Living A Legacy

Then Boaz took responsibility of Ruth, and they married. After they came together, Ruth conceived by the Eternal’s provision, and later she gave birth to a son. (The women said to Naomi):   ¹⁴Praise the Eternal One. He has not abandoned you. He did not leave you without a redeeming guardian. May your offspring become famous all through Israel. ¹⁵ May this child give you a new life. May he strengthen you and provide for you in your old age. Look at your daughter-in-law, Ruth. She loves you. This one devoted daughter is better to you than seven sons would be. She is the one who gave you this child. ¹⁶ Then Naomi held the child tightly in her arms and cared for him. ¹⁷ All around her, friends cried out, “Naomi has a son!” They named the child Obed because he would provide for his grandmother. Obed grew up and became the father of Jesse. Jesse, too, became a father one day, the father of David.

Ruth 4:13-17 VOICE

BENEFICIAL “GRANDPARENTING” WORDS/CONCEPTS TO APPLY

A WORD TO THE YOUNG

WORD 1 - RESPECT

Show respect to the elderly, and honor older people. In this way you show respect for your Elohim. I am Yahweh. Leviticus 19:32 NOG

Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must always observe My Sabbath days of rest. I am the LORD your God. Leviticus 19:3 NLT

Respect an elderly man. Don’t speak to him sharply; appeal to him as you would a father.  1 Timothy 5:1 VOICE

WORDS TO THE OLD

WORD 2 - RESPONSIBILITY

Then Boaz took responsibility of Ruth, and they married. After they came together, Ruth conceived by the Eternal’s provision, and later she gave birth to a son. Ruth 4:13 VOICE

“Because of all this, I’m bringing charges against you” —God’s Decree— “charging you and your children and your grandchildren. Look around. Have you ever seen anything quite like this? Sail to the western islands and look. Travel to the Kedar wilderness and look. Look closely. Has this ever happened before, That a nation has traded in its gods for gods that aren’t even close to gods? But my people have traded my Glory for empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. Jeremiah 2:9-11 MSG

• Fatal error: DEMANDING respect without BEING respectable.

WORD 3 - RENEWAL

The women there said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord who gave you this child. May he become famous in Israel. He will make you alive again and care for you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law made it happen because she bore this child for you. She loves you, and she is better for you than seven sons.” Ruth 4:14, 15 ERV

Do not call me Naomi ever again, for I am no longer pleasant. Call me Mara instead, for I am filled with bitterness because the Highest One^[ has treated me bitterly. ²¹ I left this place full, in spite of the famine, but the Eternal has brought me back empty from a plentiful land. Why would you call me “Pleasant”...when the Highest One has brought disaster upon me? Ruth 1:20-21 VOICE

WORD 4 - ROOTS

Then Naomi held the child tightly in her arms and cared for him. ¹⁷ All around her, friends cried out, “Naomi has a son!” They named the child Obed because he would provide for his grandmother. Obed grew up and became the father of Jesse. Jesse, too, became a father one day, the father of David.

Ruth 4:16-17 VOICE

• The book of Ruth ends with a grandmother holding in her arms the boy whose lineage will bring salvation to the world.