Thus far, this is the shortest book of the Bible that I have come across. There are only four chapters. There is not much to say; however, there are two things of worth in this book.
The first thing is that it is a pleasant break from Judges. It is about good people coming out of their tragedy and finding redemption. Ruth is a wonderful young lady who is a prime example of someone who has an incredible amount of faith. I have avoided giving summaries up to this point, so I will not start now. In place of a summary, I give the suggestion to go read it. It was three pages in the bible so it is very manageable.
The second and more important thing of worth is that this is the start of Jesus's genealogy. I have to interject a bit of outside knowledge here. One of most important little facts about Jesus was that he was descended from the house of David. David you might recall was the slayer of Goliath. David also one day became the king of the Jews. So it is a very big deal that Jesus descended from the house of David. Ruth was the grandmother of David. It is interesting that the line of Hebrew royalty began with a WOMAN who was strong in her faith.
I have to say something to all who might be wondering how I knew some of the above information before I even reached the New Testament: Please allow me to remind you that I am a practicing Catholic who does listen in church.
On that line I am reminded how Catholic my entire family is. The next book is the First Book of Samuel, and of course I have a relative who shares that name.
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