The passage notes that there was a famine in the land. This will be an important backdrop for the ensuing story.

David Guzik's Bible commentary on Ruth chapter 1, where Ruth makes the journey with her mother-in-law Naomi from the land of Moab to the land of Israel.

Ruth 1:1–5 opens Naomi's story with a short but devastating account of tragedy. The era of the judges was a period of lawlessness and idolatry in Israel (Judges ...

10 авг. 2014 г. · A marvelous story of love and grace – both from a human perspective and from the perspective of our heavenly Father.

Chapter 1 · [1.] She judges herself chiefly aimed at in the affliction, that God's quarrel was principally with her: "The hand of the Lord has gone out against ...

10 окт. 2015 г. · The book opens with the verse, “In the days when the judges ruled” (Ruth 1:1). This is a period in Israel's history depicted as a state of ...

The book of Ruth makes for many excellent expositional, narrative sermons. The theology is rich, the story is compelling, the themes.

1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. · 2 The man's name was Elimelek, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons ...

The Book of Ruth describes the redemption and inclusion of Gentiles into the lineage of David and of David's son, the Messianic King.

10 мар. 2023 г. · Ruth is part of the unfolding narrative of how God will carry out His everlasting covenant promise to the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob), ...