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Lesson 1 Two Important Women in the History of a People
SBS – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 3rd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: The God Who Rules the World and Takes Care of the Family: The Divine Teachings in the Books of Ruth and Esther For our Generation
Commentator: Pastor Silas Queiroz
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace

1. Two Important Women in the History of a People Adult Bible Lessons 3rd Quarter 2024 CPAD, Magazine: The God Who Rules the World and Takes Care of the Family: Divine Teachings in the Books of Ruth For our Generation Commentator: Pastor Silas Queiroz Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon July 7, 2024 Lesson 1

2. “Then the women said to Naomi: Blessed be the Lord, who has not failed to give you a redeemer today, and let his name be famous in Israel.” ( Rt 4.14) GOLDEN TEXT 2

3. Known or anonymous, many women were fundamental in the divine plan of redemption for humanity. PRACTICAL TRUTH 3

4. Monday – Mt 1.5-17; Lk 3:32 Ruth: a direct ascendant of David Tuesday – Rt 4.13-15 Ruth begets a son of Boaz, her redeemer Wednesday – Et 2.5-7,15 Esther was raised by her cousin, Mordecai Thursday – Et 2.16,17 Esther becomes queen: an act of divine providence Friday – Rt 1.11-13 Wise women understand their role in the Kingdom of God Saturday – Et 2.15-17 Women who behave in a humble way DAILY READING 4

5. BIBLE READING IN CLASS 5

6. BIBLE READING IN CLASS Ruth 4.13-22; Esther 7.1-7 Ruth 4 13 - So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son. 14-Then the women said to Naomi: Blessed be the Lord, who has not failed to give you a redeemer today, and let his name be famous in Israel. 15 - He will be the refresher of your soul and will preserve your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, had him, and she is better to you than seven sons. 16-And Naomi took the son, and laid him in her lap, and was her nurse. 6

7. 17 - And the neighbors gave him a name, saying: To Naomi a son was born. And they called his name Obed. This is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 - These are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Ezron , 19 - and Ezron begat Aaron, and Aaron begot Amminadab , 20 - and Amminadab begat Nahshon , and Nahshon begot Salmon, 21 - and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 22 - and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David. 7

8. Esther 7 1 - Now the king came with Haman to drink with Queen Esther, 2 - the king also said to Esther, on the second day, at the banquet of wine: What is your request, Queen Esther? And it will be given to you. And what is your requirement? Up to half of the kingdom will be made. 3 - Then Queen Esther answered and said: If, O king, I have found grace in thy sight, and if it please the king, let my life be given to me as my petition, and my people as my request. 8

9. 4 - Because we are sold, I and my people, to destroy, kill and lose us; If they still sold us for male and female servants, I would remain silent, even if the oppressor would not compensate for the loss of the king. 5 - Then King Ahasuerus spoke and said to Queen Esther: Who is this? And where is he whose heart prompted him to do so? 6 - And Esther said: The man, the oppressor and the enemy, is this evil Haman. Then Haman was troubled before the king and queen. 7-And the king, in his anger, rose from the banquet of wine into the garden of the palace; and Haman stood up to plead with Queen Esther for her life; because he saw that evil was already determined for him by the king. 9

10. INTRODUCTION Ruth and Esther are the two books in the Bible that are named after women. They record two of the most beautiful, extraordinary and dramatic sacred stories. The first, which took place in Moab and Bethlehem, during the period of the judges, which lasted approximately from 1375 to 1050 BC. The second, in Persia, after the Babylonian captivity, between 483 and 473 BC. Ruth and Esther lived in different times, circumstances and contexts very different, but they expressed the same spiritual and moral virtues: faith, conviction, humility, courage, obedience, simplicity, purity, selflessness, fear of God and willingness to serve. These two women were fundamental to the preservation of the Jewish people, the godly descendants of Abraham. Their lives continue to be sources of deep inspiration for all who wish to please God and live for his glory (Ps 147.11; 1 Cor 10.31; Heb 11.6). 10

