Insights on the Book of Ruth
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BOOK OF RUTH
Introduction to the Book of Ruth.
Ruth appears in the genealogy of one of the most important figures in history.
Israel: David.
Another interesting aspect is that Ruth is one of the two books of the Bible that receives its
title of its female protagonist.
Both Esther and Ruth highlight personal examples of courage, determination,
and loyalty; in both books the providence of God is observed arranging
all the details in the lives of the faithful.
[Link] and date. The author is unknown, but it may have been written in a time
after the coronation of David, as at the end of the book his genealogy is found.
The fact that Solomon is not mentioned convinces many scholars that it must be
closed before his reign.
2. Purpose and value of the book. The booklet forms a bridge between the time of the judges and the time of
Samuel and David. Presents a picture of the lives of the pious people during the period of
los grandes libertadores.
The main intentions of the book are:
a. Demonstrate that there was goodness and faithfulness to God in Israel during the cruel period and
unbridled of the judges. Not all the Hebrews turned to idolatry, lust
and the shedding of blood at that time.
[Link] the divine providence. God, in His inscrutable designs, allows great
bad to bring good to their own, and is interested in the most ordinary things in life
daily, even for the less important people.
Although the tragedy of Elimelech's family was painful and their misfortunes numerous, God
he abundantly rewarded the piety of Naomi and the loyalty of Ruth.
c. Provide a missionary lesson, demonstrating how a gentle woman converted.
as a loyal follower of the true God and how she became part of the life of the people of God.
In God there is no favoritism towards races; He takes the foreigners under his wings of protection who
They trust in Him. Noemí, a missionary, inadvertently won a pagan to the faith of Israel.
d. Demonstrate how David, the ancestor of the Messiah, descended from a Gentile woman.
whose faith — not their race — was what saved her. Since the mission of Jesus would be universal,
It was fitting for the pious Gentiles to have their place among their ancestors.
[Link] REWARDS THE FAITHFULNESS OF A FOREigner.
[Link]ículos clave.1:16, 17.
CONTENT:
A. Rut decide incorporarse a Israel(1)
The hunger that struck the small town of Bethlehem set off a chain of
circumstances of a story that reveals both divine providence and heroism
humano. La emigración de la familia de Elimelec a las altiplanicies de Moab (un viaje de
75 kilometers to the eastern part of the Dead Sea valley), the marriage of the two sons
with Moabites, the death of the men leaving three widows abandoned, and the decision
from Naomi returning to Bethlehem, they prepared the stage for one of the noblest
decisions of the Bible (1:16, 17).
Ruth's decision ('friend') contrasts with Orpah's. Both daughters-in-law expressed their love.
for Naomi and they were willing to accompany them to Bethlehem. But Naomi, a selfless woman,
he realized that it was unlikely for a Hebrew man to want to marry a
Moabite, and that the life of a foreign widow would be very difficult in Israel. So that
he tried to discourage them from accompanying her.
Both young women cried, but Orfa returned to her land.
By choosing the path of Naomi, Ruth also chose Jehovah as her God and incorporated herself
to the people of Israel. He left behind his old religion and his old life.
Noemí must have been a kind woman with a beautiful character to win love and the
loyalty of his daughter-in-law.
B. Ruth is the object of Booz's attentions.
Ruth was not a lazy woman, but active, and she went out to the fields to glean.
fatiguing and humiliating work. The field where Ruth went belonged to Boaz, a
wealthy landowner and also relative of Elimelech, the late husband of Naomi. However,
It was not a coincidence: there is no 'luck' in the paths of the children of God: the hand of God does it.
sort everything.
Booz encouraged her to wait for a reward from Jehovah, under whose wings she had come.
to take refuge.
(3:12). Ruth marries Boaz
Booz wasted no time in keeping his promise; in the morning he headed to the door.
from the town of Bethlehem, where legal matters could be publicly addressed, and where the
elders served as witnesses.
He clearly presented to the closest relative of Elimelech, his right and privilege of
buy (redeem) the land that had belonged to the deceased. Apparently, the relative
next had not realized that it was his duty to redeem the land.
He responded that he would redeem her. But when he found out that he would also have to marry Ruth and
that the land would be the inheritance of the child resulting from this union, changed his mind. He did not want to
to harm the inheritance of the children who would carry his name. Furthermore, he had another family that
to hold
He transferred all his rights and obligations to Booz. As proof of this transfer, he removed the
shoe and gave it to Booz. The shoe symbolized the taking possession of the land (Joshua 1:3) and
Taking it away meant renouncing all right to set foot on it.
Boaz redeemed the property of Elimelech and took Ruth as his wife in front of the witnesses.
Thus that gentle one was officially incorporated into the people of God; this provides us with a
missionary message.