Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 1
This short history of the domestic affairs of one particular family fitly follows the book of Judges (the events related here happening in the days of the judges), and fitly goes before the books of Samuel, because in the close it introduces David; yet the Jews, in their Bibles, separate it from both, and make it one of the five Megilloth, or Volumes, which they put together towards the latter end, in this order: Solomon's Song, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther. It is probable... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 1
In this chapter we have Naomi?s afflictions. I. As a distressed housekeeper, forced by famine to remove into the land of Moab, Ruth 1:1, 2. II. As a mournful widow and mother, bewailing the death of her husband and her two sons, Ruth 1:3-5. III. As a careful mother-in-law, desirous to be kind to her two daughters, but at a loss how to be so when she returns to her own country, Ruth 1:6-13. Orpah she parts with in sorrow, Ruth 1:14. Ruth she takes with her in fear, Ruth 1:15-18. IV. As a poor... read more