Life-Study of Joshua, Judges & Ruth

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Life-study of Joshua
An introductory word _msg.1

I. The first book of the twelve books of history
II. The writer
III. The time
IV. The place
V. The content
VI. The types of Christ
A. Joshua
B. The good land
VII. The types related to Christ
A. Israel’s possessing and enjoying the promised land
1. Israel’s crossing of the river Jordan
2. Israel’s entering into the good land
B. The scarlet thread through which Rahab the harlot was saved
VIII. Israel’s taking possession of the good land being in the line of bringing forth Christ
IX. The central thought
X. The sections

God’s commission _msg.2

I. God’s charge, promise, and encouragement to Joshua
A. God’s charge
1. The good land having been given to Israel by God
2. Israel still needing to take the good land
3. The territory of the good land
B. God’s promise
C. God’s encouragement
1. To be strong and bold
2. Not to be afraid or dismayed
3. Saying that Joshua would have success wherever he went
4. In the term of walking in the word of God
II. Joshua’s charge to the people
A. To all the people
B. To the two and a half tribes
III. The people’s response to Joshua
A. Willing to carry out Joshua’s charge
B. Blessing Joshua
C. Encouraging Joshua

Spying out the land _msg.3

I. Joshua’s sending of the two spies
II. Jehovah’s providing of Rahab the Harlot
A. She having believed in the God of Israel
B. She turning to Israel and their God and trusting in Him and His people
C. She being willing to receive the spies, hide them, and deliver them by her acts out of her faith
D. The sign for Rahab and her household to be saved
1. A line of scarlet thread hanging in the window of her house
2. Typifying an open confession of the redeeming blood of Christ
3. Indicating God’s household salvation to the Gentile sinners
E. A condemned Canaanite qualified to be destroyed becoming one of the main ancestors of Christ
III. The two spies’ return and report

Crossing the river Jordan _msg.4

I. The ark of God with the bearing priests taking the lead to go into the Jordan and stand still in the waters
II. The feet of the priests who carried the ark dipping into the edge of the waters, and the waters standing and rising up in a heap
III. The priests who carried the ark of Jehovah standing firmly on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan until all the nation had completely crossed over the Jordan
IV. Twelve representatives of the twelve tribes of Israel taking up twelve stones from the place where the priests’ feet stood firm in the middle of the Jordan and bringing them over and laying them down in the place where Israel lodged that night
V. Joshua erecting twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests who carried the ark had stood
VI. The priests who carried the ark standing in the middle of the Jordan until Joshua commanded them, according to the command of Jehovah, to come up out of the Jordan
VII. The priests who carried the ark coming up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the waters of the Jordan returning to their place
VIII. The crossing over of the river Jordan being for war against the seven tribes in Canaan
IX. Joshua erecting in Gilgal the twelve stones taken from the Jordan as a memorial testifying of Israel’s crossing over the Jordan by Jehovah’s miraculous deed

The preparation before the attack _msg.5

I. The reaction of the kings of the Amorites and the Canaanites to Jehovah’s miraculous deed for Israel to cross over the Jordan
II. The circumcision of the new Israel
A. At Gilgal
B. To make God’s chosen people a new people for the inheritance of God’s promised land
C. Typifying the circumcision of Christ, by His death, on the believers
III. The keeping of the Passover
A. To remember Jehovah’s redemption of Israel from the death judgment on their firstborn sons
B. To remember Jehovah’s salvation of Israel from the power of Pharaoh and Egypt
C. Indicating that Jehovah would destroy the tribes of Canaan and deliver Israel from them
D. Typifying the believers’ keeping of the Lord’s table to remember the Lord’s redemption and salvation
IV. The eating of the produce of the promised land
A. Manna having been the food from heaven in Israel’s wandering in the wilderness
B. The produce of the promised land being the God-given food in their fighting in Canaan
V. The vision seen by Joshua
A. Unveiling Christ to Joshua
B. Christ as the Captain of Jehovah’s army

Taking possession of the good land for Christ and being made His possession _msg.6

Our taking possession of the good land for Christ
God’s promise concerning the good land
The need for us to respond to what God has promised, prepared, and given
Gaining Christ for Christ
God’s need for overcomers who struggle to pursue Christ in order to gain Christ
Christ’s making us His possession
Becoming organic by being constituted with Christ as the food produced through our labor on the good land
Transformed metabolically to become God’s inheritance
An organic matter

