Main idea: Even in the midst of the mundane, God is still working out his promised plan.
Outline:
- The origins of God’s promised plan in Genesis
- The fulfillment of God’s promised plan in Matthew
- One practical consideration from Ruth 4
Secondary sources cited:
- James M. Hamilton Jr., Typology: Understanding the Bible’s Promise-Shaped Patterns—How Old Testament Expectations Are Fulfilled in Christ (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2021).
- Stephen G. Dempster, Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible, NSBT 15 (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2003).
- Barry G. Webb, Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther, NSBT 10 (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000).
- George Eliot, Middlemarch (New York: Penguin Classics, 2003).