(Titus 2)sday and Wifey Wednesday

                                                                                    

Lessons Learned From Chapter 4 of the Book of Ruth

First I would like to thank Darlene Schacht for the wonderful study of the Book of Ruth!!  I so enjoyed the time I spent studying with all the other ladies who linked up with Darlene.  

My Bible is a MacArthur Study Bible, given to me by our daughters.  I have read Ruth several times since being given the Bible, but never noticed in the study notes the similarities of Ruth and the Proverbs 31 wife.  John MacArthur listed eight qualities that both women share. 

1. Both women are devoted to her family.  Ruth 1:15-18 & Proverbs 31:10-12,23

2. Each of the ladies delighted in the work that she did.  Ruth2:2 & Proverbs 31:13

3. Both Ruth and the Proverbs 31 wife are very diligent in their work/labors.  Ruth 2:7, 17, 23 and Proverbs 31:14-18, 19-21, 24, 27.

4. Both of their speech is godly.  Ruth 2:10, 13 and Proverbs 31:26.

5. Ruth and the Proverbs 31 wife are dependent on God!  Ruth 2:12 and Proverbs 31:25b,30

6. Both women dressed with care. Ruth 3:3 and Proverbs31:22, 25a.

7. Both ladies are discreet with men.  Ruth 3:6-13 and Proverbs 31:11, 12, 23.

8. Both delivered blessings Ruth 4:14, 15 and Proverbs 31:28, 29, 31.

Each of us would do well to use this list to improve how we handle our God-given gift of being a wife or preparing to become a wife in the future! 

I hope you are having a wonderful week!      Jean