Bible Study The Book of Ruth

[Atonement]

The Book of
RUTH​

Ruth is a cameo story of love, devotion, and redemption set in the black context of the days of the Judges, It is the story of a Moabite woman who forsaken her pagan heritage in order to cling to the people of Israel and to the God of Israel. Because of the faithfulness in a time of national faithlessness, God rewards her by giving her a new husband (Boaz), a son (Obed), and a privileged position in the lineage of David and Christ (she is the great grandmother of David).

Ruth is the Hebrew title of this book. This name may be a Moabite modification of the Hebrew word reuit, meaning "friendship," or "association." The Septuagint entitles the book of Routh, the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name. The Latin title of Ruth is a translation of Routh.