Monthly Archives: December 2012

As we have watched this story develop over the last few verses, we have observed a very sorrowful Naomi bidding fair well to her daughters-in-law as she returns to her homeland. Naomi has provided ample arguments as to why the … Continue reading →

Naomi’s departure is at hand, and as she ventures back to her homeland she has released her two widowed daughters-in-law to return to their homes to remarry. After much weeping and sorrow, one of the daughters-in-law has returned to her … Continue reading →

How do we know the depth of a person’s devotion? The story is told of a pig and a chicken who decided to make breakfast for their farmer. The chicken said, “I’ll provide the eggs, and you provide the ham.” … Continue reading →

Sometimes we may get the idea in our heads that we know exactly what the Lord is doing when in reality we know nothing about what He is doing. God tends to work outside our understanding, and we interpret what … Continue reading →

The idea of a “kinsman redeemer” was put in place by God through Moses whenever a man’s brother should die before he had an offspring to carry his name. When this occurred, the next of kin was to marry the … Continue reading →

The scene is one of weeping and crying as Naomi has just told her daughters-in-law to stay in their homeland rather than traveling with her back to Judah. Orpah and Ruth however have told Naomi that they would rather stay … Continue reading →

The crying has begun, and Naomi, Orpah and Ruth are saying their goodbyes. They have experienced great tragedy together with the death of Naomi’s husband Elimelech, and Naomi’s two sons who were married to Orpah and Ruth, Mahlon and Chileon. … Continue reading →

As we continue with our story in the book of Ruth, we have come to the time when Naomi is returning to her homeland Judah. She is widowed, and she has her two widowed daughters-in-law with her, Orpah and Ruth. … Continue reading →

After bouts of tragedy after tragedy, Naomi has decided to return to her homeland in Judah. She only has her two daughters-in-law with her at this time, and since she has heard of the Lord’s blessing upon her homeland with … Continue reading →

Naomi was devastated, and her life was forever changed. She left her homeland because of a famine to travel to and live in Moab with her husband and two sons, and now all of them have passed away. She has … Continue reading →