Judges to United Kingdom
Epoch 56 · c. 1100 BC
Ruth's Loyalty and Redemption
In the days of the judges, Ruth's faithfulness and Boaz's kindness preserve Naomi and continue the line leading to David.
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Ruth 1:1-4
And it happened in the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a man from Bethlehem of Judah went to reside in the countryside of Moab—he and his wife and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the name s of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went to the countryside of Moab and remained there. But Elimelech the husband of Naomi died and she was left behind with her two sons. And they took for themselves Moabite wives. The name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other was Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.
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Why this moment matters
Ruth provides a bright covenant counterpoint to the darkness of Judges. God's providence is at work in ordinary faithfulness and family redemption.
About this section
Israel cycles through rebellion and rescue until God raises Samuel, Saul, and David to shape the kingdom story.
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