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Ruth 1:12
Ruth 1:12
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Ruth 1 — OverviewRuth 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have Naomi's afflictions. I. As a distressed
housekeeper, forced by famine to remove into the land of Moab, ver. 1,
2. II. As a mournful widow and mother, bewailing the death of her
husband…Ruth 1 — OverviewRuth 1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeRuth 1:1, Elimelech, driven by famine into Moab, dies there; Ruth 1:4, Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also; Ruth 1:6, Naomi, returning homeward, Ruth 1:8, dissuades her two daughters-in-law from…Ruth 1 — OverviewRuth 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book is called Ruth, not because she was the author of it, but because she is the principal subject of it. In the Syriac and Arabic versions, it is called the Book of Ruth the Moabitess, which describes her by the…Ruth 1:6-18Ruth 1:6-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSee here, I. The good affection Naomi bore to the land of Israel, v. 6.
Though she could not stay in it while the famine lasted, she would not
stay out of it when the famine ceased. Though the country of Moab had…Ruth 1:6-14Ruth 1:6-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONRuth 1:6-14Ruth 1:6-14 · The Pulpit CommentaryLonging for the old home.
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I. NAOMI'S RESOLUTION. No wonder that she formed it; for—
1. The ties that bound her to the land of Moab had been snapped by the hand of death. In the death of her husband…