But
RUTH records the faith of one well pleasing in His sight.
And
Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee:
for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy
people shall be my people, and thy God my God. (Ruth
1:16)
This beautiful book unfolds how
faithfulness and obedience to counsel can enrich ones life. Ruth was a Moabite
Gentile married to her Jewish husband Boaz through a remarkable series of
events. Through their marriage her son Obed became the grandfather of David.
Ruth and Boaz were ancestors of Jesus after the flesh. (Matthew
1: 5-16)
Brief Analysis
(1) The
Time in Moab (1: 1-5)
(2) Time
to Return Home (1: 6-22)
(3) Ruth
in the Harvest Fields (2:1-23)
(4) Ruth
marries Boaz (4:13)
(5) Birth
of her son, the grandfather of David (4:13-16)
(6) Family
tree of David (4: 18-22)
One of two books in the Bible in which
women play a major part and are principle characters - Ruth and Esther.
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