RUTH. THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK AS A WHOLE. A[Lt-m ELIMELECA'S FAMILY, THE DEPRESSION, Bitiwn, syMparay wirm NAow, 1 GRIEF, Clasm, Boar AND RUTH, Cia t-te, RUTH AND Boaz Bi sve, syMpariy were NAOMI, IN JOY, Als, ELOELECH'S PAMILY, THE UPLIFTING. ao‘This Page BlankAw (p. 361) ‘abos 1836. B 1336 & 1326 ra Be 1 GRow;t came to pass in the days ‘when the judges ruled, that there wes “a famine in the land, And ‘a certain *man of Beth Iehem-jada’ went to sojourn in the * country of Moab, ée, and his wife, and bis two sons. '2 And the name of the ‘man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife “Naomi, and the fame of his two sons “Mahlon and °Chilion, “Bphrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. 3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died ; and by Was left, and her two sons. 4 And they “took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was °On and the name of the other “Ruth: and they welled there about ten years, 3. And Mahlon and Chition diea also both of them}. and the woman was “left of her two sons and her husband. 6 Then ofe arose with her daughters in law, that she might "return from the "country of| Moab: for she had heard in the ‘country of Moab how that "the LORD had * visited His where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return ‘unto the iand of Judan, 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, “Go, return each to her mother’s house: Sthe LORD deal kindly with you, °as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 8' The LORD grant you that ye may find 1G The Tomo great os nt Je ay fo ‘Then she kissed them ; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. TO And they sald unto hen Surely Swe will return with thee unto thy People.’ 11 And Naomi said, “Turn again, my daugh- ters: “why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons ia my womb, that they may be your husbands ? 12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way : for i am too old to have an husband, If { °should say, X have hope, ¢f T should have an husband also to night, and should also bear 18 “Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? “would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth ‘me much for your Sakes that the hand of *the LORD is gone out against me.” 14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in laws but Rath clave unto her. People in giving them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place | THE “BOOK OF ‘RUTH. | TITLE, Book. Yor its ytace in the Hebrew Cancn, Ap 1. The second of the five Megiloth, o Scrolls. ‘Read ait Foust of Pentecost. Their onier determined uy the order of the feasts. Written as being nocossary for tho tink it affords in the Genealogy of David ana Chriat the gon of David”, Math 1-18, Placod in th Canon alter Judges by the Sept. Followed by all the ‘Ruth. Two books with mames of women Ruth, a Gentile, marries » Hebrew hosband ; Rather, a Jowess, ‘marries a Geutilo husband. ‘Two tokens that Gentiles, fa atch, woro to be blessed only through Abraham's feed, ncconding to Gen, 12, 9; 89, 18) 22. 19; 30. 4 Pa Tain, Acta B28 1.1-29 (A, p. 359) BLIMELECH'S FAMILY. THE DEPRESSION, (Alteration) AA? [2-3 Departure from Bethlom, ['4.s. Daughtersin-law. Bereavement, A® [ 5,1. Departure for Beth-Iehem | [BtT's-1e! Danghters.indaw, Colloguy, 1 Now it came to pass in the days. Qconrs five times, "Always denotes Impending trouble, followed by happy daliverance. Cp. Gen. 141,” Bet 1.3, Ta Di Ser 18 ‘witen the judges ruled, Douhttoss, in the early | anya, before the sin of Judg. 1 develnget the later internal disorders, and outward oppressions, ‘famine. See note on Gen. man. Hob. "eh, Ap. 14. TL country = fields 2. Mlimelech ~My Goa is king, ‘Naomi ~My pleasant one, ‘Mahlon ~Sick. Chition~Pining. | _Ephrathites, "Ephrath was tho ancient name of Bethlehem, whore’ achel was busied (Gen. 05. 153 ae, 44 took them wives, Conaanitish wives forbidden (Deut, 7.5, Ro), but not Moahitish wives; thoagl Mabite man might, not enter the ‘congregation of Tehovids. Bea note, Deut, 2%, Ruth=Menuty. | Wile of Mablon the elder, 8 left=lent survivor See Ap, 60. 1V, p. 58 Heb. Jehovah, Ap, & i Pa 10815, Luke 1, ia the LORD, visited, Cp. Ex in, 8-18 (BY, above), DAUGHTERS.IN-LAW, COLLOGUY, (Reposted alternation) BY Jat [405 Advice to leave her, 1. Reception, Refusal of both, 11-34) Advice fo leave her. 7" ‘Refusal of Ruth, 1 | 18, Advice to Leave her. 1b | ie-16. Reception. Resolve of Ruth, © a8. according as, 9 Fost. Cy. &.1- A charactoriatio word in thia Book, 1o wo will rotara with thee, ‘This liberty was allowed by the Taves of Khaximurabl, §§ 171-178 and im. Li why. ..? Fig. Brotaie Ap. 6. 19 should say—should have salt, 13 Would... Fig. Brotésle. Ap. 8, 301