The destruction of Jericho _msg.7

I. The reaction of Jericho to Israel
II. Jehovah’s promise to Joshua
III. The instruction of Jehovah, the captain of His army, to Joshua
A. To circle the city by all the men of war
B. Going around the city once a day for six days
C. Seven priests carrying seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark
D. On the seventh day circling the city seven times, and the priests blowing the trumpets
E. At the hearing of the trumpet sound, all the people shouting with a great shout
F. The wall of the city falling down flat, and the people going up
IV. Joshua’s charge to the people according to Jehovah’s instruction and the people’s action according to Jehovah’s charge
A. In circling the city
B. The people not shouting until the day Joshua told them to Shout
C. The ark of Jehovah circling the city once a day for six days and seven times on the seventh day
D. The people shouting with a great shout, and the wall falling down flat
E. The victory over Jericho being won by Israel’s blowing of the trumpets and shouting
F. Not taking anything from the destruction but saving all the silver, the gold, and the vessels of bronze and iron
V. The salvation rendered to Rahab and her household
VI. The oath made by the people for the cursing of Jericho

The destruction of Ai _msg.8

I. The defeat at Ai
A. The children of Israel committing a trespass in the thing devoted to destruction
B. Israel acting on their own, without seeking the Lord’s direction and without having the Lord’s presence
C. Israel being defeated and driven away by the men of Ai
D. The anguish and cry of Joshua and the elders of Israel to Jehovah
E. Jehovah’s charge
F. Israel’s dealing with their sin
1. Finding out the one who committed the sin
2. The death judgment on the sin by stoning
II. The victory over Ai
A. Jehovah’s instruction
B. The conquest and destruction of Ai
III. Joshua’s recording and reading of the law to the people of Israel
A. Building an altar and offering burnt offerings and peace offerings to Jehovah
B. Writing the law of Moses upon the stones
C. Blessing the people of Israel according to what Moses had commanded
D. Reading the entire law to the congregation of Israel

The saving of Gibeon _msg.9

I. The kings across the Jordan being threatened and gathering together to fight with Israel
II. The trick of the Gibeonites
A. Deceiving Israel with craftiness
B. Israel making peace and a covenant with them to let them live, without asking the counsel of Jehovah
III. Israel uncovering the trick
A. Still keeping their oath because of the faithfulness of Jehovah
B. Taking them as slaves
IV. Indicating that Jehovah had made His elect, Israel, powerful before the eyes of all the Canaanites

The destruction of all the rest of the nations in the hill country and the lowland west of the Jordan and on all the shore of the great sea _msg.10

I. The destruction of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon
A. The king of Jerusalem being threatened by Israel’s destruction of Jericho and Ai and their peaceful agreement with Gibeon
B. The kings of the five nations forming an alliance to fight against Gibeon
C. Israel engaging in war against the five nations
1. The Gibeonites begging Israel to fight for them against the five nations
2. Jehovah encouraging Joshua to defeat them
3. Jehovah sending hailstones to destroy them
4. Jehovah causing the sun and the moon to stay still for about a whole day
5. Joshua and the children of Israel destroying the people of the five nations and killing their kings
II. The destruction of the thirty-one kings of the thirty-one nations in the hill country and the lowland west of Jordan
A. Jehovah, the God of Israel, fighting for Israel
B. According to the command of Moses the servant of Jehovah
C. According to God’s intention
1. Israel burning none of the cities that stood on their mounds except Hazor
2. Some of the Anakim being left in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod
III. The destruction of Heshbon under King Sihon and Bashan under King Og east of the Jordan
A. By Moses and the children of Israel
B. Before Israel’s crossing of Jordan
C. Given by Moses to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh

