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Judges covers a dark time in Israel’s history, and the narrative often leaves the reader shocked at the actions of God’s people. In spite of Israel’s unfaithfulness, God remains faithful. He, not the leaders he raises up, is the hero of the story. Way helps the reader understand this perplexing text, using two interpretive questions: What is wrong with this picture? Where is God in this story? ...

22). Ruth therefore politely makes a request to glean and hopes for a favorable answer from a generous landowner (2:2, 7). While gleaning provisions are not attested in extrabiblical legal collections, the practice of gleaning appears along with a widespread concern for the poor in a number of ancient Near Eastern texts.2 While some ancient Near Eastern peoples would leave a portion of their crops unharvested as an offering to local fertility deities,3 the Israelites would do so as an expression
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