he does not openly moralize or editorialize on what has (or has not) taken place. This makes the conclusion all the more dramatic and powerful. The major and minor incidents in the life of this family are all under the providential care of God and included in the history of salvation. The “thread of God’s plan” is woven directly “into the tapestry of everyday events.”5 That He directs even the smallest details of our lives is a motif which recurs throughout the Book of Ruth. In summation, we may