The allotment of the land (1) _msg.11

I. The land remaining to be possessed
A. The regions of the land that remained to be possessed
B. Jehovah’s promise
C. Joshua being charged to allot the remaining land west of the Jordan
II. The land east of the Jordan allotted to the two and a half tribes by Moses
III. No land allotted to the tribe of Levi
IV. The land allotted to the tribe of Judah
A. The claim of Caleb
B. The extreme southern part of the good land
C. One hundred twelve cities with their towns and villages
D. The children of Judah being unable to dispossess the Jebusites
V. The land allotted to the tribe of Joseph
A. From Jericho to Bethel and to the sea
B. The land allotted to the children of Ephraim, the second son of Joseph
1. From Jericho through the river Jordan to the sea
2. With the cities in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Manasseh
3. Not dispossessing the Canaanites who dwelt in Gezer
C. The land allotted to Manasseh, the firstborn of Joseph
1. Gilead and Bashan having been allotted to Machir, the firstborn of Manasseh
2. The land allotted to the rest of the children of Manasseh
3. Manasseh having some cities with their towns in the land of the tribes of Issachar and Asher
4. The daughters of Zelophehad claiming an inheritance among their brothers
5. The children of Manasseh being unable to dispossess the cities in their land
6. The children of Joseph requesting more land

The allotment of the land (2) _msg.12

VI. The land to be allotted to the rest of the seven tribes
A. The land allotted to the tribe of Benjamin
B. The land allotted to the tribe of Simeon
C. The land allotted to the tribe of Zebulun
D. The land allotted to the tribe of Issachar
E. The land allotted to the tribe of Asher
F. The land allotted to the tribe of Naphtali
G. The land allotted to the tribe of Dan
H. The inheritance given to Joshua
VII. The cities of refuge
A. Designated for the manslayer who killed a person by mistake and unwittingly
B. Three in Canaan, west of the Jordan
C. Three in the land east of the Jordan
D. Allotted to the Levites
VIII. The cities with their pasture lands allotted to the Levites, claimed by them at Shiloh
A. To the families of the Kohathites and the children of Aaron the priest
B. To the rest of the children of Kohath
C. To the children of Gershon
D. To the children of Merari
IX. The fulfillment of Jehovah’s promise to the Fathers of Israel that He would give them the good land
X. The return of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to their land east of the Jordan
A. Joshua sending them with blessing
B. They building an altar at the river Jordan in the land of Canaan
C. The children of Israel wanting to go up in battle against them
D. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh explaining that the altar was built not for offerings to God but for a witness
E. Phinehas the priest and the ten leaders of Israel being satisfied with their explanation
F. They naming the altar

Ten aspects of Christ _msg.13

Christ in eternity
In His incarnation
In His human living
In His crucifixion
In His resurrection
In His ascension
In His Body
In His advent
In The millennial kingdom
In The New Jerusalem

Three particular matters concerning the allotment of the land _msg.14

The case of the daughters of Zelophehad
Having their father’s life
The father’s family signifying the church
The females being weaker ones
The cities of refuge
The return of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to their land east of the Jordan

The departure of Joshua _msg.15

I. Joshua’s parting word to the elders, heads, judges, and officers of Israel
A. Reminding them of Jehovah’s faithfulness in promising them and fighting for them
B. Encouraging them to love Jehovah their God and to cling to Him
C. Warning them with the snare, the trap, the scourge in their sides, and thorns in their eyes
II. Joshua’s parting word to all the tribes of Israel with their elders, heads, judges, and officers
A. Reminding them of Jehovah their God’s marvelous deeds to their forefathers and to themselves
B. Charging them to fear Jehovah and serve Him in sincerity and faithfulness
C. The people answering that they would not forsake Jehovah to serve other gods
D. Warning them that Jehovah would do them harm and consume them if they forsook Him and served other gods
E. Making a covenant for the people of Israel in Shechem
III. The death and burial of Joshua
IV. Israel serving Jehovah throughout all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders after Joshua
V. Joseph’s bones being buried in Shechem
VI. The death and burial of Eleazar the son of Aaron

Life-study of Judges
An introductory word _msg.1

I. Joshua being the book of Israel’s history full of marvelous victories and Judges being the book of Israel’s history full of miserable defeats
II. The writer
III. The time
IV. The place
V. The content
VI. The central thought
VII. The sections

The beautiful scene of Israel’s trusting in God _msg.2

I. Judah’s boldness and victory
A. Inquiring of Jehovah and Jehovah’s answer and promise
B. Judah and Simeon his brother’s coordination
C. Judah going up, and Jehovah giving the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand
D. Caleb’s victory over Hebron through his son-in-law Othniel
E. Judah fighting, with Simeon his brother, and utterly destroying the Canaanites
F. The children of Benjamin not dispossessing the Jebusites
II. The house of Joseph going up to fight against Bethel
III. Some defects
A. Manasseh, Ephraim, Zebulun, Asher, and Naphtali not dispossessing the Canaanites
B. The Amorites pushing the children of Dan into the hill country

