Excerpt
“By faith God makes a person right, Be she a Jew or Moabite” (p. 90).
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About the Book
Life was bleak for Naomi. Her husband was dead, as were her sons. She found herself in a foreign land with only one friend-her daughter-in-law Ruth. But as she returned to her hometown of Bethlehem, a ray of divine hope broke through the dark clouds of providence. It was the barley harvest, and she wasn't alone. This cycle of poems by John Piper tells the story of God's care for Naomi and the love affair between Ruth and Boaz through the eyes of their son, an aged Obed, as he narrates the account to his eight-year-old grandson David, the future king of Israel. Through this creative work, readers will walk with Boaz from promise to fulfillment, with Ruth from widowhood to motherhood, and with Naomi from death to life.
First Edition 2010
Crossway Books (Wheaton, Illinois)
Related Resources
- A Sweet and Bitter Providence (book)
- Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence (conference message)
- Ruth: Under the Wings of God (conference message)
- Ruth: Strategic Righteousness (conference message)
- Ruth: May the Redeemer’s Name be Renowned (conference message)
- Ruth: Sweet and Bitter Providence (sermon series)
About John Piper
John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the author of more than 50 books including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist. John and his wife, Noël, have five children and twelve grandchildren.
