Ruth 1 -In the Land of Moab
Jesus
Christ would never have been born in Bethlehem if the incidents recorded in the
Book of Ruth hadn’t first taken place in Bethlehem.
Here
is a story of a Prodigal Family. They
were in the promised land but when famine came, they left. When we get away
from God, that is when trouble comes. Naomi’s trouble began in the land of Moab
where first her husband Elimelech, dies. She has two sons, Mahlon and Chillion.
Their troubles began when they broke the Mosaic law and took wives of the women
of Moab. Then Mahlon and Chillion dies, leaving Naomi alone with her two
daughters-in law.
Naomi
heard that the famine was over in the promised land, and there was bread again
in Bethlehem. Now she wants to return home, but first she must talk to her
daughters-in-law. The Israelites had no
dealings with the Moabites. If they go with Naomi, it will cost them something.
They would never be able to marry again. It would mean perpetual widowhood and
poverty for them because she had lost all her property. She encourages them to
return and go back to their own mothers and not go up with her.
The
decision made that day would determine whether Jess Christ will be born in
Bethlehem or not. Ruth clung to Naomi, but Orpah turned back. Ruth made a
decision for God, and when she made this decision, it was for time and
eternity.
What
we need today are people who make real decisions for God. Ruth is genuine and
repentant. She says “I accept the poverty.
I accept being an outcast. I accept that I will be a widow the rest of
my life.” She was willing to accept all of that to take a stand for God. She
decided to go to Bethlehem with Naomi.
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understand God’s Word better.
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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick
Reference Commentary.
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