The main point of this book is that the Israelites keep sinning<\/b>. God keeps saving, but then they sin again. There are no real heroes in this book; everyone is pretty wretched, though some are worse than others.<\/p>\n
Pay attention to chapter 1<\/b> because this explains one of the reasons the Israelites kept sinning: they didn’t get rid of the Canaanites and so they were always a temptation to them.<\/p>\n
Note that chapter 2<\/b> describes the cycle of the book: the people sin, God makes them suffer by sending an oppressor, the people cry out for help, God saves them. This cycle repeats itself throughout the book.<\/p>\n
The main point in the story of Gideon<\/b> is that the Israelites could not brag that they won (note 7:2).<\/p>\n
Samson<\/b> was a very naughty boy. But God still accomplished what he wanted through him.<\/p>\n
At the end of the book there is a refrain repeated several times that “In those days Israel had no king<\/b>; everyone did as he saw fit.” One of the purposes of the book is to express the need for a godly king who will lead the people to do what is pleasing to God. Will Saul or David solve the people’s problem? We ‘ll find out in 1-2 Samuel.<\/p>\nRuth<\/h3>\n
This short story shows how Ruth<\/b> was selfless and worshipped the true God even though she was from Moab.<\/p>\n
Boaz<\/b> is a hero of the story because he marries Ruth even though it may have cost him.<\/p>\n
The last verses of the book have a special ending: the baby that God gives to Ruth and Boaz becomes the grandfather of David<\/b>. In other words, without Ruth and Boaz, there would be no David!<\/p>\n
[Note to my older readers: Ruth deserves more, but I’m doing this all off the top of my head with limited time. If you ‘re infuriated that I would do such a poor job here, you ‘re welcome to add comments below.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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