Matthew 1:21
Name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins!
Redemption
Ruth 4
God’s providence ensures the fulfillment of his promises.
“Providence tells us that there’s a lot more going on than what we can see, for God is at work behind the scenes to keep things moving in the direction of his ultimate goal for us as individuals and also for this world.”
~ Carolyn Curtis James
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Reformed Expository Commentary: Ruth by Iain Duguid; The Two Horizon’s Old Testament Commentary: Ruth by James McKeown; From Famine to Fullness: The Gospel According to Ruth by Dean Ulrich; The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules by Carolyn Curtis James
Redeeming Love
Ruth 3
God displays His loving kindness towards us by providing a Redeemer.
“E'er since, by faith, I saw the stream
Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be 'til I die.”
~ Fourth Stanza of There is a Fountain by William Cowper
Reaping
Ruth 2:1-23
This week Veritas welcomed guest preacher, Shane Huey, who currently serves as the pastor of young adult ministries at Vineyard Columbus.
Ruin
Ruth 1:1-22
Even when we experience ruin, we can trust that God is bringing ultimate redemption.
“Hopefully, we won’t come near Naomi’s Job-like level of suffering, but we live in a fallen world and all of us, sooner or later, will drink deeply of its sorrows. Naomi is here to remind us that—in these long, bewildering phases of God’s silence—our struggles are real and we can be honest about the state of our hearts. Her full story reminds us that our struggles are also important and that, even when there’s nothing left but rubble, God is mysteriously at work in the mess.” ~ Carolyn Curtis James
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Unceasing Kindness: A Biblical Theology of Ruth by Peter Lau and Gregory Goswell; The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary: Ruth by James McKeown; The Gospel According to Ruth: From Famine to Fullness by Dean Ulrich; The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules by Carolyn Curtis James;
The Incarnation
John 1:1-18
Jesus, who is God, became human to save us.
The Suffering Servant
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
The Servant comes to suffer as a substitute for his people.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Gospel According to Isaiah 53, edited by Darrell Bock and Mitch Glaser; The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary by J. Alec Motyr
The Wise and Obedient Servant
Isaiah 50:4-11
God’s wise and obedient servant suffers and is vindicated to save his people forever
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Book of Isaiah (New International Commentary on the Old Testament by Edward J. Young; The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction & Commentary by J. Alec Motyr
"Hear Me", says the Servant
Isaiah 49:1-7
The trusting servant saves his despairing people with a salvation available to the whole world.
The Song of Simeon
Luke 2:1-21
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Luke Commentaries by Stein, Garland, Hughes, and Bock
