Day 97 - Tuesday of Easter Week
Read | Tuesday | April 7 | Ruth 1:1 – 4:12
Date | From the Conquest to the Kings, the period of the Judges extends some 200 to 300 years.
Background | In the Hebrew canon, Ruth appears after the book of Proverbs as an example of the “woman of valor” or “capable” woman mentioned in Proverbs 31:10 (the same phrase appears in Ruth 3:11). In the Christian canon, however, Ruth is a bridge from the chaos the ends the book of Judges to the story of David that begins in 1 Samuel. Whichever larger canonical placement the book of Ruth is given, Ruth tells the story of King David’s surprising ancestry.
Read | Famine; return to Bethlehem; sons die; Ruth the Moahbite does not want to leave; Naomi changes name to Mara because of the disaster visited on here; Ruth meets Boaz; Naomi and Ruth speak of Boaz; land purchase.
Source | The New Oxford Annotated Bible, 4th Edition | (c) 2010, Oxford University Press | ISBN 978-0-19-528955-8 | click here
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Date | From the Conquest to the Kings, the period of the Judges extends some 200 to 300 years.
Background | In the Hebrew canon, Ruth appears after the book of Proverbs as an example of the “woman of valor” or “capable” woman mentioned in Proverbs 31:10 (the same phrase appears in Ruth 3:11). In the Christian canon, however, Ruth is a bridge from the chaos the ends the book of Judges to the story of David that begins in 1 Samuel. Whichever larger canonical placement the book of Ruth is given, Ruth tells the story of King David’s surprising ancestry.
Through a series of unexpected circumstances, Ruth becomes the great-grandmother of David. ... More click here from Center of Biblical Studies about Ruth.
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| “Landscape with Ruth and Boaz” (detail), Joseph Anton Koch, 1823 |
Source | The New Oxford Annotated Bible, 4th Edition | (c) 2010, Oxford University Press | ISBN 978-0-19-528955-8 | click here
Wednesday | April 8 | Ruth 4:13 – 22; 1 Chronicles 2:9 – 55; 1 Chronicles 4:1-23; 1 Samuel 1:1 – 8
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Collect of the Day: Tuesday in Easter Week
O God, who by the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light: Grant that we, who have been raised with him, may abide in his presence and rejoice in the hope of eternal glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be dominion and praise for ever and ever. Amen.
For Mission
O God and Father of all, whom the whole heavens adore: Let the whole earth also worship you, all nations obey you, all tongues confess and bless you, and men and women everywhere love you and serve you in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Source | Daily Office in English | Mission St Clare | Book of Common Prayer | Click Here
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