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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font size="3"><b>T4401R
- SONG OF SOLOMON & RUTH - OVERVIEW</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">“<font size="3"><b>REST
THROUGH REDEMPTION AND UNION”</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b>1.
2:4 (1:1-2:7) SONG OF SOLOMON: SPIRITUAL COMMUNION. “He brought
me to the banqueting-house, and his banner over me was love.” </b><span style="">
O Your Kingdom of love and peace, Father! The Government has been
placed on Jesus' shoulders. We submit to His mild rule and benign
reign. </span><b><i>Hallowed be your :name.</i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b>2.
3:1 (2:8-3:5) SPIRITUAL LONELINESS. “By night on my bed I sought
him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.” </b><span style="">O
Lord Jesus, let us not play games with You when You want us. For </span><u><span style="">Your
pleasure</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
we are created, Father, and we give ourselves </span></span><u><span style="">fully</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to Your Son. </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:kingdom come.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
6:3; 7:10 (3:6-8:14) SPIRITUAL MUTUAL RESPECT. “I am my
beloved's, and my beloved is mine: He feeds </span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">his</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">flock</span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
among the lilies. </span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7:10</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
am my beloved's; And his desire is toward me.”</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Always</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
You seek to possess us fully, Father, for this is the way Your Son
</span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Jesus</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
was toward You. You would have a people </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">fully</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
given to Your Son! Then with joy You will give to us! </span></span></span><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your :will be
done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
1:16-17 (1) RUTH: LOVE'S RESOLVE: FAITHFUL DAUGHTER. “And Ruth
said, Entreat me not to leave you, and to return from following after
you; for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people, and your God my God; </span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">17</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">where
you die, will I die, and there will I be buried; Jehovah do so to me,
and more also, if anything but death part you and me.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Father,
forgive us for so often selling You short! Ruth vindicated You at
this point more than Naomi did. </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
2:3 (2) LOVE'S RESPONSE: MOABITESS GLEANER. “And she went, and
came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her chance was
to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of
the family of Elimelech.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">When
we read such an instance of Your faithfulness, O Father, our hearts
tremble that we could ever doubt You. Evermore help us be sensitive
and discerning lest we fail to do Your perfect will! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
3:18 (3) LOVE'S REQUEST: VIRTUOUS SUPPLIANT. “Then said she, Sit
still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall; for the
man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.”</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Here is faith! Such faith will </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">always</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
triumph. When we exercise such faith, Satan will be unable to hinder
Your perfect will, Father! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
4:13 (4) LOVE'S REWARD: BELOVED WIFE AND MOTHER. “So Boaz took
Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah
gave her conception, and she bore a son.” </span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Faithfulness</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">!
This is all </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">Your</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
doing, Father, and highly glorifies Your Name. Here is a Moabitess
woman brought into the house of Israel. King David in a few
generations becomes her descendant, and soon, David's greater son,
our Lord Jesus! </span></span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">one.</span></span></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><b>NOTE<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">:
</span></span></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Again,
the 7 section titles are from J. Sidlow Baxter's “Explore the
Book”. He is with the Lord now - but his insights in the Word were
above average.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">God
and Jews in the Old Testament (and the New as well), are not
squeamish about discussing certain matters of marriage and love that
often embarrass some of us in our Western culture. It was considered
quite normal and natural to talk of these things in their day. One
Western leader said, “I wish the Song of Solomon had </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">not</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
been included in the Canon of Scripture!”</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Well,
let us look at it this way! The joys of married life are but a
picture of our spiritual union with our Lord Jesus, according to
Ephesians 5:22-33!</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Many
books have been written on these 8 chapters. That of Watchman Nee is
one of the most helpful.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">But
now consider the lessons of Redemption in the book of Ruth, as
portrayed though Boaz, a Kinsman Redeemer. As Song of Songs by
Solomon is read each year in Jewish circles at the time of the
Passover Festival, so the Book of Ruth is read annually at the Feast
of Pentecost, “Shavuot, or Weeks”, in Jewish circles.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">In
the Megilloth, the 5 books in one scroll in Hebrew Scriptures, are
linked with the other 3 special Festivals in Jewish History.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Just
look at Ruth chapter 1, to see one of the most touching of Bible
examples of a deep relationship between a young widow and her
mother-in-law. How Ruth was rewarded for her attachment to Naomi!
“The Gleaners” is a famous painting recording this event. My
mother had it as a picture in our home when I grew up as a boy.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Then
see the wisdom of Naomi as she guided her daughter-in-law Ruth in
seeing her dead husband replaced!</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Boaz
is a Type of Christ, our spiritual Kinsman-Redeemer, who has redeemed
Jew and Gentile into One New Man; and in the church - made us His
Spiritual Bride!</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
book of Ruth took place at the time of the Barley Harvest, which
coincides with the spiritual Feast of Pentecost.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Marie
and I were in Israel on Jun 6, 1992, Shavuot or Pentecost - when
these two feast dates coincided, a rare event, because of the
divergence in celebrating solar and lunar events. But it was </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">also</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
the 25</span></span></span><sup><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">th</span></span></span></sup><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Anniversary of the Fall of Jerusalem back into the hand of Israel!
Jesus said in Matthew 24: “The generation when this takes place,
shall </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">not</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
pass away until </span></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><span style="">all
things</span></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
be fulfilled.” If a generation be 100 years - then it will very
soon be half way toward the fulfillment of that time! - J.A.W.</span></span></span></font></p>
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