:15-22 Managing The Mess
Ruth 1:16 Johnstown Flood
Ruth 1:16-17 Poisoned Well
Ruth 1:16 Choices

 

Ruth 2:1-12 A Mere Happening?
Ruth 2:1-12 Safety Zone

Ruth 2:1-13a Do We Truly Care?
Ruth 2:11-23 Unexpected Blessing
 Ruth 2:12   Two Sides of Work

Ruth 2:14-20 The Giving Kind
Ruth 2:20 The Giving Kind
Ruth 2:20 Surprised by God


 Ruth 4:9-10 Boaz Claims Ruth- Redemption
Ruth 4:13-22 Compete or Converge
 Ruth 4:14 Naomi
 Ruth 4:14a Life on Level One
Ruth 4:15 Unexpected Blessing
Joseph Parker
The People's Bible
Ruth

Ruth Introduction
Ruth 1 Annotated
Ruth 2 Annotated
 Ruth 3 Annotated
Ruth 4 Annotated
 Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth's Election

Ruth 1 - Selected Note on Famine in the Land
Ruth 1 The Character of Naomi
Ruth 2 Boaz A Type of Christ

John Piper
 Sermons on Ruth
(Or click here to download his Mp3's)

Ruth 1: Sweet and Bitter Providence
 Ruth 2: Under the Wings of God

Ruth 3: Strategic Righteousness

Ruth 4: The Best Is Yet to Come

Precepts Ministry International
 Ruth
 Ruth Kinsman Redeemer - 
Lesson 1 of the inductive Bible Study
(recommended)

MS Word Documents - Lectures on Ruth
 Lecture 1 - Darkness, Followed by Light - Kay Arthur
 Lecture 2 - Belonging to a Kinsman-Redeemer - Kay Arthur
 Lecture 3 - A Blood Avenger - Kay Arthur
Kinsman Redeemer, Part 1 (from lectures on the Revelation)
 Kinsman Redeemer, Part 2 (from lectures on the Revelation)

Material below is from the Louisiana Precept affiliate
 Key Word Bookmark
 Lesson Plan (7 week)

Lesson One - The Setting of Ruth,  Understanding "Redeemer", Promise of "Redemption"
Cross-References
1-A  Cousins in the Middle East
 1-A  RUTH  Overview
 1-B  Definitions of Hebrew Words
 1-B  Research the Meaning of a Word
 1-C  Family Tree of Ruth
 1-C  RUTH At-A-Glance

Lesson Two - Redemption-OT; Redemption-NT
 Cross-References
 2-A  OT Laws of Redemption
 2-A  Feasts of Israel
 2-A  SONG-Jubilee
 2-B   NT Redemption
 2-B  Crucifixion
 2-B  HYMN-Redeemed, My Redeemer

Lesson Three - Redemption- 2nd Coming; Blood Avenger (OT & NT)
 Cross-References
 3-A  Final Redemption
 3-A  Why Christians Should Study Prophecy
 3-A Those Who Dwell on the Earth
 3-B  Blood Avenger
 3-B  Cities of Refuge
 3-B  MAP-Highway of Holiness

Preacher's Homiletical Commentary
Ruth
 Walter Baxendale
 Excellent Resource
 1892
 Preface
Introduction
Index of Subjects
Table of Homiletical Themes by Chapter and Verse
List of Authors Consulted

Ruth 1:1 Critical and Exegetical Notes
Ruth 1:1 The Famine and Exile

Ruth 1:1 The Beginning of Sorrows
Ruth 1:1 The Departure from Home
Ruth 1:1 Family Changes

Ruth 1:2 Critical and Exegetical Notes
Ruth 1:2 Man Proposing, God Disposing

Ruth 1:2 The Sojourn in Moab

Ruth 1:3-5 Critical and Exegetical Notes
Ruth 1:3 The First Breach in the Family Circle
Ruth 1:3 And She Was Left with her two sons

Ruth 1:4 Marriage in Moab
Ruth 1:5 The Second Great Bereavement

Ruth 1:6-7 Critical and Exegetical Notes
Ruth 1:6 The Awakening in Moab
Ruth 1:7 The Homeward Pilgrimage
Ruth 1:8-10 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 1:8 The First Trial of Affection
Ruth 1:8-9 A Benediction and a Valediction

Ruth 1:9 And they lifted up their voices and wept
Ruth 1:10 The Promising Commencement

Ruth 1:11-13 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 1:11-13 The Second Trial of Affection
Ruth 1:8-9 A Benediction and a Valediction

Ruth 1:9 And they lifted up their voices and wept
Ruth 1:10 The Promising Commencement
Ruth 1:13 Resignation in Suffering

