The role of Ruth and Naomi in redeeming story of God
Ruth, Naomi, and Orpah (Ruth 1)
The story of Naomi and her family was a tragedy. They try to escape famine in their land and moved to Moab. It is like one is running away from a lion just meet tiger at the other end. All the men of the family died there in a strange land. They came to Moab so that they might live but instead they died there except Naomi. It is quit natural that everyone tries to escape from the death, especially by hunger. We make all possible efforts to keep ourselves alive. It must have been hard for the Elimelech family to stay in the land. But God has a plan for moving down there.
When all husbands were died, Naomi has not much option than to send them back to their respective families. Orpah left because Naomi insists her to go back to her parents. But Ruth determined to stay with Naomi and we are started to realize the purpose of Elimelech going down to Moab. If they did not go down, certainly, they will not find Ruth, a Moabite woman. If we take the story to our time, Ruth possibly is a Muslim lady from wherever the Muslims are most. Only few women’s names are written in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1) and one among them was Ruth, a Moabite. God’s redeeming acts can be happen to whosoever He chooses. Ruth was the God’s champion in the narrative. She holds the genealogy of the promised Messiah unbroken.
Naomi also played a crucial part in this narrative. God used her to linked Ruth to the lineage of Jesus Christ. She shouldered the whole responsibilities of the family and going back to the land Israel with Ruth. Her decision to go back to her homeland was a God’s redeeming act.
The story of Naomi and her family was a tragedy. They try to escape famine in their land and moved to Moab. It is like one is running away from a lion just meet tiger at the other end. All the men of the family died there in a strange land. They came to Moab so that they might live but instead they died there except Naomi. It is quit natural that everyone tries to escape from the death, especially by hunger. We make all possible efforts to keep ourselves alive. It must have been hard for the Elimelech family to stay in the land. But God has a plan for moving down there.
When all husbands were died, Naomi has not much option than to send them back to their respective families. Orpah left because Naomi insists her to go back to her parents. But Ruth determined to stay with Naomi and we are started to realize the purpose of Elimelech going down to Moab. If they did not go down, certainly, they will not find Ruth, a Moabite woman. If we take the story to our time, Ruth possibly is a Muslim lady from wherever the Muslims are most. Only few women’s names are written in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1) and one among them was Ruth, a Moabite. God’s redeeming acts can be happen to whosoever He chooses. Ruth was the God’s champion in the narrative. She holds the genealogy of the promised Messiah unbroken.
Naomi also played a crucial part in this narrative. God used her to linked Ruth to the lineage of Jesus Christ. She shouldered the whole responsibilities of the family and going back to the land Israel with Ruth. Her decision to go back to her homeland was a God’s redeeming act.
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