NOW IT CAME TO PASS IN THE DAYS. Occurs five times. Always denotes impending trouble, followed by happy deliverance. Compare Genesis 14:1.Esther 1:1.Isaiah 7:1.Jeremiah 1:3. WHEN THE JUDGES RULED. Doubtless, in the early days, before the sin of Judges 1 developed the later internal disorders, and o... [ Continue Reading ]
ELIMELECH. My God is king. NAOMI. My pleasant one. Mahlon. Sick. CHILION. Pining. EPHRATHITES. Ephrath was the ancient name of Beth-lehem, where Rachel was buried (Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7).... [ Continue Reading ]
TOOK THEM WIVES. Canaanitish wives forbidden (Deuteronomy 7:3, &c.), but not Moabitish wives; though. Moabite man might not enter the congregation of Jehovah. See note, Deuteronomy 23:3. ORPAH. Hind or Fawn. RUTH. Beauty. Wife of Mahlon the elder.... [ Continue Reading ]
LEFT. left survivor.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS. according as.... [ Continue Reading ]
REST. Compare Ruth 3:1. A characteristic word in this Book.... [ Continue Reading ]
WE WILL RETURN WITH THEE. This liberty was allowed by the laws of Khammurabi, 171-173 and 177.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHY... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHOULD SAY. should have said.... [ Continue Reading ]
WOULD... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
BETH-LEHEM. House of bread.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEM. Feminine. And the verb "call" is feminine, also, so that Naomi was addressing the women. the ALMIGHTY _= Shaddai._ See App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MOABITESS. So called five times. In Deuteronomy 23:3, it is masculine, and does not affect Ruth. BARLEY HARVEST. Therefore at the Passover.... [ Continue Reading ]