Ruth 1:3,Ruth 1:5,Ruth 1:20,Ruth 1:21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 1:1-5

The first words give all the date we have of this story. It was in the days when the judges ruled (Ruth 1:1), not in those disorderly times when there was no king in Israel; but under which of the judges these things happened we are not told, and the conjectures of the learned are very uncertain. It must have been towards the beginning of the judges? time, for Boaz, who married Ruth, was born of Rahab, who received the spies in Joshua's time. Some think it was in the days of Ehud, others of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 1:3

And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died ,.... According to Josephus F24 Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 9. sect. 1.) , after he had dwelt in the land ten years, and had married his two sons to Moabitish women; but, as Alshech observes, the text shows that while he was living they were not married to them, but after his death; and it is said of them only that they dwelt there about ten years; so that it is most probable that their father died quickly after he came into the land of Moab: and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 1:3

Elimelech - died - Probably a short time after his arrival in Moab. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:1-5

The emigrants and their trials. We are introduced to the Hebrew family into which the Moabitess Ruth was married. I. THE BEAUTIFUL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NAMES of both the Hebrew parents. II. THE WOLF OF HUNGER HAD COME PROWLING TO THE HEBREWS ' DOOR . In those conditions of society in which there is little commerce to unite people to people, or when a city is in a state of siege, the consequences of famine are inexpressibly sad and harrowing.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:3

And Elimelech Naomi's husband died. Apparently soon after the settlement of the family. No details, however, are given, as, on the one hand, no blame is attached to the conduct of Elimelech, and as, on the other, the line of biographical interest runs in another direction. And she was left, and her two sons. Not only was the mother her husband's relict ; they were all left behind . He had gone somewhither in advance, and they "remained." So the word is frequently rendered. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:3

Widowhood. In the country of Moab Elimelech and his family found a home. A period of repose seems to have been granted them. They learned to reconcile themselves to new scenes and associations. But life is full of vicissitude. "Boast not thyself of tomorrow." O, to live as those whose treasure and whose heart are above! "Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left." A brief, pathetic record! I. The widow's SORROW . The observation of all, the experience of some hearers, may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:3-5

"In these words," says Fuller, "we have two marriages ushered and followed by funerals." read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ruth 1:1-22

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ruth 1:1-5

A. The deaths of Naomi’s husband and sons 1:1-5God had promised the Israelites that if they departed from Him He would discipline them by sending famine on the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 28:17; Deuteronomy 28:23; Deuteronomy 28:38-40; Deuteronomy 28:42). [Note: See George M. Harton, "Fulfillment of Deuteronomy 28-30 in History and in Eschatology" (Th.D. dissertation, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1981).] The famine on Israel at this time indicates God’s judgment for unfaithfulness. As Abram had... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 1:1-22

The Exile and the Return of Naomi1. Beth-lehem-judah] two hours’ journey S. of Jerusalem, is to be distinguished from Bethlehem in Zebulun (Joshua 19:15). It was but a short distance from Moab, which, in the days here referred to, was a fertile, highly cultivated country. Travellers still speak of it as a land of streams. Nothing short of the compulsion of famine could have induced a Hebrew to migrate into this foreign country where he would have no right of citizenship, this unclean land where... read more

Ruth 1:3,ruth 1:5,ruth 1:20,ruth 1:21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 1:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 1:3-5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ruth 1:1-22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ruth 1:1-5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 1:1-22

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