11. Keyword : Women 11

12. 12 I – RUTH: AN IMPORTANT WOMAN FOR THE LINEAGE OF DAVID

13. I – RUTH: AN IMPORTANT WOMAN FOR THE LINEAGE OF DAVID 1. A Moabitess . Descendants of Moab, son of the incestuous relationship of Lot, Abraham's nephew, with his eldest daughter (Gen 19:30-37), the Moabites were a pagan people, hostile to Israel since the days of King Balak (Nm 22:1-6; Dt 23.3,4; Jz 11.17). They lived east of the Dead Sea (present-day Jordan) and were given to idolatry and sexual immorality (Nm 25.1,2; Rev 2.14). Belonging to this people, it was highly unlikely that Ruth would be part of the lineage of David, the family from which the Messiah, the Savior of the world, would come (Gen 49.8-10; Is 11.1,10; Mic 5.2; Ap 5.5). But God's ways are higher than ours; they are far above our understanding (Is 55.8,9; Rom 11.33). He is sovereign (Job 42:2). He makes the unlikely, probable and impossible possible when we believe in Him, fear Him and obey Him without imposing any conditions on Him (Gen 18:14-16; Heb 11:8-11). 13

14. 2. The Bethlehemite family. Ruth's story changes when she joins a pious family from Bethlehem in Judah, who wandered in the fields of Moab because of the famine that was ravaging the land of Israel ( Rt 1:1). They were Elimelech , his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chiliom . After some time in the land of the Moabites, Elimelech dies, leaving Naomi in the company of her two sons ( Rt 1.2,3). Ruth married Mahlon , the eldest of them (Ruth 4.10). After almost 10 years, Mahlon and his brother Kilion also died. Widowed and childless, Naomi decides to return to Bethlehem, motivated by the news that the famine had stopped in her land. Although she could remain in Moab – as Orpah , widow of Chiliom , decided – Ruth chooses to go with her mother-in-law Naomi, declaring her faith in the God of Israel ( Rt 1.4,6,16). 14

15. 3. Marriage and motherhood. This biographical synthesis reaches its peak in Bethlehem, with two events that were fundamental for God's purpose to be fulfilled in the life of this Moabite. Attached to her mother-in-law and always willing to obey and serve her, Ruth achieves the favor of the God of Israel, “under whose wings you came to take shelter” ( Rt 2.12). The marriage with Boaz, a relative of Elimelech , and the birth of her son Obed (Heb. “servant”) make Ruth a direct descendant of David (who was her great-grandmother) and a member of the genealogy of Jesus ( Rt 4.1-22; Mt 1.5-17; Luke 3.32). Honoring marriage and having children brings God's blessing for many generations ( Hb 13.4; Ps 127.3-5). 15

16. Ruth was a Moabite woman, from a Bethlehemite family, who chose to live with her mother-in-law after the death of her husband. SYNOPSIS I 16

17. 17 II – ESTER: THE WOMAN WHO ACTED FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE JEWS

18. 18 II – ESTER: THE WOMAN WHO ACTED FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE JEWS 1. From Belém to Susa. About five centuries after Ruth, the Bible presents us with another notable woman, Esther, also providentially used by God for the preservation of the people of Israel. Daughter of Abiail , Mordecai's uncle, Esther was Jewish. Orphaned by her father and mother, she was raised by her cousin Mordecai (Et 2.5-7,15). Her Hebrew name was Hadassa , which means “myrtle”, one of the favorite plants of the ancient world, with fragrant leaves and white or pink flowers, used to perfume environments and make garlands for nobles at banquets. The Persian name Esther ( stara ) means “star”. Esther was part of the generation of Jews born in captivity. As Isaiah and Jeremiah had prophesied, the end of the Babylonian captivity was decreed by Cyrus, king of Persia, in the year 538 BC (Is 44.26,28; 45.1,4,5,13; Jer 29.10-14). However, most Jews remained in Babylon, under Persian rule.

19. 19 2. From orphan to queen. Susa was the capital of the new empire (Et 1.1,2). Esther and Mordecai lived there, among thousands of other Jews. Endowed with rare beauty, Esther was part of the group of virgin girls who applied to succeed Queen Vashti, deposed by King Ahasuerus for her disobedience, as the Jewish historian Flavius ​​Josephus writes. Vashti refused to attend a banquet hosted by the king in the gardens of his palace (Eth 1.5-8,10-12,21,22). In an unmistakable act of divine providence, Esther became queen in her place (Et 2.16,17). Five years later, this young Jewish woman, acting with wisdom and great courage, obtained from Ahasuerus a decree that freed the Jewish people throughout the empire from death (Et 8 and 9). As Matthew Henry says, “although the name of God is not found [in the book of Esther], the same cannot be said of her hand, meticulously guiding the events that culminated in the liberation of her people”.

20. 20 3. In the field or in the palace. Like Ruth, Esther is an inspiring example of how much fidelity and trust in God are worth, whatever the context in which we live. Divine principles are absolute and immutable; enough to guide our conduct at any time and place (Ps 19.7-9; 119.89-91).

