Ruth 1:9-11. That ye may find rest, &c. That ye may be happily settled in houses of your own, with good husbands. That they may be your husbands According to the ancient custom, (Genesis 38:8,) and the express law of God, (Deuteronomy 25:4,) which doubtless she had acquainted them with before, among other branches of the Jewish religion. read more
1:1-22 TEN YEARS OF HARDSHIP IN MOABWhen a severe famine struck Israel, Elimelech took his wife Naomi and their two sons across the Jordan and south to the land of Moab, in the hope of finding a living there. But Elimelech died, and within ten years his two sons, who had married Moabite wives, died also (1:1-5).Naomi saw no future for herself in Moab, so, upon hearing that the famine in Israel had passed, she decided to return home. Her daughters-in-law loved her and decided to go with her to... read more
return. This was in 1326, the year before the second jubilee (1325-1324). See App-50 . the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . visited. Compare Exodus 4:31 .Psalms 132:15 .Luke 1:68 . read more
rest. Compare Ruth 3:1 . A characteristic word in this Book. read more
we will return with thee. This liberty was allowed by the laws of Khammurabi, 171-173 and 177. read more
NAOMI DECIDES TO RETURN TO BETHLEHEM (Ruth 1:6-10)"Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread. And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Jehovah deal... read more
6, 7. Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab—The aged widow, longing to enjoy the privileges of Israel, resolved to return to her native land as soon as she was assured that the famine had ceased, and made the necessary arrangements with her daughters-in-law. read more
8. Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house—In Eastern countries women occupy apartments separate from those of men, and daughters are most frequently in those of their mother. the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead—that is, with my sons, your husbands, while they lived. read more
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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ruth 1:8
Ruth 1:8 . Return each to her mother’s house She desires them to accompany her no farther, but to go back to their own home. And it seems it was usual in Moab, as well as in Israel, for widows to dwell with their parents. But she says, mother’s, rather than father’s house, because daughters used to converse more frequently with their mothers, and to dwell in the same apartments with them, which then were distinct from those parts of the house where the men dwelt. The dead With my... read more