A study of the book of ruth coalition for christian outreach. A commentary on the book of ruth international theological commentary hamlin, e. Written by kirsten nielsen, this commentary meets the aims of the series in providing a. Famine has hit bethlehem, which forces elimelech and his wife, naomi, to move east to. The other festival scrolls are song of songs, lamentations, ecclesiastes and. There are those who attempt to guild the lily as they read the book of ruth, desperately seeking some basis for making a pious israelite of naomi. And it was god who constrains ruth to stay with naomi. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. General resources for ruth check the scripture index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes. There is no special book in the bible about mary, but god has given us this lovely book about ruth.
The setting of the book is the spring barley harvest, hence its long association with the festival of pentecost, which pictured this early harvest. Block, who also serves as the general editor of the series and published by zondervan, is part of the exegetical commentary on the old testament series. Conclusions about the book of ruth bible commentary. The opening verses of the book of ruth mention elimelech before naomi, but by the third verse he becomes the husband of naomi. The book of ruth gives us a glimpse into the hidden work of god during the worst of times.
The book of ruth tells the extraordinary story of gods faithfulness to israel in the life and work of three ordinary people, naomi, ruth and boaz. The book of ruth gets its own small volume in the old testament library otl series. By contrast with elimelech, whose name is the first in the book, we have as the last name. Earth is made bitter to us, that heaven may be made dear. Ruth 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Read ruth 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The book may have been written by samuel and was probably penned during the time of david.
May god, by his grace, fit us for all such changes, especially the great change. The story of ruth as you may never have thought of it before. Afflictions will make great and surprising changes in a little time. You can read more commentaries on familiar bible stories in our people in the bible topic page you may also be interested in these selected articles. The third reason for verses 8 is to make ruths faithfulness to naomi appear amazing. Wherein also figuratively is set forth the state of the church which is subject to manifold afflictions, and yet at length god giveth good and joyful issue, teaching us to abide with patience till god. Ruth 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. A commentary on the book of ruth international theological commentary. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. There are many different kinds of commentaries written in different ways and to a variety of different contexts, some are written with the laymen. As long as every thing is prosperous, he is content to serve the king.
And a certain man of bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of moab, he, and his. Jesus, the greatest of all kings, came from bethlehem from the same family. Naomi began to think of returning, after the death of her two sons. These two issues are addressed in the book of ruth. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of ruth. Study ruth 2 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Read the book of ruth in its entirety what do you know about the book of ruth. The following are the five commentaries on ruth that i have found the most helpful. Ruth bible story summary what christians want to know. Because of a famine in israel, a hebrew family moved to moab. Read ruth commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Study the bible online using commentary on ruth 1 and more. The second part of the book iv, 1822 consists in a brief genealogy which connects the line of david through booz with phares, one of the sons of juda. Or you can find the freedom and courage and strength to keep a commitment you already made.
The book of ruth tells a wonderful story of gods behindthescenes providence in the life of a woman whose descendants would include king david and ultimately the king of kings himself. But naomi is so embittered by gods hard providence that she cant see his mercy at work in her life. Story of ruth first obviously were landing in the middle of the book of ruth. God in the lives of ordinary people theology and steak. David guziks bible commentary on ruth chapter 1, where ruth makes the journey with her motherinlaw naomi from the land of moab to the land of israel. When providence had made her poor, she cheerfully stoops to her lot. On the surface, it is the story of a young virtuous maiden who leaves her family and her nation to cast her lot with a people and religion that she has not previously known.
Written by kirsten nielsen, this commentary meets the aims of the series in providing a critical take in a midlength commentary. I do not get the feeling that she is like tamar before her, who saw the importance of bearing a child to preserve the name of her husband and the messianic line. Study basics about bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take webbased selftests. The book of ruth the argument this book is intituled after the name of ruth. Ruth is one of the five festival scrolls, also known as the megilloth, in the writings section of the old testament. The book of ruth is one of only two books of the bible to be named after women the other is esther. Thus does the grace of god meet us in the book of ruth, clothing itself in its most attractive form, and so much the more giving, evidence of its power, when we think of the material on which it wrought, in her at least whose name it bears. T he book of ruth contains an interesting story about a moabite woman who was redeemed into a hebrew family. Apr 24, 2020 one of the terrible effects of depression is the inability to move purposefully and hopefully into the future. Conclusions about the book of ruth bible commentary produced by tow project the book of ruth presents a powerful story of god at work, directing events from all sides to take care of his people, and more importantly, to accomplish his purposes. And yet as the story of ruth unfolded this time, it suddenly became obvious to me that naomi was no role model.
