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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

1:1–5 This introduction to Ruth sets in motion the following events which culminate in Obed’s birth and his relationship to the Davidic line of Christ. See Introduction: Background and Setting. 1:1 famine. This disaster sounds similar to the days of Abraham (Gen. 12), Isaac (Gen. 26), and Jacob (Gen. 46). The text does not specify whether or not this famine was God’s judgment (cf. 1 Kin. 17–18, esp. 18:2). Bethlehem, Judah. Bethlehem (“house of bread”) lies in the territory given to the tribe of
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