Ruth
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The Story of Ruth
This story of Ruth begins with Naomi, Elimelech, and their two sons: Mahlon and Kilion. Now Noami and her family were traveling from Bethlehem, Judah to the country of Moab. Soon after that, Elimelech (Naomi's husband) died and she was left with her two sons. In that country of Moab Mahlon and Kilion married women by the names of Orpah and Ruth. The marriages didn't last long because about 10 years later both Mahlon and Kilion died, leaving three widows in the household. All three of the women grieved for the loss of their husbands and sons. Later on Naomi realized it was best if she moved back to her home town and let Orpah and Ruth go back to their families and remarry. Orpah and Ruth begged Naomi not to do this to them but she insisted they leave. Orpah grieved and she took off back to her home town. Ruth on the other hand told Naomi " Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me"Ruth 1:16,17 Naomi then agreed to let Ruth come along and together they traveled back to Bethlehem, Judah.
When they arrived to Bethlehem everyone was amazed to see Naomi there. Naomi replied to everyone's reactions with simple bitter words. " 'Dont call me Naomi' she told them. 'Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought me misfortune upon me.'" Ruth 1:20,21 As Ruth and Naomi were settling down they talked about how Ruth would go and harvest barley at local fields. Ruth stated that she would go to a field and pick up the left over grain. She continued to do so in a very determined manner. Until one day a man named Boaz came who owned the fields. He was a very pleasant man and everyone loved him. He saw Ruth from a distance and asked one of his servants who she was. The servant told the story of how Ruth's husband died and she came with her mother-in-law to live here in Bethlehem. Boaz went over to Ruth and said " My daughter, listen to me. Don't go and glean in another field and don't go away from here. Stay here with my servant girls. Watch the fields where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the girls. I have told the men not to touch you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled." Ruth 2:8,9 Ruth was eternally grateful to Boaz and bowed down with her face to the ground. Boaz then asked her to get up and come sit and have bread dipped in wine vinegar. Ruth took the kind offer and ate till she was satisfied. Even so she still had some left over. She then packed it up and took it back to Naomi. Once Naomi heard the story of Boaz's kindness she was thrilled. Not only because he showed fondness to Ruth but also because she was related to Boaz. Naomi then came up with a plan. She told Ruth to quickly bathe, get clothed in her best clothes, spray some of her most expensive perfume and go to Boaz. There she would wait and watch him eat, and after that note where he is lying down. There Ruth was to uncover his feet and lie down next to them. This was a sign that showed that Ruth wanted Boaz to consider taking her as his wife. Boaz being much more older than Ruth was shocked. Even so he still took her as his bride. With this marriage he accumilated more land, and he harvested this. After the marriage Ruth gave birth to a beautiful baby boy named Obed. Naomi took this as her son and raised him. Obed would be later known as the grandfather of King David, eventually linking to the Messiah.
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