This week BibleWorm continues our summer series on the Forgotten Books of the Bible, with a look at the book of Ruth 2:1-20 and 4:9-17. We look at the way the book of Ruth challenges anti-immigrant sentiment in the time of Ezra-Nehemiah and in our own day. We discuss how the book lifts up the foundational contributions of Ruth the Moabite, whose persistence saves the family line of King David, without whom ancient Israel would never have been great in the first place. We think about how the book tries to counter anti-immigrant sentiment by depicting Ruth as hardworking, culturally astute, and dedicated to her Israelite mother-in-law Naomi. We also wonder what damage such rhetoric might do to Ruth—but that’s a conversation for next week.
Episode 456 ECONOMIC JUSTICE The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:7-15) REPLAY
Episode 455 ECONOMIC JUSTICE The Eye of the Needle (Luke 4:16-21 and 18:18-30) REPLAY
Episode 454 ECONOMIC JUSTICE What Does the Lord Require of You? (Micah 6:6-15 and 7:1-7) REPLAY
Episode 453 ECONOMIC JUSTICE Economics and Holiness (Leviticus 19:9-18 and 33-37) REPLAY
Episode 452 ECONOMIC JUSTICE Biblical Faith and Debt Forgiveness (Deuteronomy 15:1-11 and 24:10-15) REPLAY
Episode 451 SUMMER SERIES Bathsheba (1Kings 1:1--40) REPLAY
Episode 450 SUMMER SERIES Rahab (Joshua 2:1-24 and 6:2-4) REPLAY
Episode 449 SUMMER SERIES The Daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1-11 and 36:1-12)
Episode 448 SUMMER SERIES Miriam (Exodus 2:1-10 and Numbers 12:1-16)
Episode 447 SUMMER SERIES Tamar (Genesis 38:1-26) REPLAY
Episode 446 SUMMER SERIES Sarah and Hagar (Genesis 16:1-16 and 21:8-21)
Episode 445 Longing for Redemption (Acts 2:1-4 and Romans 8:14-39)
Episode 444 Baptized into Death (Romans 6:1-14)
Episode 443 Justified by Faith (Romans 3:28-30 and 5:1-11)
Episode 442 From Faith for Faith (Romans 1:1-17)
Episode 441 Paul and Barnabas in Lystra (Acts 13:1-3 and 14:8-18)
Episode 440 Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10:1-17 and 34-48)
Episode 439 The Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20)
Episode 438 The Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-10)
Episode 437 Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-17)
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