Rut Ruth Analysis

If she were alive, she would be over 3000 years old. She lived during a different time than I do. She spoke a different language and had a different ethnicity than I have. She came from a distant land with beliefs that are unlike mine. Despite our differences, I have learned much from Ruth. At the introduction to her story, she had been recently widowed. Her mother-in-law, Naomi, was also a widow. When Naomi decides to return to live in her hometown of Bethlehem, Ruth goes with her out of her love for Naomi. Loyal love for Naomi and the God of the Israelites, Jehovah, is an overarching quality of Ruth’s personality. Loyal love can be defined as a type of kindness that lovingly attaches itself to an object until its purpose in connection with that object is realized. …show more content…
Naomi could not provide for Ruth and had little to offer materially. Ruth, however, had developed deep love for Naomi and would not abandon the older widow, stating: “Where you shall go, I shall go, where you spend the night, I shall spend the night. Your people will be my people and your God my God” (Ruth 1:16 New World Translation). The fact that Ruth left her gods and family revealed her deep love not only for Naomi, but also for Jehovah. Ruth showed a commitment to her loved ones that moved me to re-evaluate my relationships with friends and with God. I claimed to love God and have deep affection and loyalty to my friends, but what was I doing to show my feelings? Ruth’s demonstration of loyal love motivated me to put my trust in God by obeying his commandments even if I don’t understand their benefit right now and to take the initiative to help my friends instead of waiting for them to ask for