promised that his presence would dwell in Israel. God had promised to bless his people there, should they walk in his ways. Elimelech’s journey at first appeared to be a quick “drive thru,” a brief “sojourn” (Ruth 1:1). But then he and his family “remained” (or “settled”) there (v 2), and Naomi ended up living in Moab for ten years (v 4). Elimelech acted like the people of the day. He did what was right in his own eyes. The appropriate response to the famine would have been to remain in Israel, to