Holiness brings happiness. Sin brings misery. We see God talking about the people's sin in verses 2-4. Isaiah calls the creation to look down and be God's witness on what is almost an unbelievable horror. And what is this horrible thing? Those who are God's people have rebelled against Him who has given them life. They have rebelled against Him

We are going to be studying Isaiah using notes written by Rev. Phil Pockras of the American RP Church.The name Isaiah means the salvation of the Lord. How appropriate that one with this name speaks about the coming salvation of the Lord. Through Isaiah, God gave knowledge of salvation to his people, prophesying very clearly of the person, work, and

Is this not an anticlimactic ending, this genealogy? But it leaves us looking forward to something greater. The Gospel begins with a genealogy. In Matthew 1 he earthy roots of Jesus Christ are laid before us. He was a true man. But it also very clearly shows to us that the Lord Jesus Christ is divine, the Son of God.

Perez would have gone down with Jacob into Egypt when Joseph was there. Perez, Hezron, and Ram would have died in Egypt. It was only at the time of Amminadab that they came up out of Egypt. It was Nahshon who led the army of Judah, but it was not Nahshon who entered into the Promised Land. He perished in

There is redemption for Ruth. Ruth is a foreigner, and she is a widow. She is without hope. Anything good that comes her way is by grace. She does not deserve it. Yet, it comes. Ruth is taken into Boaz's house, and she becomes his wife. Previously, she had no hope, and now all her hope is bundled up with

Boaz acts legally. The security and the wellbeing of Ruth is guaranteed legally. So it is for us, if we are to have redemption, eternal security, and peace, it must be done legally, must be done properly. Divine justice must be completely satisfied. Someone has to pay for your sins. You have to pay for your own sin, or else

The people ask that the Lord make Ruth like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel. As Christians, we should consider children a blessing. There's a blessing to Boaz himself at the end of verse eleven - may you act worthily and be renowned. It's interesting that they pray that blessing. For what is it that

Boaz doesn't go to his house, he doesn't go to try to catch up on the lost hours of sleep, he doesn't go to get breakfast, he doesn't go to do any other thing other than go to get this matter sorted. He sits down at the gate and there is the redeemer coming along. It isn't luck that this

Once again, Boaz is a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. Boaz provides for Ruth's security and welfare. So too, in a spiritual sense, the Lord Jesus Christ does this for us. Notice that you can have this security and you can have this welfare even before this day is over, if you want it. The Lord Jesus Christ will

Boaz cries out in verse nine - "Who are you?" Ruth responds with these lovely words: "I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer." It was a clear picture, a clear proposal of marriage. Protect me, keep me warm, take me under your wing. We see her humility. She doesn't come as