Your people will be my people, and your God my God.—Ruth 1:16.
Image via WikipediaAs a girl, Ruth had
probably worshiped Chemosh and the other gods of Moab, but she came
to know the true God, Jehovah, and she married an Israelite who had
come to take refuge in her land. (Ruth 1:1-6) Later, as Ruth and her
sister-in-law, Orpah, started out with their mother-in-law, Naomi,
for Bethlehem, Naomi urged the two young women to return home. It
would not be easy for them to settle in Israel. Orpah indeed
“returned to her people and her gods,” but Ruth did not. (Ruth
1:15) She acted on her faith and knew to whom she wanted to belong.
She told Naomi: “Do not plead with me to abandon you, to turn back
from accompanying you; for where you go I shall go, and where you
spend the night I shall spend the night.” Because of her choice to
serve Jehovah, Ruth benefited from God’s Law, which made special
provision for widows and for the poor and landless. Under Jehovah’s
wings, she found happiness, protection, and security. w10
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Image via WikipediaAs a girl, Ruth had
probably worshiped Chemosh and the other gods of Moab, but she came
to know the true God, Jehovah, and she married an Israelite who had
come to take refuge in her land. (Ruth 1:1-6) Later, as Ruth and her
sister-in-law, Orpah, started out with their mother-in-law, Naomi,
for Bethlehem, Naomi urged the two young women to return home. It
would not be easy for them to settle in Israel. Orpah indeed
“returned to her people and her gods,” but Ruth did not. (Ruth
1:15) She acted on her faith and knew to whom she wanted to belong.
She told Naomi: “Do not plead with me to abandon you, to turn back
from accompanying you; for where you go I shall go, and where you
spend the night I shall spend the night.” Because of her choice to
serve Jehovah, Ruth benefited from God’s Law, which made special
provision for widows and for the poor and landless. Under Jehovah’s
wings, she found happiness, protection, and security. w10
1/15 2:4
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