The miserable history of Israel’s forsaking of God chapters 2—16 (1) _msg.3

I. The admonition of the Angel of Jehovah
A. Reminding Israel
B. Warning Israel
C. Israel’s reaction to the words of the Angel of Jehovah
II. The reason for Israel’s forsaking of God
A. Because of the death of Joshua, of the elders, and of the generation who saw all the great work of Jehovah that He had done for Israel
B. Because the present generation did not know Jehovah or the work that He had done for Israel
III. The cycle of the miserable history of Israel’s forsaking of God
A. Israel’s forsaking of Jehovah and turning to the idols of the Canaanites
B. Jehovah’s anger burning against Israel
C. Israel’s groaning and Jehovah’s pity on them in raising up judges to save them from the hand of their enemies
D. After the death of the judge, Israel turning and acting more corruptly by following after other gods
E. The anger of Jehovah burning again against Israel
IV. Jehovah’s testing of Israel
A. By the nations who were left after Joshua’s death
B. By Israel’s failure

The miserable history of Israel’s forsaking of God chapters 2—16 (2) _msg.4

The first three cycles of the miserable history of Israel
I. The first cycle
A. Israel’s evil in forsaking Jehovah
B. Jehovah’s anger burning against Israel
C. Jehovah selling Israel into the hand of the king of Mesopotamia
D. Israel crying out to Jehovah
E. Jehovah raising up a savior
F. The land having rest forty years
II. The second cycle
A. Othniel, the judge, dying
B. Israel again doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah
C. Jehovah strengthening Eglon king of Moab against Israel
D. Israel serving Eglon king of Moab eighteen years
E. Israel crying to Jehovah, and Jehovah raising up a savior for them
F. Ehud killing Eglon king of Moab and defeating the Moabites
G. Moab being subdued by Israel, and the land having rest eighty years
H. Shamgar the son of Anath Also saving Israel
III. The third cycle
A. Israel again doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah after Ehud died
B. Jehovah selling Israel into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan
C. Israel crying out to Jehovah
D. Deborah, a prophetess, being raised up as a judge of Israel
E. Deborah, with Barak and the children of Naphtali and Zebulun, defeating Jabin king of Canaan
F. Sisera, the captain of king Jabin’s army, being killed by Jael
G. God subduing Jabin king of Canaan before the children of Israel
H. The song of Deborah and Barak
1. Celebrating triumphantly their victory over Jabin king of Canaan
2. Appreciating the leaders of Israel who took the lead and the people of Israel who willingly offered themselves
3. Praising the stars that fought with Sisera from heaven, from their courses
4. Praising the Angel of Jehovah, Christ, who took care of their battle
5. Blessing Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite
6. Mocking ironically the imagination of the mother of Sisera concerning her son’s good fortune
7. Blessing Israel
I. The land having rest forty years

The miserable history of Israel’s forsaking of God chapters 2—16 (3) _msg.5

The fourth cycle of Israel’s miserable history
IV. The fourth cycle
A. Israel again doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah
B. Jehovah delivering Israel into the hand of Midian for seven years
C. The children of Israel crying out to Jehovah because of Midian
D. Jehovah sending a prophet to reprove the children of Israel
1. Reminding them of Jehovah’s delivering them from Egypt and His giving to them the land of Canaan
2. Charging them not to fear the gods of the Amorites
E. The Angel of Jehovah (Christ) calling Gideon
1. Appearing to him
2. Charging him to save Israel from the hand of Midian
3. Performing a sign for him by receiving His offering
F. Jehovah charging Gideon to tear down the altar of Baal that belonged to his father
1. Gideon doing it by ten men at night
2. The men of the city contending for Baal
3. Gideon being called Jerubbaal because of this
G. All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the children of the east gathering together to encamp in the valley of Jezreel, and the Spirit of Jehovah clothing Gideon
H. Gideon asking God for signs to water a fleece of wool and to dry it
I. The three hundred chosen by God to follow Gideon to defeat Midian for Israel
J. The defeat of Midian
1. By Gideon hearing the account of a dream in the camp of Midian
2. By the three hundred men of Gideon divided into three companies blowing the trumpets and shattering the pitchers
3. By Jehovah setting each man’s sword against his companion
4. By the men of Israel pursuing after the Midianites
5. The two princes of Midian being slain
K. The complaint of Ephraim and Gideon’s pacification
L. The despising and insulting of the men of Succoth and Penuel toward Gideon
M. Gideon further pursuing the Midian camps
N. Gideon’s dealing with the men of Israel
1. Not willing to rule over them
2. Asking them for their spoils of gold and purple garments
3. Making an ephod with gold and placing it in his city
4. Midian being Subdued by Israel, and the land of Israel having rest forty years
O. Gideon’s family and his decease
1. Gideon having seventy sons by many wives
2. Gideon dying at a good age

