Ruth 1:19-2:3
Ruth 1:19-2:3
Naomi and Ruth make it safely back to Bethlehem as a result of God's Divine protection. Their arrival brought much excitement to those in Bethlehem. They recognize Naomi but can see clearly that the past decade away from the presence of God has been hard on her. She is Naomi yet her appearance has changed dramatically for the worse. She went out full, ten years prior, but now returns home a widow without sons. She is empty.Hope is starting to spring up on the horizon. The barley harvest has begun. They are in the land of promise. The blessings of God are slowly beginning to unfold. Naomi has chosen a great time to return to Bethlehem, to the presence of God. For those that have left the presence of God, it is always a good time to return to Him.We are introduced to Boaz who God will use to change the course of Ruth's life and Naomi's life. This Divine meeting that will take place between Boaz and Ruth will change the course of eternity. God's eternal plan for mankind, the perpetuation of the messianic line is tied up in the meeting of Boaz and Ruth along with the guidance and encouragement of Naomi.In this little book of Ruth, we see the providence of God acting supernaturally in the natural to bring about the fulfillment of His perfect will. What we see before us is the depth of the wisdom and the height of the majesty of Almighty God.
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Chapter 1
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So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
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And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
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So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Chapter 2
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And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
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And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
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And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.