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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? ...

This perspective on the providential relationship between God and people may also help to explain the ambiguity of Naomi’s statement about the one “who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead” (2:20 NKJV). Does this refer to Yahweh or to Boaz? While Boaz is the most probable antecedent of the pronoun “who” (see above), the wider narrative context suggests that God is also showing kindness to the living and the dead through the faithful deeds of Boaz. Boaz rightly acknowledges that
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