The relations between Israel and Moab had always been uneasy.
Surely this little family, fleeing famine, brought nothing of great
worth with them that could have made Mahlon a desirable son-in-law?
Nevertheless Ruth married him. We know she bonded tightly with her
new family, and, as a young widow, accompanied her also-widowed
mother-in-law back to Israel. This was a truly unpopular choice for
her to make considering the political situation and the life of
hardship she knew faced her there.
Why would she leave her own family to follow an impoverished widow
she had only known for a very few years? What was so attractive
about this sad older woman?
Naomi even tried every way she could think of to send this
persistent young woman away. What did she need with another mouth to
feed?
Was it the memory of her husband, or Naomi herself, or was it their
God who so attracted Ruth?
Ruth's husband and in-laws were always the different ones.
And she found every difference wonderful. Especially their God.
And she found every difference wonderful. Especially their God.
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