The book of ruth also teaches us some important truths about the bearing of children. It is a groundless tradition of the jews that ruth was the daughter of eglon king of moab, yet the chaldee paraphrast inserts it. Jehovah, indicating that ruth is the follower of the true god. Ruth commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible.
A glimpse of the old testament reveals that the period known as. The critical allegation against the book of ruth that makes it a production of some postexilic narrator bases their theory on the false proposition that the names of elimelechs sons are fictitious, invented for them centuries later and designed to fit what happened to them, but leon morris cites plenty of proof that the names mahlon and. If you have a group of 6 or more you may want to split up into smaller groups of 3 or 4 is it anyones first time reading through the book of ruth. As they work through both economic hardship and prosperity, we see the hand of god at work most clearly in their productive agricultural labor, generous management of resources for the good of all. When we open to the 3rd chapter of the book of ruth were coming into the middle of several story lines in the bible.
He that means honestly does not startle at assurances. When death comes into a family, it ought to reform what is amiss there. There are many other themes that run throughout the book of ruth that can be taught as well, such as the faith of ruth, the contrasting attitudes throughout the book between ruth and naomi, and the purity and chastity of the relationship between ruth and boaz. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. Naomi finds blessing from the lord because of ruth, who loves her, and who has proven of inestimable worth 4.
The book of ruth new international commentary on the old. Ultimately, however, ruth is an enduring love story of how god takes. Strategies of righteousness are the overflow of hope. The book of ruth is a beautiful story, and probably one you may have heard in. On the one hand, the book of ruth exposes naomis selfcentered obsession with child bearing. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. My aim is to preach through the book of ruth in the next four sundaysone chapter each sunday. Ruth, book ofcommentaries, commentaries old testament. The rest of the book, however, will show ruth, in both word and deed, making slow progress in living life after grief with naomi. The bible project has made a very interesting video exploring the book of ruth.
The first verse of the book points to the time of the judges and the very last verse points to king david. Our story opens on a nice jewish family with a problem. Ruth 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. This commentary by tamara cohn eskenazi and tikva frymerkensky is an important addition to the extant scholarship on this biblical book. Study the bible online using commentary on ruth and more. Ruth chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. The story is set in the time of the judges, a time characterized in the book of judges as a period of religious and moral degeneracy, national disunity and frequent foreign oppression. From this family came boaz and, later, great king david. The first chapter of ruth is very important because our appraisal of ruth, naomi, and soon boaz in the first chapters of ruth will greatly shape our understanding of the rest of the book. Commentary on the book of ruth by matthew henry old. Ruth 3 commentary meaning summary sermon explaining the book. The story of ruth is a true story, and it tells us about the birth of obed. In the past, naomi was always portrayed in a somewhat flattering way.
Ruth 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Ruth, the newest in the jps bible commentary series, is a magnificent achievement. The story of ruth in the bible has a lesson that can be applied to our lives. Ruth, book ofcommentaries, commentaries old testament, books. You can read the whole story in the book of ruth in the bible. So, even in the midst of ruth and naomis awful affliction, god still had a plan to take care of them. Free bible commentary on book of ruth in easy english.
Ruth commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. She is concerned about finding ruth a place of care and security. This was a country not far from israel on the east side of the dead sea. The old testament tells us some of the things that happened before the life of jesus on earth. The book of ruth follows the book of judges in our bibles because its setting was in that time period. The book of ruth reflects a time of peace between israel and moab contrast jdg 3. When she saw that ruth was stedfastly minded to go with her which was the very thing she aimed at in. You can find the best commentary on ruth for you using the tools on the right side. The book of ruth connects the book of judges with the books of samuel. It is unlikely that it was written before the time of david cp. This commentary on the book of ruth explores that lesson.
Ruth free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. In the series of the sacred writings of the old testament, the short book of ruth occupies two different principal. When you believe in the sovereignty of god and that he loves to work mightily for those who trust him, it gives a freedom and joy that cant be shaken by hard times. Ruth with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Naomi seems to have been a person of faith and piety. Ruth 3 commentary meaning summary sermon explaining the. Top 5 commentaries on the book of ruth ligonier ministries. Lessons from the book of ruth lesson 1 general introduction overview the book of ruth is a short narrative account that has its setting. The book of ruth new international commentary on the old testament nicot robert l. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Then naomi her motherinlaw said to her, my daughter, shall i not seek security for you, that it may be well with you.
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