The miserable history of Israel’s forsaking of God chapters 2—16 (4) _msg.6

The fifth cycle of Israel’s miserable history
I. The fifth cycle
A. Israel turning again and going as harlots after the Baalim
B. Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, Gideon, slaying his brothers
C. The men of Shechem and all the house of Millo making Abimelech king at Shechem
D. Jotham protesting against Abimelech
E. Abimelech ruling over Israel three years
F. God sending an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem for the punishment over Abimelech and the men of Shechem
G. The men of shechem dealing treacherously with Abimelech
H. Zebul the ruler of the city helping Abimelech to defeat Gaal and the men of Shechem
I. God repaying the evil of Abimelech and all the evil of the men of Shechem
J. Tola rising up to save Israel

The miserable history of Israel’s forsaking of God chapters 2—16 (5) _msg.7

The sixth cycle of Israel’s miserable history
VI. The sixth cycle
A. Israel again doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah
B. The anger of Jehovah burning against Israel
C. Israel crying out to Jehovah
D. Jehovah’s rebuking of Israel
E. Jehovah being unable to bear Israel’s misery
F. The pressure of the Ammonites and the need of a head over Israel to take the lead to fight against the Ammonites
G. The rising up of Jephthah
H. Jephthah’s negotiation with the king of the Ammonites
I. Jehovah’s Spirit coming upon Jephthah, and Jehovah delivering the Ammonites into His hand
J. Jephthah defeating the Ammonites
K. Jephthah making a vow to Jehovah
L. The Ephraimites quarreling with Jephthah, and Jephthah fighting against them
M. Jephthah judging Israel six years

The miserable history of Israel’s forsaking of God chapters 2—16 (6) _msg.8
The stinking story of Israel’s corruption before God chapters 17—21 (1) _msg.9

The abominable chaos in their worship
I. Micah setting up a house of gods in his home
A. Taking eleven hundred pieces of silver from his mother
B. Micah’s mother uttering a curse
C. Micah confessing that he stole the silver
D. Micah returning the silver to his mother
E. Micah setting up a house of gods and making an ephod and teraphim and consecrating one of his sons to become his priest
F. There being no king in Israel, and everyone doing that which was right in his own eyes
II. Micah consecrating a Levite to be his house priest
A. The Levite being a young man from Bethlehem in Judah
B. Micah asking this young man to stay with him
C. The Levite being content to stay with Micah like one of his sons
D. Micah consecrating the Levite to be his priest in his house
III. The Danites robbing Micah of his sculptured idol, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image with his priest
A. The tribe of the Danites seeking for themselves an inheritance to dwell in
B. The children of Dan sending five men to spy out the land and search it out
C. The five men asking the Levite to inquire of God that they might know if their way would be prosperous
D. The priest ordained by Micah telling the five men to go in peace
E. The five men coming to Laish and seeing the life of the people
F. Six hundred men setting out from the family of Dan and coming to the house of Micah
G. The five men who had gone to spy the Land of Laish speaking to the Levite concerning his being a priest for a tribe and family in Israel
H. The young priest taking the ephod, the teraphim, and the sculptured idol and going into the midst of the people
I. The Danites coming to Laish and slaying the people
J. The children of Dan erecting the sculptured idol

The stinking story of Israel’s corruption before God chapters 17—21 (2) _msg.10

Life-study of Ruth
An introductory word _msg.1

I. Ruth being an appendix to the book of Judges, contemporary with the first half of Judges
II. The book of Ruth being an important part of the genealogy of Christ
III. The writer
IV. The time
V. The place
VI. The content
VII. The central thought
VIII. The sections
A. Elimelech’s swerving from the rest in God’s economy
B. Naomi’s returning to the rest in God’s economy
C. Ruth’s choosing for her goal
D. Ruth’s exercising of her right
E. Ruth’s seeking for her rest
F. Ruth’s reward for God’s economy

