I will live your people will be my people and your god will be my god wherever you. When you create an account on, youll be able to tag your favorite person and event entries and go straight to them whenever you like from wherever you like. Your people shall be my people, and your god, my god. Ruth catholic public domain version of the sacred bible. May 24, 2011 wherever you go by the monks of weston priory is a song based on the book of ruth the old testament. It relates to the words ruth spoke to her motherinlaw naomi. Ruth childrens animated bible stories friends and heroes.
It is not the way of the daughters of israel to go to theaters and circuses of idol worship, so ruth said. But ruth replied, dont urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Ruth has a whole book in the old testament named after her and in ruth 1. Book of ruth and naomi 1, 16 17, wherever you go i will. This summary of the book of ruth provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ruth.
Ruth 1 niv naomi loses her husband and sons in bible. Ruth 1 new international version niv naomi loses her husband and sons. Ruth 1, new american bible, revised edition nabre the. And a certain man of bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
Father john teaches lucy, matthew and george the story of ruth. But all this was in order to her being grafted into the line of christ and. Dont ask me to leave you and turn back wherever you go. Ruth, the young moabite widow, had noticed the deep faith of her motherinlaw naomi and chosen to come into full covenant with naomis love, the one true god and husband of israel. May the lord punish me severely if i allow anything but death to separate us. Oct 16, 2019 the book of ruth her story of redemption. My daughter, jewish people live in a house with a mezuzah. Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee. In this article, adele berlin argues that ruth illuminates the main theme of the hebrew bible. In one of the most beautiful passages of the bible, ruth declares, entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you. She was dissatisfied with the idolworship of her own people, and when the opportunity arose, she gladly gave up the privileges of royalty in her land and accepted a life of poverty among people she admired. Your people shall be my people, and your god will be my god.
At naomis urging, orpah soon returns to her home, but ruth refuses to abandon naomi, pledging herself with the immortal words wherever you go, i will goyour people shall be my people, and your god my god 1. In traditional settings, the book of ruth is read on the second day of shavuot. So a man from bethlehem in judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of moab. And orpah kissed her motherinlaw, but ruth clung to her.
The book of ruth is one of the bible s shortest books, telling its story in just four chapters. Its an intimate family tale of misfortune, crafty use of kinship ties, and ultimately, loyalty. But ruth said, do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you. May the lord punish me severely if i do not keep my promise. Why we read the book of ruth on shavuot my jewish learning. Wherever you go i will go, wherever you lodge i will lodge. At naomis urging, orpah soon returns to her home, but ruth refuses to abandon naomi, pledging herself with the immortal words wherever you go, i will go your people shall be my people, and your god my god 1. The bible quote whither thou goest, i will go kjv in context of the book of ruth 1. In bethlehem, ruth the moabite goes out to find food for the two women. The second in the living room series, this 6week study delves into the virtuous character of ruth, her unique relationship with her motherinlaw naomi, and her blossoming love with boaz. The book of ruth is named for the moabite woman who commits herself to the israelite people by an oath to her motherinlaw naomi and becomes the greatgrandmother of david by marriage to boaz of bethlehem. Dont urge me to leave you or to turn back from you.
Your people will be my people, and your god will be my god. International standard version but ruth answered, stop urging me to abandon you and to turn back from following you. For wherever you go, i will go, and wherever you live, i will live. The genealogy at the end of the book shows davids lineage through the days of the judges, acting as a support for his rightful kingship. When you create an account on, you ll be able to tag your favorite person and event entries and go straight to them whenever you like from wherever you like.
Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you. The final words of the book link ruth with her greatgrandson, david ruth 4. The first book of the english bible that most of us read from is the gospel of matthew. Naomi said to her your sister in law has gone back to her people and to her gods you should do the same, but ruth replied. Matthew is the first of the four gospel writings, yet there is only one gospel about jesus christ and there are four different writers. Ruth 1 king james bible kjv book of ruth bible history. United with her new husband boaz, ruth became king dav. After reading of the wars, raids, and counterraids recorded in the book of judges, you come to this little book that reminds us that jehovah never loses sight of peaceable people struggling with everyday problems. See more ideas about book of ruth, bible and bible pictures. Wherever you go by the monks of weston priory is a song based on the book of ruth the old testament.
Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. There is scarcely any chapter in all the sacred history that stoops so low as this to take cognizance of so mean a person as ruth, a poor moabitish widow, so mean an action as her gleaning corn in a neighbours field, and the minute circumstances thereof. Do not persuade me to leave you or go back and not follow you. Trinity united methodist church, conneaut lake ruth week1. Ruth 1 1 now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. This was a noble even outstanding friendtofriend commitment. Then orpah kissed her motherinlaw goodbye, but ruth clung to her. Book of ruth, old testament book belonging to the third section of the biblical canon, known as the ketuvim, or writings. Enjoy this wonderful animated bible story for all children. Its main character is a moabite woman named ruth, the daughterinlaw of a jewish widow named naomi. For where you go i will go, and where you lodge i will lodge. This is a great tool for bible students and for bible studies with friends and family. A bible study guide for women the gospel of christ. Yet, as you read through the bible, you may agree that the book of ruth is beautifully placed in the bible canon.
Ruth turns her back on her own family and risks everything to care for naomi, insisting i will go wherever you go. These books cover the period when israel was ruled by god 14051043 b. Study guide for ruth 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. The book of ruth summary ruth was a moabite princess of very fine character, who became the greatgrandmother of king david. May this be my prayer too, follow the lord till the end of my journey. Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn back from following after you. Where you go i will go, and where you stay i will stay. The book of ruth, which appears in the third section of the hebrew bible, ktuvim, writings, is a beautiful folktale written in four short chapters.
Ruth remains with naomi, while the realistic orpah accepts naomis reasoning that the daughters. Gods amazing grace provided her with a new human love as well. May the lord do thus to me, and more, if even death separates me from you. Desperately poor, ruth and naomi arrive in bethlehem and eke out an impoverished existence until ruth s beauty and character turn. Mar 26, 2017 but ruth said, do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you. It celebrates the loyalty and reward of a young moabite widow ruth who chooses to follow her israelite motherinlaw naomi back to bethlehem after naomi was bereaved of her own husband and two sons. We enjoyed the story of ruth and boaz at our childrens meeting, and i was being reminded of this hymn. Furthermore, in contrast to the end of judges, where everyone returns to his own home, the book of ruth ends with the public celebration of a new home in israel, that of boaz and ruth. May the lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if even death separates you and me.
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