Ruth 1:14 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 1:14 The Crisis and the Contrast Once Again
Ruth 1:14 The Failure of a Merely Earthly Affection
Ruth 1:14 Orpah or the Mere Professor
Ruth 1:14 The Constancy of a Divinely Kindled Love

Ruth 1:15 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 1:15 The Third and Last Trial of Affection

Ruth 1:16-18 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 1:16-17 Sacred Moments and Solemn Vows
Ruth 1:16-17 The Choice of Youth

Ruth 1:19 Steadfast-Mindedness

Ruth 1:19-21 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 1:19 Companionship in Progress
Ruth 1:19 A City in Astonishment
Ruth 1:20 Spiritual Despondency and Depression
Ruth 1:21 Painful Remembrances

Ruth 1:22 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 1:22 The Wanderer Home Again
 

Ruth 2:1-3 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 2:1 The Claims of the Weak Upon the Strong

Ruth 2:2 Humble Toil...

Ruth 2:3 Seeming Chances, Real Providences
Ruth 2:3 The Gleaner

Ruth 2:4-7 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 2:4 The Right Relationship Between Masters and Servants

Ruth 2:5-7 Attention to the Stranger at the Gate
Ruth 2:5-7 Introduction to a Future Wife

Ruth 2:8-12 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 2:8-9 Care for the Stranger at the Gate

Ruth 2:10 The Lowly Attitude of a Grateful Heart
Ruth 2:11 The Second Gracious Approval
Ruth 2:12 The Recompense of Reward
Ruth 2:12 The Wings of the Almighty
Ruth 2:12 The Sheltering Wing
Ruth 2:12 The Habit of Holy Communion

Ruth 2:13-14 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 2:13 The Heart Realizing a Ministry of Love
Ruth 2:13 The Outward Proof of Divine Reward

Ruth 2:14 Provision for the Stranger at the Gate

Ruth 2:15-17 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 2:15-16 Liberal Giving, Like God's
Ruth 2:17 Labor Until the Evening

Ruth 2:18-23 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 2:18 The Bread-Winner and Her Precious Burden
Ruth 2:19 Home Confidences, Mutual Confessions, and Enquiries
Ruth 2:20 Kindness to the Living and the Dead
Ruth 2:20, 21 Kinship the Ground of Redemption
Ruth 2:22 Constancy at Home and Abroad

 

Ruth 3:1-6 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 3:1 One Seeking Rest for Another
Ruth 3:2-4 An Important Reminder
Ruth 3:5-6 Obedience in Innocence

Ruth 3:7-13 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 3:7-14 A Delicate Mission Defended
Ruth 3:9 A Cry for Shelter and a Claim for Help
Ruth 3:10, 11 Virtue Recognized and Blessed
Ruth 3:12-13 Care for the Claims of Others

Ruth 3:14-18 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 3:14 Caring for a Good Name
Ruth 3:18 Rest in Ourselves and Rest in Another

 

Ruth 4:1-10 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 4:1-5 Friends in Council
Ruth 4:6 A Shortsighted Policy and its Merited Oblivion
Ruth 4:9 The Kinsman Redeemer
Ruth 4:10 The Bridegroom Redeemer

Ruth 4:11-22 Critical and Exegetical Notes

Ruth 4:11-13 Prayers for Posterity and Prosperity
Ruth 4:11 Manliness, its Fit and Proper Sphere
Ruth 4:14-15 Congratulations and Good Wishes
Ruth 4:15-16 Youth and Age
Ruth 4:19-22 Links in the Chain Christward

Pulpit Commentary
 on Ruth
Edited by H D M Spence and Joseph Exell
 Introduction
Ruth Homiletic Index

Ruth 1:1-5 Exposition
Ruth 1:1-5 The Emigrants and their Trials
Ruth 1 On the Book of Ruth
Ruth 1:1 In the Days When the Judges Ruled
Ruth 1:1 There Was a Famine in the Land
Ruth 1:1-2 A Family of Bethlehem
Ruth 1:1-2 Famine and Impoverishment
Ruth 1:1-2 Emigration
Ruth 1:3 Widowhood
Ruth 1:4 Marriage
Ruth 1:4-5 A Foreign Land
Ruth 1:5 Double Desolation

Ruth 1:6-14 Exposition
Ruth 1:6-14 Longing for the Old Home
Ruth 1:6-7 Home Returning
Ruth 1:8 Benedictions
Ruth 1:8 As You Have Dealt With the Dead and Me
Ruth 1:8 Kindness

Ruth 1:15-22 Exposition
Ruth 1:15-22 Devoted Attachment

Ruth 1:16-18 Constancy
Ruth 1:16-17 Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee
Ruth 1:18 Moral Steadfastness
Ruth 1:19 So They Went Till They Came to Bethlehem
Ruth 1:19 Never Seemed There a Sadder Contrast
Ruth 1:19-21 Heart Wounds Reopened
Ruth 1:21 I Went Out Full
Ruth 1:22, 2:1-3 Naomi's History...

