In Ruth, chapter two, verse four, Boaz greeting of his harvesters with a blessing, and his care for Ruth and Naomi, as in verses eight through twelve, shows him to be a righteous Israelite. Boaz is a well-respected and vigorous man in Bethlehem. He descended from the chief of the tribe of Judah during the …
In Ruth, chapter two, verse two, in the law of Moses, God commanded Israel to permit the poor and needy to gather the grain left in the fields after harvest, as in Leviticus nineteen, verse nine, twenty-three twenty-two, and Deuteronomy twenty-four nineteen, respectively. God wants those who have enough to share with others who lack …
In Ruth, chapter one, verse sixteen, Naomi imparted to Ruth her faith in the Lord God by example and teaching as in Deuteronomy eleven, eighteen through nineteen. Ruth’s faith in God caused her to remain faithful in her love for Naomi. Ruth illustrates the divine principle that ” he that loseth his life for his …
In Ruth, chapter one, verse thirteen, Naomi believed that her adversity demonstrated that she no longer had God’s favor but was against her, as in verses twenty and twenty-one, respectively. However, this viewpoint is erroneous later in chapters two, twenty, and four, stanzas fourteen through fifteen, accordingly. We must not consider all adversity and hardship …
In Ruth, chapter one, verse twelve, although it would likely mean loneliness for Naomi, she urged her two daughters-in-law to remain in their homeland. She believed they would have no opportunity for remarriage and happiness with her. The situation emphasizes the selfless devotion and love between Naomi and Ruth, which teaches that true piety always …
In Ruth, chapter one, verse three, Naomi was a faithful follower of the Lord who experienced great adversity. She and her family suffered the effects of famine and removal from their home. Furthermore, she lost her husband and her two sons. It appears that the Lord had forsaken her and even turned against her. However, …
In Ruth, chapter one, verse one, the book of Ruth describes events in the life of an Israelite family during the Judges. The setting of the first eighteen verses is the land of Moab, which is east of the dead sea. The remainder of the book’s scene is in or near the Bethlehem of Judah. …
In Judges, chapter twenty-one, verse twenty-five, the book of Judges ends by emphasizing that during that time, the Israelites ignored God’s standards for them and did what was right in their judgment. But as Proverbs points out, human thoughts and opinions are poor judgment of what is right, as in chapters fourteen, verse twelve, and …
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In Judges, chapter twenty, verse thirteen, the Benjamites sympathized more with the evil individuals in their midst than with the innocent victim who had undergone such cruelty as in chapter nineteen, verse twenty-five. The Benjamites refusing to punish these sinful members demonstrated that they did not value justice. They had lost all moral sensitivity and …
In Judges, chapter eighteen, verse twenty, the prominence given to the priest in chapters seventeen through eighteen emphasizes that not only the people had been corrupt but also the sacred ministry. The Levite priest was willing to serve as priest of other gods solely for money and position, as in verse twelve of chapter seventeen. …
