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And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
Ruth 1:5 — KJV
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Ruth 1:5
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Ruth 1:5
Verse 5 of 22
Commentary
Commentary on Ruth 1:5
Theological / DevotionalLeft. Here used by the translators in an archaic sense. We would say “bereft.”
There is no reason for concluding that the suffering that came to Naomi was a punishment of God because of sin. The idea of suffering as punishment was popular among the Jews (see John 9:2). It was to correct this false notion that Moses wrote what was probably the first book of the OT to be written — the book of Job. Moses himself suffered disappointment for 40 years in Midian before God considered him ready to lead Israel. In a similar way Naomi’s sufferings prepared her to lead Ruth to the Promised Land — both figuratively and literally. God may permit suffering in order that our characters may be prepared for service and for citizenship in His kingdom.
By SdaBc