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NASB | Ruth 1:1 Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges governed [Israel], there was a famine in the land [of Canaan]. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live temporarily in the country of Moab with his wife and his two sons. |
Bible Question: Do you have the meanings for the names in the book of Ruth? |
Bible Answer: This is from a sermon by Dr. Chet Haney. I hope it helps: Ruth 1:1…And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons. So here you have the setting for the book of Ruth. The time is a time of judgment where God sees the good and the bad and the secrets. During this time, a hunger rose and a man from Bethlehem went to Moab where there was bread and took his two sons and his wife with him. Now what is the meaning of Bethlehem? It is where Christ was born of course, but interestingly the name Bethlehem means "house of bread." So this man got up from the house of bread and left because there was no bread there in the days when people were being judged. He took his wife and his two sons. Vs. 2 The name of the man was Elimelech, the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. The names in the book of Ruth like names generally throughout the Old Testament have prophetic meaning. Elimelech means, "God is my King." And Namoi means, "kindness, splendor and grace" (also refers to the sensual pleasure of physical intimacy in marriage). So "God is my king" married "Kindness, Splendor and grace." And where did they live? In the "house of bread" – Bethlehem. So God is my King, who lived in House of Bread, married Kindness, Splendor and grace, and bore two sons. What were there names? The first who would become the husband of Ruth was named Malhon. That is kind of a strange thing to name your son because that word means "Sickness." His brother Chilion, had an interesting name as well, meaning "Grieving yourself away, or destruction" So during the days of God’s chastening and supervision, there was a famine in the land and from the town of house of bread, God is my king married the splendor of grace, and they had two sons, sickness and grieving destruction." They all moved away from the house of bread because there was no bread and they moved to Moab in order to find something to eat. But they did not just go there to eat. They went there to stay. While they were in Moab, a terrible thing happened for Naomi. Her husband died. Vs. 3 Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. Personally I can’t imagine what it would feel like to travel off somewhere with your spouse and children and then be left there alone after the death of your mate. That must have been a terribly cruel and lonely feeling for Naomi. Some people in our church know what it’s like to lose a mate. Personally, I thank God that I do not. God is my King died, and the splendor of Grace was left with sickness and grieving destruction. Vs. 4 Now they took wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth. And they dwelt there about ten years. Hebrews were forbidden to take foreign wives for themselves, but Sickness and Grieving away decided to get themselves wives from the Moabite women. Orpah, which means "stiff-necked" became the wife of destruction, and sickness married "Ruth" a "female friend." And so they lived there for about ten years. |
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