NAOMI'S BURDEN
Ruth 1:1
LEAVING the Book of Judges and opening the story of Ruth we pass from
vehement outdoor life, from tempest and trouble into quiet domestic
scenes. After an exhibition of the greater movements of a people we
are brought, as it were, to a cottage interior in the soft light of a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS
Ruth 1:14
WE journey along with others for a time, enjoying their fellowship and
sharing their hopes, yet with thoughts and dreams of our own that must
sooner or later send us on a separate path. But decision is so
difficult to many that they are glad of an excuse for self-s... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE FIELD OF BOAZ
Ruth 1:19; Ruth 2:1
WEARY and footsore the two travellers reached Bethlehem at length, and
"all the city was moved about them." Though ten years had elapsed,
many yet remembered as if it had been yesterday the season of terrible
famine and the departure of the emigrants. Now th... [ Continue Reading ]