| By Andy Moyle | 4 mins 2 secs | 0 Comments
Yesterday we saw Ruth obediently following Naomi’s instructions and approaching Boaz at the threshing floor to ask him to do his duty as Guardian Redeemer. A Guardian Redeemer was a close relative who had a duty under the law to buy back the land of a family member who had fallen into hard times and […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 52 secs | 0 Comments
We start with Naomi telling her daughter-in-law Ruth that she wants her to be well looked after. Naomi asks her to go and find Boaz in his place of work (Winnowing barley on the threshing floor), wait for him to go to sleep, uncover his feet and then do as he says. Ruth doesn’t question […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 4 secs | 0 Comments
The first chapter of Ruth ends on the hope of harvest time. Naomi is in the midst of suffering, having lost her husband and two sons and wants to be called Mara – bitter. In today’s reading we see the mercy of God so obviously that even Naomi will recognise it. Meet Boaz Boaz cracks […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 42 secs | 0 Comments
I love the book of Ruth – it is such a refreshing and encouraging book! As John Piper writes, It’s a story for people who wonder where God is when there are no dreams or visions or prophets. It’s for people who wonder where God is when one tragedy after another attacks their faith. It’s […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 55 secs | 0 Comments
Lead singer of rock band U2, Bono, once wrote “That the scriptures are brim full of hustlers, murderers, cowards, adulterers and mercenaries used to shock me. Now it is a source of great comfort.” He was writing a forward for a pocket book of the Psalms and referring to King David & Psalm 40’s longing […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 23 secs | 0 Comments
“Joshua 24:15 says, “Choose you this day whom ye will serve….” Choosing to side with God’s Word is a continual challenge. It’s not something you do just once. It’s a process of choosing to believe and act upon the Word of God over and over in every circumstance”. This is part of a message I received from […]
| By Andy Moyle | 4 mins 12 secs | 0 Comments
Gideon is another Old Testament hero who makes into the Hebrews 11 faith hall of fame. He starts out with a very weak faith, but as we have often seen it is not the size of our faith that matters, but who we have put our faith in. Judges 6 starts off another round of […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 57 secs | 0 Comments
The thing with the book of Judges is that it feels repetitive, like the Israelites are in vicious cycle or circle of sin, defeat, repentance, new leadership and blessing. And they are – it’s called the Deuteronomic cycle, because it’s cycle of what is prophecied in the book of Deuteronomy (and Exodus and Joshua!). If […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 25 secs | 0 Comments
God has done so much for his people! Look at the verbs in v2-13; almost all of them speak of the actions of God on behalf of Israel (I took, I led, I gave, I sent, I brought etc.) As God’s people, we need to know where we have come from, and how we came […]