Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, December 21st, 2024
the Third Week of Advent
the Third Week of Advent
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Bible Commentaries
Bridgeway Bible Commentary Bridgeway Bible Commentary
Chapter 1
Naomi and Ruth Return to Bethlehem.Chapter 2
Ruth Gleans in Boaz's Fields.Chapter 3
Ruth's Proposal to Boaz at the Threshing Floor.Chapter 4
Boaz Marries Ruth; Lineage of David Established.
Naomi and Ruth Return to Bethlehem.Chapter 2
Ruth Gleans in Boaz's Fields.Chapter 3
Ruth's Proposal to Boaz at the Threshing Floor.Chapter 4
Boaz Marries Ruth; Lineage of David Established.
- Ruth
by Donald C. Fleming
Ruth
BACKGROUND
The story of Ruth belongs to the period of the judges, and provides a refreshing contrast with the low religious and moral condition of Israel pictured in Judges. It shows that simple trust in God and loving thought for others still existed in Israel. Here and there throughout the nation were people who tried to live their lives humbly and righteously before God. The story shows also that God was graciously caring for such people and was guiding everyday events for their good, and ultimately for the good of the nation.
OUTLINE
1:1-22
Ten years of hardship in Moab
2:1-4:22
Start of a new life in Israel