 

Ruth 2:1-9 Exposition
Ruth 2:1-9 The Harvest Field
Ruth 2:3, 1:22 The Gleaner
Ruth 2:3 Her Hap
Ruth 2:4 Salutations
Ruth 2:4 The Lord be with You
Ruth 2:5-14 Filial Piety and Fidelity Recognized and Recompensed
Ruth 2:7 I Pray Thee Let Me Glean

Ruth 2:10-17 Exposition
Ruth 2:10 I Am a Stranger
Ruth 2:10-17 The Harvest Field Again
Ruth 2:12-13 The Lord Recompense Thy Work...
Ruth 2:15-17 Liberality to the Poor

Ruth 2:18-23 Exposition
Ruth 2:18-23 Home From the Harvest Field

Ruth 2:20 Kindred and Kindness
Ruth 2:20 Who Hath Not Left His Kindness


Ruth 3:1-18 Exposition
Ruth 3:1-18 Naomi's Maternal Solicitude
Ruth 3:1-18 Naomi's Solicitude
Ruth 3:1 Marriage and a Woman's Rest
Ruth 3:1 Thoughtful Love
Ruth 3:2 The Work of Winnowing
Ruth 3:2 Diligence in Business
Ruth 3:5-6 Filial Obedience
Ruth 3:7 The Joy of Harvest
Ruth 3:10 Benediction
Ruth 3:11 A Virtuous Woman
Ruth 3:11 Above Rubies
Ruth 3:12 Woman's Influence
Ruth 3:12-13 Respect for Other's Rights
Ruth 3:15-17 Generosity
Ruth 3:18 Sit Still!


Ruth 4:1-22 Exposition
Ruth 4:1-2 A Primitive Council
Ruth 4:1-12 The Bridal of Boaz and Ruth
Ruth 4:3-8 The Goel
Ruth 4:4-6 Our Own Inheritance
Ruth 4:9-11 Honorable Conduct Honorably Witnessed
Ruth 4:10 The Name of the Dead
Ruth 4:11-12 Good Wishes
Ruth 4:13 The Birth of a Son
Ruth 4:13 The Birth Hour
Ruth 4:13-22 Little Obed
Ruth 4:14-17 The Benevolent Happiness of Old Age
Ruth 4:18-22 The Lineage of David

Ruth 4:1-22 Homilies

Dave Reid
Studies in Ruth
 Mainly Audio with some Written Notes

Ruth 1:1-5
 Ruth 1:6-18
 Ruth 1:19-22

Ruth 2:1-7
 Ruth 2:8-16
 Ruth 2:17-23

Ruth 3:1-9
 Ruth 3:10-18

Ruth 4:1-12
 Ruth 4:13-22

Grant Richison
Verse by Verse Commentary on Ruth

Ruth Introduction
Ruth 1:1
 Ruth 1:2-5
 Ruth 1:6-10
 Ruth 1:11-18
 Ruth 1:19-22
 

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

Don Robinson
Studies in Ruth

Ruth 1:1-5

Ruth 1:6-18

Ruth 1:19-22

Ruth 2:1-23

Ruth 3:1-18

Ruth 4:1-22

Speaker's Commentary
on Ruth

Introduction
 Ruth 1:1-5 Commentary

Ruth 1:6-14 Commentary

Ruth 1:15-21Commentary

Ruth 1:22 Commentary
 Ruth 2:1-6 Commentary
Ruth 2:7-12 Commentary

Ruth 2:13-17Commentary

Ruth 2:18-23 Commentary
 Ruth 3:1 Commentary

Ruth 3:2-10 Commentary
 Ruth 3:12-17 Commentary
 Ruth 4:1-4 Commentary

Ruth 4:5-7 Commentary

Ruth 4:8-11Commentary

Ruth 4:12-17 Commentary

Ruth 4:18-21 Commentary

Charles Simeon
Sermons on Ruth

NOTE: If you are not familiar with the great saint Charles Simeon see Dr John Piper's discussion of Simeon's life - you will want to read Simeon's sermons after meeting him! - click Brothers We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering (Mp3 even better)

Ruth 2:11-12 Ruth's Piety and Reward

C. H. Spurgeon
All His Sermons on Ruth

Ruth 1:16: Deciding for God
 Ruth 1:16: Sermon Notes
 Ruth 2:12: Reward or Cheer for Converts
 Ruth 2:14: Mealtime in the Cornfields
 Ruth 2:15 Spiritual Gleaning
 Ruth 2:15-16: A Sermon for Gleaners

