Ruth portrays a marriage between ruth, the young moabite woman after whom the book is named, and boaz, an upright and worthy man, who takes ruth and her widowed motherinlaw, naomi, into his home. The book of ruth is a hebrew short story, told with consummate skill. 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. Our story opens on a nice jewish family with a problem. The book of ruth is a love story between ruth and boaz, one that illustrates the love and loyalty. Study the bible online using commentary on ruth 2 and more.
Among historical narratives in scripture it is unexcelled in its compactness, vividness, warmth, beauty and dramatic effectivenessan exquisitely wrought jewel of hebrew narrative art. Ultimately, however, ruth is an enduring love story of how god takes. Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. God in the lives of ordinary people theology and steak. Read the book of ruth in its entirety what do you know about the book of ruth. Crux bible study leaders crux bible study is a geneva college community bible study sponsored by the staff of the coalition for christian outreach and the call fall 2004. 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. It was the person of david, who gave reasons for the writing of ruth, but the promise of the coming of the messiah is written all over these pages. Watch our overview video on the book of ruth, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. It is unlikely that it was written before the time of david cp. Book of ruth overview insight for living ministries.
Whether you are a pastor, teacher, or layperson, now. Read ruth 2 commentary using wesleys explanatory notes. It is a groundless tradition of the jews that ruth was the daughter of eglon king of moab, yet the chaldee paraphrast inserts it. The book of judges is about bloodshed, war, and strife. Be series commentary by wiersbe olive tree bible software. When providence had made her poor, she cheerfully stoops to her lot. Ruth bible commentaries free online downloadable pdf. Some words have been emphasized by the author of this commentary using.
The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. The book of ruth is regarded as one of the most beautifully written stories in the bible. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. A book study of the book of ruth, this lesson deals with chapter 1, verses 1617. This commentary has been through advanced checking. Lesson 1 i cant even begin to tell you how excited i am to study the ook of ruth with you. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of ruth. This book shows gods longsuffering with israel exodus 34. This short book, only four chapters, shows how god uses people in amazing ways. Indeed, the book of ruth is a fresh breath of air after reading judges. Pdf the book of ruth 2018 edition gary everett, mdiv dmin. Its story of gods concern for two widows and of ruth s devotion to her motherinlaw and first husband is inspiring and fore. Study ruth 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Ruths determined action to bring relief to naomis and her own circumstances now impels naomi to move, using means available in israelite custom which no one in the story has up to this point brought into play.
Commentary on the book of ruth by matthew henry old. Top 5 commentaries on the book of ruth ligonier ministries. Ruth 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 1200 word vocabulary on the book of ruth. The book of ruth is a beautiful story, and probably one you may have heard in. It also contains some of the most memorable stories in all of scripture, not to mention numerous old testament.
The book of ruth contains one of the bibles bestknown and mostloved stories. Free bible commentary on book of ruth in easy english. When we open to the 3rd chapter of the book of ruth were coming into the middle of several story lines in the bible. You can find the best commentary on ruth for you using the tools on the right side. This was a time when the people of israel had abandoned gods ways and fallen into idolatry, horrific social conditions, and a disastrous civil war, as told in the chapters of judges immediately preceding the book of ruth in christian bibles.
Excerpts this commentary is from a modern writer and is well done. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. I find that very interesting because the two books are so different. Ruth 3 commentary meaning summary sermon explaining the book. The book of ruth new international commentary on the old testament, 1989. Of course in the old testament days this latter truth was still hidden. Ruth 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Ruth 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The final words of the book link ruth with her greatgrandson, david ruth 4. Ruth is a type of the church, the gentile bride, and boaz as the kinsman redeemer is a type of christ. Story of ruth first obviously were landing in the middle of the book of ruth. And a certain man of bethlehem, judah, went to dwell in the country of moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
Study the bible online using commentary on ruth 1 and more. 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. According to the jewish historian josephus, judges and ruth were originally numbered together as one book. Ruth, book ofcommentaries, commentaries old testament, books. In the book of ruth he is referred to as yahweh the covenant god. Commentary on the book of ruth relevant bible teaching. Intro to ruth biblica the international bible society. I never share your info with anyone, and you can unsubscribe any time. As long as every thing is prosperous, he is content to serve the king.
The lord jesus christ came for the fall and rising of many luke. The book of ruth shows the type pattern of the coming christ who redeem people of any descent or background only those who believe what god gives to be believed regarding himself and the christ, and thereby they would be saved to god and become gods people. In our previous study, we saw how ruth came to be the daughterinlaw to naomi. 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.
The story begins with a famine in the days when the judges ruled ruth 1. Easy unsubscribe links are provided in every email. The book of ruth the argument this book is intituled after the name of ruth. These two issues are addressed in the book of ruth. The triumph of loyalty and love, pamphlet christian book. Ruth 3 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. I had planned to write this lesson my first week, but i felt so much opposition from the enemy that i tabled it for a few weeks, waiting until the warfare had lifted and i could hear from the holy spirit. The book of ruth follows the book of judges in our bibles because its setting was in that time period. Ruth 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. By contrast with elimelech, whose name is the first in the book, we have as the last name. Commentary on the book of ruth ruth 1 1now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land and a certain man of bethlehem in judah went to sojourn in the land of moab with his wife and his two sons.
As we move from the book of judges to the book of ruth, a bright light suddenly shines against the dark backdrop of a morally corrupt time period. 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. Obviously, the author was familiar with israels greatest king. And as beautiful and moving as this book is, there is no agreement on who wrote it. 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. Naomi fell because she scorned the grace of god while ruth, the. The book of ruth tells a touching story of the love and devotion of an ancestor of david and jesus christ. The book of ruth new international commentary on the old. 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.
Seeing the messiah in the book of ruth, dvd and pdf leaders guide. The death of elimelech, and marriages of the sons to naomi and orpah c. Famine has hit bethlehem, which forces elimelech and his wife, naomi, to move east to. New international commentary on the old testament nicot 9780802825285 by john e. Such marriages with women of moab were strongly suspect, if not wrong cf. Ruth is the only book in the bible devoted only to the history of a woman. A study of the book of ruth coalition for christian outreach. Read ruth 1 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The story of ruth offers vital lessons to every generation and has enjoyed nearly universal acceptance by biblical scholars and critics throughout the centuries. Famine has hit bethlehem, which forces elimelech and his wife, naomi, to move east to moab with their two sons to get some grub. She was the greatgreat grandmother of david, and the genealogy of ruth 4, is the chief reason for the book being written.