Ruth 1:6-10 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:7

And so she went forth out of the place where she was. There is no attempt on the part of the writer to localize the spot. And her two daughters-in-law with her. They had kept, it seems, on terms of affectionate sympathy with their mother-in-law. The jealousies that so often disturb the peace of households had no place within the bounds of Naomi's jurisdiction. The home of which she was the matronly center had been kept in its own beautiful orbit by the law of mutual respect, deference,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:8

And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house. She reverted, with deeper earnestness, to their theme, of discussion. She acknowledged that most kindly had they acted toward her. Her heart was filled with gratitude. It was likewise agitated with grief at the prospect of bidding them a final farewell, Nevertheless, she felt that it would be unreasonable and unkind to invite them to be, to any further degree, sharers of her adversity. Hence, thanking them for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:8

Kindness. Tidings reached Naomi that peace and plenty had returned to Judah, and she resolved to return to Bethlehem. She acknowledged the Lord's goodness, who "had visited his people in giving them bread." Doubtless she sought the Lord's guidance with reference to her return. It must have needed courage on her part to form and carry out this resolution. Her affectionate daughters-in-law accompanied her part of the way. Then came the hour of separation. As Naomi bade the young widows... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:8

Benedictions. The Hebrews were fond of benedictions. "The Lord bless thee and keep thee," "And Jacob blessed Joseph, and said, The God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads." "The Lord bless thee out of Zion." These Scriptures of olden time touch us so tenderly, because they recognize the living hand, the loving heart of God. It is this which will make them never grow old. It is this which makes their inspiration living, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:8

"As you have dealt with the dead and me." This beautiful analogy, which has its root idea in love and home, is very suggestive. I. THE LORD KNOWS BEST WHAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN TO US . "As you have dealt with the dead and me." You have been good and true to them, Naomi says, with a voice that trembles with remembrances of the old days gone forever. It is a touching little sentence. The dead. So silent now. Never to come back for us to touch imperfectness into riper good;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:9

May Yahveh grant to you that ye may find rest, each in the house of her husband. Naomi again, when the current of her tenderest feelings was running full and strong, lifts up her longing heart toward her own Yahveh. He was the God not of the Hebrews only, but of the Gentiles likewise, and rifled and overruled in Moab. The prayer is, in its form, full of syntactical peculiarity: "May Yahveh give to you," and, as the result of his giving, "may you find rest, each [in] the house of her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:10

And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. So King James's version. The expression in the original is broken at the commencement: "And they said to her, For with thee we shall return to thy people." It is as if they had said, "Do not insist on our return to our mothers' homes, for with thee we shall return to thy people ." Note the expression, "we shall return, instead of " we shall go with thee in thy return to thy people." For the moment they identify... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:10-14

Separation. These three women were bound together by the memory of common happiness, by the memory of common sorrows. The proposal that they should part, however reasonable and just, could not but reopen the flood-gates of their grief. Orpah found her consolation in her home in Moab, and Ruth found hers in Naomi's life-long society and affection. But as the three stand before us on the borders of the land, as Naomi begs her daughters-in-law to return, the sorrow and the sanctity of human... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 1:8

Accompanying their mother-in-law to the borders of their own land would probably be an act of Oriental courtesy. Naomi with no less courtesy presses them to return. The mention of the mother’s house, which the separation of the women’s house or tent from that of the men facilitates, is natural in her mouth, and has more tenderness in it than father’s house would have had; it does not imply the death of their fathers Ruth 2:11. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 1:5-6

Ruth 1:5-6. The woman was left of her two sons and her husband Loss of children and widowhood are both come upon her. By whom shall she be comforted? It is God alone who is able to comfort those who are thus cast down. The Lord had visited his people in giving them bread That is, food: so she stayed no longer than necessity forced her. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:7

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:8

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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:10-14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 1:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 1:5-6

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