Famine and fortune - Ruth by Barry Webb & David Höhne / 4 interactive Bible studies for small groups & individuals / Paperback / Matthias media 1998

Paperback 1998

ISBN: 9781875245550  /  978-1875245550

ISBN-10: 1875245553

PAGES: 44

PUBLISHER: Matthias Media

LANGUAGE: English

The future looks bleak for Naomi and her widowed Moabite daughter-in-law, Ruth, as they journey back to Israel in search of food and a new family. How redemption is achieved, by whom and for whom, forms the plot of one of the Bible's most wonderful stories. It is also a key episode in the unfolding revelation of how God is to save his people from the famine of fallenness, and lead them into everlasting fortune. An ideal study book for individuals and small groups.

Poverty, disease, famine and warfare. A refugee family is destroyed by their ravages and two widows remain with no money and fewer prospects. Hardly the ideal setting for a story of love and romance.

The book of Ruth sits strangely in the Old Testament, between histories of the great dealings of leaders and nations, we are given an insight into how the God of Israel deals with individuals to bring about his plans for the future.

Famine and Fortune takes us to the heart of this beautiful and sometimes strange story - explaining some of the background and customs referred to. In four sharp studies, it unpacks the relevance of this short book to the Bible as a whole, and for us today.

Suitable for private study or in small groups.