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The Book of Ruth in a Name Study

03:13, 2006-Nov-26 .. Posted in Bible Studies .. 0 comments .. Link

History tells us that names in the Bible had certain meanings. In fact there are many places were the Word of God gives us those meanings in the midst of the story. There are many characters and places in the book of Ruth. There names and meanings are listed.    Read the names and there meanings, then read the short summary of the book of Ruth. All names have been replaced with there meanings. It is interesting to see how the name meanings line up with the events that took place.

Places:
Bethlehem - “God’s House of Bread”
Judah - “Land of Promise”
Moab - “I’m my Grandfather’s Son”

People:
Elimelech - “God is My King”
Naomi - “Delightfully Pleasant”
Mara - “Bitterness”
Mahlon - “Sick”
Chilion - “Wasting Away”
Orpah - “Neck & Back”
Ruth - “Friendship”
Boaz - “In His Strength”
Obed - “Serving”
Jesse - “Wealthy”
David - “Beloved”
Jesus - “Jehovah is Salvation”

It came to pass in the days when people did what was right in thier own eyes that there was a famine in “God’s House of Bread” in the “Land of Promise”. A man named “God is My King” and his wife “Delightfully Pleasant” took their two sons, “Sick” and Wasting Away” to the land of “I’m my Grandfather’s Son” (an Icon of Godlessness and Sin). While there “Sick” marries “Neck & Back” and “Wasting Away” marries “Friendship”.

Then God’s judgement falls and He takes the lives of “God is My King”, “Sick”, and “Wasting Away”. This leaves “Delightfully Pleasant”, “Neck & Back” and “Friendship” alone in the place called “I’m My Grandfather’s Son” (an Icon of Godlessness and Sin).

“Delightfully Pleasant”, “Neck & Back” and “Friendship” start to travel to the “Land of Promise”, but “Neck & Back” doesn’t want to go. She turns her back on “Delightfully Pleasant” and goes back to “I’m my Grandfather’s Son” (an Icon of Godlessness and Sin). But, “Friendship” stays with “Delightfully Pleasant” and together they go to the “Land of Promise”.

When they get to “God’s House of Bread”, “Delightfully Pleasant” tells her people not to call her “Delightfully Pleasant” any more, but to call her “Bitterness” because God had dealt bitterly with her. This is the last time “Bitterness” is mentioned. How can you have “Bitterness” in “God’s House of Bread”?

Then we find “Friendship” gleaning in the fields of “In His Strength”.
“In Hs Strength” then asks “Friendship” to glean in his fields only with his maidens. And to drink from the vessels of water that his men drew.
   “Delightfully Pleasant” told “Friendship” that “In His Strength” was a Kinsman to “God is My King” and that he could be her Kinsman Redeemer.

“Friendship” went to “In His Strength” and requested that he be her Kinsman Redeemer. He agreed to do all that was required of him.

    “In His Strength” called “Friendship” who was a citizen of “I’m My Grandfather’s Son” (an Icon of Godlessness and Sin), but came to the”Land of Promise” in “God’s House of Bread”, as a virtuous woman.

On that day “In His Strength” purchased all that belonged to “God is My King”, “Sick” and “Wasting Away” at the hand of “Delightfully Pleasant”.

    “In His Strength” married “Friendship” and begat “Serving”. “Serving” begat “Wealthy”. And then“Wealthy” begat “Beloved”, who is in the lineage of “Jehovah is Salvation”.

So in a way, “Friendship’s” conversion from “I’m My Grandfather’s Son” (an Icon of Godlessness and Sin) to the “Land of Promise” in “God’s House of Bread” and her subsequent redemption by “In His Strength”, lead to OUR salvation through faith in “Jehovah is Salvation”.

Have a wonderful Sabbeth.

Angelamichelle

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