From Famine to Fullness: The Gospel according to Ruth (Biblia.com)

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Whether they are thrilled by the love story of Ruth and Boaz or encouraged by a happy ending for Naomi, many people are drawn to the book of Ruth. But though the story is indeed charming, Ruth is included in Scripture for more than our entertainment. Ruth’s message is theological, rooted in God’s oversight of the movement of redemptive history that climaxes in the person and work of Jesus Christ....

my concept of God.’ ”11 For Naomi, her circumstances indicated that God is great but not good. He may be able to do with her as he pleases (and who can argue?), but his pleasure lacks empathy and kindness. With such distorted (i.e., circumstance-dependent) theology and a crushed spirit, she never prayed. Instead, she despaired, resigning herself to the inevitable machinations of a cruel deity. The text, however, has not told us that God was angry with Naomi. She was therefore mistaken to measure

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