C. H. Spurgeon
Devotionals on Ruth
Morning and Evening

Ruth 1:14: Cleaving with a Whole Heart
Ruth 2:2: Gleaning God's Field of Promises
Ruth 2:3: Not By Accident
Ruth 2:14: Satisfied
Ruth 2:17: Gleaning in God's Field

John Stevenson
Ruth - Sermons

Ruth - The Romance of Redemption
Ruth 1:1-18. The Exodus of Naomi: A Study in Leaving and Cleaving.
 Ruth 1:19-22. Bitterness and the Dawn of Restoration.
 Ruth 2:1-3. Poverty, Promise and Provision.
 Ruth 2:1-16. Received by the Redeemer.
 Ruth 2:17-23. This Man is Our Relative.
 Ruth 3:1-6. Shall I not Seek Security for You?
 Ruth 3:6-18. The Covering.
 Ruth 4:1-6. Other Redeemers: Dealing with Alternatives to the Lord.
 Ruth 4:12. Three Women who Built the House.
 Ruth 4:13. Two Become One Become Three.
 Ruth 4:17-22. The Big Picture.

Joe Temple
 Sermons on Ruth
Abilene Bible Church
Ruth 1: Introduction
 Ruth 1: Doctrine of Chastening
 Ruth 1: Ruth Returning
 Ruth 2 :Ruth Reaping
Ruth 3: Ruth Resting
 Ruth 4: Ruth Rewarded
 Ruth 4: Triumph in Tragedy


 Related Topics

The Kinsman Redeemer - Part I
 The Kinsman Redeemer - Part II
 The Kinsman Redeemer - Part III

The Ability to Redeem - Part I
 The Ability to Redeem - Part II
 Prophecy in Type

Elimelech in Moab - Israel in the World

Elimelech's Family Tribulation

God's Program for This Age

Geoff Thomas
 Sermons on Ruth
Alfred Place Baptist Church
Ruth 1:1-15  Blind unbelief is sure to err
Ruth 1:16-18 The great commitment of Ruth
 Ruth 1:19-2:3 New problems bring new grace
Ruth 2:14-20 The nature of a Christian businessman
Ruth 3:7 Boaz: A portrait of a Christian businessman
Ruth 3:1-5 May Boaz and Ruth marry?
Ruth 4:1-13 Boaz and Ruth are wed

T N Toler
Expository Discourses on
The Book of Ruth
1848

Preface by Walter Scott
 Ruth 1 Sermon 1

Ruth 2 Sermon 2
 Ruth 3 Sermon 3

Ruth 4 Sermon 4

R A Watson
 The Expositor's Bible
Ruth Commentary
Written by Robert A Watson, D. D.
(1900)
Ruth 1:1-13 Naomi's Burden
Ruth 1:14-19 The Parting of the Ways
 Ruth 1:19-2:23 In the Field of Boaz
 Ruth 3 The Hazardous Plan
 Ruth 4 The Marriage at the Gate

Today in the Word
Devotionals on Ruth
Moody Bible Institute

Ruth 1-2

Ruth 1:1-22

Ruth 1:1-18; 2:1-9; 3:1-11; 4:1-12

Ruth 1:15-22

Ruth 1:1-18; 2:1-9
Ruth 1:1-22
Ruth 1:1-22
Ruth 1:1-2:23

Ruth 2:1-23
 Ruth 2:1-13
 Ruth 2:1-16; 4:1-13
 Ruth 2:1-23
 Ruth 3:1-18

Ruth 3:1-18
Ruth 4:13-17
 Ruth 4:1-22
 Ruth 4:1-22
 Ruth 4:1-21

Steve Zeisler
Sermons on Ruth
Peninsula Bible Church

Ruth 1:1-4: A Light Shining in a Dark Place
 Ruth 1:1-22: A Tale of Two Widows
 Ruth 1:1-2:23 The Greatness of Gratitude

Ruth 2:1-16: One Fine Day
 Ruth 2:17-3:1: Managing and Measuring God
 Ruth 2:17-3:1: Sexual Attraction/Moral Choices

Ruth 2:1-3:13: Lover's Language
 Ruth 3:1-4:22: Your God Is Too Small

Ruth 4:1-12: Conspicuous Christianity
 Ruth 4:13-22: The Kinsman Redeemer
 

SEE ALSO
 Ruth 1:1-2:17 Fellow Heirs Of The Life -- Part I
 Ruth 3-4 Fellow Heirs Of The Grace Of Life -- Part 2

 

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