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The Book of Ruth
A beautiful pastoral story, considered a Literary
gem by critics. One of two books in the Bible in which woman is the
principal character, --Ruth and Esther.
RUTH, a Moabite, married a Hebrew husband;
Esther, a Jewess, married a Gentile king.
AUTHOR unknown, possibly Samuel.
PERIOD, the time of the Judges
SUBJECT, How a Young Moabitish Woman's
Life Was Enriched.
(1) By a beautiful Constancy, and Wise Choice
# Ru 1:16
(2) By a humble Industry
# Ru 2:2,3
(3) By accepting Counsel from an Older Friend
# Ru 3:1-5
(4) By a Providential Alliance
# Ru 4:10,11
(5) By Exaltation to a Royal Line
# Ru 4:13-17
MAIN PURPOSE, To show how a Gentile Woman
became one of the Ancestors of Christ
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
(1) The Sojourn in Moab
# Ru 1:1-5
(2) The sad Return Home
# Ru 1:6-22
(3) Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz, ch. 2
# Ru 2:1
(4) Her Marriage to Boaz
# Ru 4:13
(5) The Birth of her son, the grandfather of
David
# Ru 4:13-16
(6) The Genealogy of David
# Ru 4:18-22
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