Tabletalk Magazine, May 1996: The Book of Ruth
Overview
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- Daily studies from the teaching fellowship of R. C. Sproul
- “Coram Deo” note from an editor
- “From Here to Eternity” by R. C. Sproul
- “Divine Providence in the Book of Ruth” by Raymond C. Ortland Jr.
- “Sheaves for the Provident” by George Grant
- “Christ Our Kinsman-Redeemer” by Robert A. Peterson
- “Covenant of Influence” by Jack Arnold
- “Grounded in Love” by Michael S. Beates
- “Liberty and the Limits of Love” by John Sartelle
- “Love, Math, and God’s Character” by D. A. Carson
- “Sanctified by Faith” by Steve Cavallaro
- “Truth and Consequences: Making Distinctions”
- “Hits and Missives”
- “Ministry News: Ligonier Conferences in Canada”
Top Highlights
“The accent on loving mercy is rooted in a term that occurs frequently in the Hebrew Scriptures. It is the word hesed. The word is sometimes translated by ‘mercy’ or ‘lovingkindness.’ Some translators prefer the words ‘loyal love.’ It is used chiefly to describe the character of God Himself.” (Page 6)
“God does not always interrupt the routines of reality. He often conceals His providential initiatives within the ‘natural’ way things seem to happen. This is why our perception of reality as a drama providentially ordered rather than as a lottery randomly jumbled is a matter of faith.” (Page 8)
“uphold, direct, dispose and govern all creatures, actions and things, from the greatest even to the least” (Page 8)
“She was semper fidelis, always faithful. She embodied ‘Ruthfulness’ rather than ‘ruthlessness.’” (Page 7)
“Boaz is to become the agent through whom his own prayer out in the field will be answered.” (Page 16)
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- Title: Tabletalk Magazine, May 1996: “The Book of Ruth”
- Editor in chief: R. C. Sproul Jr.
- Associate editor: Michael S. Beates
- Series: Tabletalk
- Publisher: Ligonier Ministries
- Publication date: 1996
- Pages: 62