Category: A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Ruth
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Ruth, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 4
What does Ruth Chapter 4 mean? When Naomi and Ruth arrived in Bethlehem, they had nothing. Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, was dead, as were her two sons, including Ruth’s husband Mahlon (Ruth 1:1–5). Naomi’s hope for Ruth has always been that she remarry and find “rest”—security in her place (Ruth 1:9).…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Ruth, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 3
What does Ruth Chapter 3 mean? Naomi and Ruth have lived in Bethlehem for the two months of the barley and wheat harvests. During that time, a wealthy, well-respected landowner, Boaz, made extraordinary considerations to ensure Ruth was able to glean enough grain for the women to live on for…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Ruth, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 2
What does Ruth Chapter 2 mean? Ten years prior, an Israelite family fled a famine in Judah and settled in Moab. The father died, and the mother, Naomi, found local wives for her sons. Not long later, the sons died. When Naomi heard that the famine had ended, she resolved…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Ruth, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 1
What does Ruth Chapter 1 mean? It is the time of the judges, and the Israelites live in a volatile cycle of their own making (Judges 2:16–19). Times of peace are followed by a loss of zeal for God and a turn to pagan idols. God responds with famine and…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Ruth, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Survey of Ruth
Book Type: Book of History; the eighth book of the Old Testament; eighth book of the Bible. Author: Tradition records the prophet Samuel as the author. The book itself does not name its writer. Audience: The book of Ruth was written to the Jewish people, likely during the time of David’s reign as…
Down to Earth But Heavenly Minded 