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PHall | August 18, 2023
“Ruth” is not mainly about Ruth, not really, not as the main character. “Ruth” is about love, but again, Ruth and Boaz are not the main love story. They are being “acted upon” by a third party who is the central character in “Ruth” – Naomi. If Naomi is the central character in a love […]
PHall | January 17, 2020
Uncomfortable Lessons from Ruth:1. The most loyal woman is not an Israelite, but a Moabite (ch.1).2. The most bitter person is an Israelite bitter towards God (ch1).3. Boaz has to order fellow Israelites to “not touch” Ruth (ch.2).4. Although Ruth is loyal to Naomi, Naomi puts Ruth in a possibly socially compromising situation (ch.3).5. Although […]
PHall | January 17, 2020
I’ll confess. I like studying the book of Judges for the same reason I liked studying the Tudor-Stuart monarchy – horrible characters are never boring! When during the Judges, “Everyone did what was right their own eyes” is the philosophy of life, there is no telling what is creeping out of people’s heart. And yet….During […]
PHall | August 29, 2013
Did you hear the joke about the mother-in-law? Apparently, neither did Ruth. In the little book bearing her name, there are no recorded prayers; but there is a prayer-like promise invoking God’s name. The story of Ruth is not about Ruth. The focus is not a love story between the progenitors of David, Ruth and […]