Ruth
Ruth is a book of the Bible that is about redemption and love through the actions of a foreigner remaining loyal to her mother-in-law. Naomi basically thought there was no future left for her and she thought God had left her. After losing her husband Elimelech and her sons Mahlon and Chilion, all she had left were her daughter-in-law’s, Orpah and Ruth. Since Orpah decided to go back to her family, Ruth remained with her mother-in-law. The book of Ruth doesn’t name who the author is but is thought to have been written by the prophet Samuel. There is also no definitive date that the book was written. Based on the chronology of the book, Boaz and Ruth have a child named Obed and Obed conceived Jesse, who then conceived the future King David. So Ruth would have been written possibly toward the time frame of the end of Judges. Which is around the same time as two other books were …show more content…
and her time of death is unknown. She was from Moab which is southeast of Bethlehem. Ruth is commonly known in the book to be with Naomi and married originally to her son Mahlon. Although she had a sister named Orpah, her sister didn’t have any real relevance in the book besides being married to Naomi’s son Chilion. Ruth marrying Boaz is the most significant part of the story, Boaz was a wealthy land owner relative of her father-in-law. Although, when Ruth arrived in Bethlehem with Naomi she would try to work by gleaning wheat and barley, Boaz would insist that she didn’t have to. Boaz displayed love and thoughtfulness to Ruth by being with her and giving her a child to continue the family line by the name of Obed. Her character is based simply around her being a foreigner to the land of Bethlehem and taking on the ways of the Israelites. She had the choice like her sister Orpah from the beginning to return to her family after the death of her husband but she chose to stay by her mother-in-law’s side and at the end was rewarded for her
Ruth is a book of the Bible that is about redemption and love through the actions of a foreigner remaining loyal to her mother-in-law. Naomi basically thought there was no future left for her and she thought God had left her. After losing her husband Elimelech and her sons Mahlon and Chilion, all she had left were her daughter-in-law’s, Orpah and Ruth. Since Orpah decided to go back to her family, Ruth remained with her mother-in-law. The book of Ruth doesn’t name who the author is but is thought to have been written by the prophet Samuel. There is also no definitive date that the book was written. Based on the chronology of the book, Boaz and Ruth have a child named Obed and Obed conceived Jesse, who then conceived the future King David. So Ruth would have been written possibly toward the time frame of the end of Judges. Which is around the same time as two other books were …show more content…
and her time of death is unknown. She was from Moab which is southeast of Bethlehem. Ruth is commonly known in the book to be with Naomi and married originally to her son Mahlon. Although she had a sister named Orpah, her sister didn’t have any real relevance in the book besides being married to Naomi’s son Chilion. Ruth marrying Boaz is the most significant part of the story, Boaz was a wealthy land owner relative of her father-in-law. Although, when Ruth arrived in Bethlehem with Naomi she would try to work by gleaning wheat and barley, Boaz would insist that she didn’t have to. Boaz displayed love and thoughtfulness to Ruth by being with her and giving her a child to continue the family line by the name of Obed. Her character is based simply around her being a foreigner to the land of Bethlehem and taking on the ways of the Israelites. She had the choice like her sister Orpah from the beginning to return to her family after the death of her husband but she chose to stay by her mother-in-law’s side and at the end was rewarded for her