She was from moab and was the daughterinlaw of naomi and wife of chilion. Ruth, a moabitess, marries an israelite who has come to moab from his native isra. The book of ruth is an important historical work in hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible, as it traces the lineage of king david and ultimately that of the messiah, jesus christ. From naomis perspective, ruth and orpah would remain widowed and childless unless they returned to the homes of their parents. Eisemann, a pearl in the sand, reflections on shavuos, ruth and davidic kingdom, 1997. The tradition is that the book of ruth was written by the prophet samuel. Ruth and orpah could have married other sons in the family as customary in the biblical tradition, however naomi did not have any other sons. It was spring time when ruth and orpah stood on the road leading from moab, east of the dead sea, to bethlehem in judea. However, naomi tried to persuade both ruth and orpah to return to their people and to. The book of ruth follows the book of judges in our bibles because its setting was in that time period. However, naomi tried to persuade both ruth and orpah to return to their people and to their gods. Orpah is mainly hanging around to be a handy dandy little contrast to the behavior of her fellow moabite, ruth.
An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of ruth. The book of ruth is a timeless drama of god s faithfulness in a time of loss and how he uses his people to restore one another. This summary of the book of ruth provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ruth. Ruth was a moabite woman, whose sense of piety and devotion to her motherinlaw naomi led to her marriage to the prominent boaz of bethlehem in judah. This was a country not far from israel on the east side of the dead sea. To start out, a woman by the name of naomi packed up and moved from judah to moab due to a terrible famine that was affecting her family. Ruth 1 niv naomi loses her husband and sons in bible. Book of ruth overview insight for living ministries. The burden of this inheritance both informed and influenced the choices that these sisters made. Watch our overview video on the book of ruth, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. She was destitute, her husband and two sons deceased. Obviously, the author was familiar with israels greatest king. The book may have been written by samuel and was probably penned during the time of david.
So a man from bethlehem in judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of moab. Intro to ruth biblica the international bible society. The husband and their two sons died, leaving her without a breadwinner, but with two daughtersinlaw called ruth and or. Ruth was a gentile not of the judeanisraeli descent but from another ethnic group, her background was a nation otherthan israel and she married a descendant. Naomi, ruth and orpah women of the bible word library.
Jan 02, 2020 initially, both ruth and orpah refused, saying, we will go back with you to your people ruth 1. Orpah is one of the secondary characters of the book of ruth, which tells the reader only that she was naomis second daughterinlaw. A biblical cinderella story from the archives of the royal jewish bloodline. We will discuss how providence and human choice interacts to shape the history on individuals and nations, god willing, next week. The sons marry two local girls, ruth and orpah, during this time. The story of ruth offers vital lessons to every generation and has enjoyed nearly universal acceptance by biblical scholars and critics throughout the centuries. Ruth was born a moabite or gentile yet her faithfulness led her to a greater inheritance. Nov 09, 2005 the exegetical basis for these statements seem to be identification of orpah with haruphah in the book of samuel ii, 21. After the death of her husband, orpah and her sisterinlaw ruth wished to go to judea with naomi. There, they set up shop, eat some food, and live for about ten years. A literary analysis of the book of ruth other resources. Ruth 1, new american standard bible nasb the bible app.
Title the book is named after one of its main characters, a young woman of moab, the greatgrandmother of david and an ancestress of jesus 4. The book of ruth is named for the moabite woman who commits herself to the israelite people by an oath to her motherinlaw naomi and becomes the greatgrandmother of david by marriage to boaz of bethlehem. And the daughters couldnt exactly wait for naomi to marry and have more, since it was highly unlikely that she would even find another husband in moab, let alone give birth to more sons like they would have waited for the these sons to be of marrying age anyway. The primary purpose of the book of ruth is to show gentiles, that our redemption is possible only through a kinsman redeemer who is the lord jesus christ, of whom boaz is but a type. The book may have been written by samuel and was probably penned during the time of david a dreadful time in a strange country. The other stays behind, and disappears never to be heard from again. The book of judges repeatedly states that during this time everyone did as he saw fit. A workbook suitable for bible classes, family studies, or personal bible study. In the hebrew bible, ruth stands with the song of solomon, lamentations, ecclesiastes, and esther.
