The book of Ruth is in multum in parvo (much in little). It contains far more about God than its size would suggest; it records experiences of joy and sorrow; it tells a story of home life, romance and marriage, of unexpected conversion and radical consecration.
Here is a vital part of the biblical narrative of redemptive history, focusing like a microscope on part of the detailed preparation God made as he sovereignly directed history towards the coming of the Saviour Jesus Christ. This book helps us to understand Christ himself--and, indeed the whole Bible--more fully and clearly, and teaches us much about God's grace and providence.
The writer encourages us to "enjoy God and his Word." Here is a thoroughly enjoyable and heart-warming book, which includes as a helpful appendix a letter by John Newton on the guidance of God.
This study of the book of Ruth has its origins in a series of memorable addresses given at the English Conference of the Evangelical Movement of Wales in Aberystwyth in August 1996.
157 Pages
Published in 2005
About the Author: Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson is the Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina. He also teaches Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas. Many of his books have been published by the Banner of Truth Trust, including Discovering God's Will, The Christian Life, Grow in Grace, and three in the Let's Study series (Mark, Ephesians, Philippians). |
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