Naomi: that is, Pleasant
Mara: that is, Bitter
the Almighty: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 43:14; Job 5:17, Job 11:7; Revelation 1:8, Revelation 21:22
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Ruth 1:20
Ruth 1:20
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Ruth 1 — OverviewRuth 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have Naomi's afflictions. I. As a distressed
housekeeper, forced by famine to remove into the land of Moab, ver. 1,
2. II. As a mournful widow and mother, bewailing the death of her
husband…Ruth 1 — OverviewRuth 1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeRuth 1:1, Elimelech, driven by famine into Moab, dies there; Ruth 1:4, Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also; Ruth 1:6, Naomi, returning homeward, Ruth 1:8, dissuades her two daughters-in-law from…Ruth 1 — OverviewRuth 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis book is called Ruth, not because she was the author of it, but because she is the principal subject of it. In the Syriac and Arabic versions, it is called the Book of Ruth the Moabitess, which describes her by the…Ruth 1:15-22Ruth 1:15-22 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONRuth 1:15-22Ruth 1:15-22 · The Pulpit CommentaryDevoted attachment.
I. Ruth was fixed in her desire and determination to CAST IS HER LOT WITH HER DESOLATE AND DESTITUTE MOTHER-IN-LAW. The absolute unselfishness of this determination is noteworthy, for—
1. Be it…Ruth 1:19-22Ruth 1:19-22 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNaomi and Ruth, after many a weary step (the fatigue of the journey, we
may suppose, being somewhat relieved by the good instructions Naomi
gave to her proselyte and the good discourse they had together), came…