Both had grown up in moab, and turned from paganism to their husbands faith. The first verse of the book points to the time of the judges and the very last verse points to king david. Oct 15, 2015 watch our overview video on the book of ruth, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The rabbinic expansion of this narrative, which relates both to. The book portrays the love and loyalty of human beings in working their way through tragic circumstances to participation in the community of the faithful people of god. The genealogy at the end of the book shows davids lineage through the days of the judges, acting as a support for his rightful kingship. The exegetical basis for these statements seem to be identification of orpah with haruphah in the book of samuel ii, 21. One would have an entire book of the bible named after her. Please check the reference to make sure it is correct. Ruth 1 new international version niv naomi loses her husband and sons. In ruth, an israelite family faces tragic loss, and god uses the.
Thus she is an ancestor in the messianic line that leads to jesus. Like mahlon and chilion, orpahs kinda been set up to fail right from birth. She and her husband moved there with their two sons, who eventually took wives while living in moab. The family line was no ordinary one for out of it came jesus matthew 1. Ruth 1, new international version niv the bible app. Our story opens on a nice jewish family with a problem. The book of ruth does not specifically name its author. The book of ruth reflects a time of peace between israel and moab contrast jdg 3. 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. It details the story of a young woman, who overcame a bleak outlook and heartache, to find new joy, due to her unerring faith in gods promises. The book of ruth thus she is an ancestor in the messianic line that leads to jesus mt 1. Naomi, ruth and orpah women of the bible the living. Like the period of decline within the ancient roman empire, the israelite nation began to crumble from within. In ruth 1, we read that the husband of naomi died in the land of moab.
Ruths loyalty 14 and they lifted up their voices and wept again. Naomis two sons, the husbands of ruth and orpah, also died. Bible study on the book of ruth 1 international student. The book of ruth is considered one of the most interesting in the bible. A workbook suitable for bible classes, family studies, or. The main object of the writer is evidently to give an account of davids ancestors. As in, what you see when someone turns to walk away from you. A regular personorpahwould turn back when it comes to hardship like that. The historical books part of an introduction to the historical books of the old testament. A workbook suitable for bible classes, family studies, or personal bible study available in print at.
Naomi then chose to return to israel and encouraged her daughtersinlaw to. It is unlikely that it was written before the time of david cp. Mar 18, 2011 the book of ruth is considered one of the most interesting in the bible. The book of ruth is a timeless drama of gods faithfulness in a time of loss and how he uses his people to restore one another. Like 1sa 12, it gives a series of intimate glimpses into the. Because of a famine in israel, a hebrew family moved to moab. This four part study of the book of ruth was preached at trinity bible church in richardson texas in 2012. The story of ruth, book three in the popular lineage of grace series by the new york times bestselling author of redeeming love and a voice in the wind she gave up everything, expecting nothing, and god honored her. Ruth bible story summary what christians want to know. Famine has hit bethlehem, which forces elimelech and his wife, naomi, to move east to moab with their two sons to get some grub. Book of ruth quick overview now, let me give you a quick synopsis of the book of ruth.
The rabbis identify the orpah mentioned in the book of ruth with the raphah or h arafah, the mother of the four warriors of gath who appear in ii sam. Like her sisterinlaw ruth, she initially wanted to accompany naomi and return with her to her land. Choosing to leave her homeland and follow her motherinlaw to israel, a young widow, ruth, captures the heart of wealthy boaz. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. Ruth with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Why, at this venture, do ruth and orpah make different choices. An argument of the book of ruth selected bibliography on the book of ruth j. Meet ruth, one of the five women in the lineage of christ. The period in which the events of recorded in the book of ruth the time in which the judges ruled are among the worst in israels history. However, the prevalent view is a date between 1011 and 931 b. The book of ruth connects the book of judges with the books of samuel. According to the sages, ruth and orpah were sisters, descendents of eglon and balak, kings of moab. The book of ruth provides details about part of the genealogy of king david and of the christ who is called the son of david refer to matthew 1. Feb 14, 2017 in the bible book of ruth a woman called naomi from bethlehem in judah had gone to live in the land of moab with her husband.
A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Sure, orpah would love to stay with naomi shes motherinlaw of the year, but the road ahead just isnt looking so sunny. Naomi then argued that she could provide no more husbands for ruth and orpah. Like 1sa 12, it gives a series of intimate glimpses into the private lives of the members of an israelite family. The book of ruth is the only book in our bible of 66 books, named for a gentile and so its very important to us gentiles. The boys wives were moabites, foreigners to the people of israel. Book of ruth, old testament book belonging to the third section of the biblical canon, known as the ketuvim, or writings. Their romance sets the stage for the kingship of israeland the coming of the messiah.