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The Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series provides up-to-date, evangelical scholarship on Scripture. This volume is designed to equip pastors and Christian leaders with exegetical and theological knowledge to better understand and apply God’s Word by presenting the message of each passage as well as an overview of other issues surrounding the text. The commentary has been structured to help...

1:1 In the days when the judges ruled. Some see in this setting, coupled with the return of a small portion of an Israelite family to the land and the virtue of the main characters of Ruth, the idea of a faithful remnant for Israel (cf. Gen 45:7; 1 Kgs 19:14, 18; 2 Kgs 19:30–31; Isa 10:20–21; Rom 11:3–4). But the concept of God’s faithful remnant amid the turbulent Judges period is not a theme emphasized by the narrative
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