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NASB | Ruth 1:11 But Naomi said, "Return, my daughters. Why should you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ruth 1:11 But Naomi said, "Go back, my daughters, why should you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that may become your husbands? |
Subject: God's Providence |
Bible Note: Our pastor this year exposited the book of Ruth. What a blessing it was for us all. It has been interesting since, to hear the comments of elders and other congregants of the book. I do not think that I had ever noticed that Naomi, in the passage above was actually sending her daughter-in-laws back to idolatry. She certainly was in the "deeps" at this point in her life, and understandably so. Her doubt is such that she even attempts to send them back to their gods (see v15). The Bible rarely gives the character of people in an explicit way. Instead, the common approach in Scripture is to provide us with dialog and actions. From this we are able to deduce the character of the people who appear in these narratives. Indeed, we use this method in order to know the character of those around us. It is interesting to me that God, in His providence, takes care of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz in ways that are not entirely clear until the end of the book. But even in that clarity, there is still much of His work that remains hidden from them. I wonder if they would be surprised at the great King David that was born in just a few generations to this family. How much more would they -- and do even now -- marvel that through them, came the King of Kings. |
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