Elimelech’s swerving, Naomi’s returning, and Ruth’s choosing _msg.2

I. Elimelech’s swerving from the rest in God’s economy
A. Israel living in the God-promised land for the carrying out of God’s economy
B. Israel’s rest being related to their situation with God in His economy
C. From Bethlehem in Judah
1. Bethlehem, the city of David
2. Judah
D. To Moab
E. In the days of the rule of the judges
F. Due to a famine in the good land
G. With his wife and two sons
H. God’s chastisement in Moab over the house of Elimelech
II. Naomi’s returning to the rest in God’s economy
A. From Moab
B. To Judah
C. Having been stripped by God of her husband and of her two sons
D. With ruth, her daughter-in-law
E. Arriving at Bethlehem
F. All the city being stirred
III. Ruth’s choosing for her goal
A. Naomi’s proposal to her two daughters-in-law for their future
B. Ruth’s choosing to go with Naomi

Ruth’s exercising of her right _msg.3

I. God’s commandment to Israel that takes care of the needy ones among His elect concerning the reaping of their harvest
II. Naomi returning to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth at the beginning of the barley harvest
III. Naomi having a relative of her husband’s, a man of great wealth, by the name of Boaz
IV. Ruth gaining Naomi’s permission to go gleaning
V. Boaz becoming acquainted with ruth
VI. Boaz’s word of grace to Ruth
VII. Boaz’s generosity toward Ruth
VIII. Ruth telling the story to Naomi
IX. Naomi charging ruth
X. Ruth staying close to Boaz’s young women
XI. Ruth exercising her right to partake of the rich produce of the inheritance of God’s elect
XII. Types implied in this aromatic story
A. Boaz, rich in wealth
B. The field of the God-promised good land
C. Barley and wheat
D. Ruth, a Moabitess, a heathen sinner

Ruth’s seeking for her rest _msg.4

I. Promoted by her mother-in-law
A. To seek some resting place for Ruth
B. Instructing Ruth what to do
C. Ruth’s obedience
II. Carried out by Ruth
A. According to her mother-in-law’s charge
B. Approaching Boaz based upon the God-ordained way
III. Accepted by Boaz
A. Boaz’s promise
B. Boaz’s generous care
IV. Ruth’s report to her mother-in-law
A. The good news
B. The mother-in-law’s Faith
V. For the continuation of the genealogy to bring in Christ
VI. The evaluation of Boaz

Ruth’s reward for God’s economy _msg.5

I. Gaining a redeeming husband
II. Redeemed from the indebtedness of the dead husband
III. Becoming a crucial ancestor in the genealogy to bring in the royal house of David for the producing of Christ
IV. To continue the line of the God-created humanity for the incarnation of Christ
V. First Samuel to Malachi being a long record of the generations for the prolonged line of humanity for Christ’s incarnation

Boaz and Ruth typifying Christ and the church _msg.6

I. Boaz typifying Christ
A. Two prominent persons typifying Christ
1. Joshua at the beginning
2. Boaz at the end
B. The aspects in which Boaz typifies Christ
1. As a man rich in wealth and generous in giving
2. As a kinsman of Mahlon
II. Ruth typifying the church
A. Ruth, being a woman in Adam in God’s creation and a Moabitess in man’s fall, thus becoming an old man with these two aspects
B. Ruth, being a widow redeemed by Boaz, who cleared the indebtedness of her dead husband for the recovery of the lost right of her dead husband’s property
C. Ruth, after being redeemed by Boaz, becoming a new wife to him
D. Ruth being united with Boaz

Ruth’s statuses typifying the statuses of the believers in Christ _msg.7

Ruth’s ten statuses
A type of the believers’ statuses

A concluding word _msg.8

God’s move in the Spirit of power and God’s move in the Spirit of life
Samson as a typical illustration
The book of Ruth being a book of life
The example of Naomi
The example of Ruth
The example of Boaz
Taking the way of life in the Lord’s recovery

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Life-Study of Joshua, Judges &amp; Ruth

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