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John Currid looks at key themes within the book: the cost of obedience, the sovereignty of God, faithful living and redemption. The background is laid out—in the time of the Judges—as a time of degeneracy in the history of Israel. The focus then moves to one family within Israel, their move to Moab, the sadness there, the return home and God’s wonderful working to turn bitterness into joy. The...

The passage to which we now come clearly teaches that a good name and good reputation are abiding values. Scripture often teaches that truth. Ecclesiastes 7:1, for instance, says, ‘A good name is better than precious ointment.’ Being a noble, courageous person who is esteemed by others is better than owning expensive perfume because good character is more lasting and valuable than material riches. Proverbs 22:1 echoes that truth when it says,
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