Question #6 Nov. 15th, 2010

God hasn't left you without a redeemer today. He is a Restorer of Life and your Sustainer in old age. Naomi showed up in Bethlehem wearing her fateful label, "dealt bitterly with by God," but it wasn't true. She wore the garment of gloom based on her self-imposed label. The faith label she should have worn was "favored by God."

Naomi wore a hurtful, untruthful label based on her struggle. By the end of the story we see that God defied her self-imposed label. He had not dealt bitterly with her. He showed her great favor by placing her much loved daughter-in-law in the lineage of Christ.

Name Naomi's and Ruth's grandchildren according to Ruth 4:22.

Ruth 4:22 (New International Version)

 ²² Obed the father of Jesse,

   and Jesse the father of David. 

Who was referred to as the "root of Jesse" (Isaiah 11:10; Romans 15:12) and "Son of David" (Matthew 1:1; 21:9; 22:42)?

Isaiah 11:10 (New International Version)

 ¹⁰ In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious. 

Romans 15:12 (New International Version)

 ¹² And again, Isaiah says,

   “The Root of Jesse will spring up,
   one who will arise to rule over the nations;
   in him the Gentiles will hope.”^[a]

Matthew 1:1 (New International Version)

Matthew 1

The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah

 ¹ This is the genealogy^[a] of Jesus the Messiah^[b] the son of David, the son of Abraham:

Matthew 21:9 (New International Version)

⁹ The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

   “Hosanna^[a] to the Son of David!”

   “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[b]

   “Hosanna^[c] in the highest heaven!” 

Matthew 22:42 (New International Version)

⁴² “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

   “The son of David,” they replied.