21. Esther is the Jewish woman from Bethlehem; she was an orphan, but went to Susa, the capital of the empire, to become queen. SYNOPSIS II 21

22. 22 III – WOMEN OF GOD AS PROTAGONISTS OF HISTORY

23. 23 III – WOMEN OF GOD AS PROTAGONISTS OF HISTORY 1. Female protagonism . Male leadership, instituted by God ( Gn 1.26; cf. Eph 5.22,23), does not nullify the divine purpose with women, nor does it take away the possibility of, in many circumstances, being the protagonist of history. This does not imply, however, the need to confuse or reverse the roles between men and women. The examples of Ruth and Esther are eloquent in this sense. It was not haughtiness, but humility, submission and obedience that made the lives of these women so relevant.

24. 24 2. Fulfilling the roles. Naomi testifies that Ruth fulfilled her role as a wife well ( Rt 1.8). Her extraordinary relationship with her mother-in-law does not allow us to conclude any other way. Both were wise women, who knew their roles well ( Rt 1.11-13), which is fundamental for good family coexistence, including between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law ( Pv 14.1).

25. 25 3. Family education. It was not only Esther's beauty that made her chosen queen, but also her humility and good behavior in the palace (Et 2.15-17). Despite being an orphan, Esther had received a good education from Mordecai, to whom she devoted obedience and deep respect (Et 2.10; 4.1-4). It is in the home that we are forged for the great challenges of life ( Pv 29.15,17; 30.17).

26. The Bible presents women as protagonists of history, duly fulfilling the role established by God. SYNOPSIS III 26

27. 27 CONCLUSION God continues to use women to fulfill his purposes. Some become known and have their names recorded in history, such as Ruth and Esther. Others, like Noah's wife, live their entire lives in anonymity ( Gn 6.10,18; 7.7,13; 8.15,16), but that doesn't mean they are no longer important. What would become of the patriarch without a faithful companion by his side as he fulfilled the divine mission he had received? In the kingdom of God, whether man or woman, what matters is not how much the person appears, because the Lord looks at the heart (1 Sam 16.7; 1 Cor 3.12-15).

28. 1. To which historical periods are the books of Ruth and Esther linked? The Book of Ruth, which took place in Moab and Bethlehem, during the period of the judges, which lasted approximately from 1375 to 1050 BC. The Book of Esther, in Persia, after the Babylonian captivity, between 483 and 473 BC. 2. Who were the Moabites? The Moabites were a pagan people, hostile to Israel since the days of King Balak (Nm 22.1-6; Dt 23.3,4; Jz 11.17). Reviewing the content 28

29. 3. What events represent the culmination of Ruth's story regarding God's purposes in her life? This biographical synthesis reaches its peak in Bethlehem, with two events that were fundamental for God's purpose to be fulfilled in the life of this Moabite: attachment to her mother-in-law and her marriage to Boaz. 4. How is divine providence manifested in the book of Esther? In an unmistakable act of divine providence, Esther became queen in her place (Et 2.16,17). Five years later, this young Jewish woman, acting with wisdom and great courage, obtained from Ahasuerus a decree that freed the Jewish people throughout the empire from death (Et 8 and 9). 29

30. 5. To be the protagonist of the story, does a woman need to play a male role? No. The examples of Ruth and Esther are eloquent in this sense. It was not haughtiness, but humility, submission and obedience that made the lives of these women so relevant. 30

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33. LESSONS: Lesson 1 Two Important Women in the History of a People Lesson 2 The Book of Ruth Lesson 3 Ruth and Naomi: Entwined by Love Lesson 4 Ruth’s Encounter with Boaz Lesson 5 The Marriage of Ruth and Boaz: The Family's Redemption Lesson 6 The Book of Esther Lesson 7 The Deposition of Queen Vashti and the Ascension of Esther Lesson 8 Mordecai's Resistance Lesson 9 Haman's Conspiracy Against the Jews Lesson 10 The Deliverance Plan and the Role of Esther Lesson 11 Haman's Humiliation and Mordecai's Honor Lesson 12 The Banquet of Esther: Denouncement and Deliverance Lesson 13 Esther, the Bearer of Good News 33 SBS – Sunday Bible School Adult Bible Lessons 3rd quarter 2024 CPAD MAGAZINE: The God Who Rules the World and Takes Care of the Family: The Divine Teachings in the Books of Ruth and Esther For our Generation Commentator: Pastor Silas Queiroz Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon Renewed in Grace

34. Thanks Celso Napoleon 34 [email protected] Renewed in Grace https://www.facebook.com/renovadosnagraca