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Ruth 1:3-5
The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:3-5
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Matthew Henry on Ruth 1:1-5Ruth 1:1-5 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryElimelech's care to provide for his family, was not to be blamed; but his removal into the country of Moab could not be justified. And the removal ended in the wasting of his family. It is folly to think of escaping tha…Elimelech and Naomi; Death of Elimelech and His Sons. (b. c. 1312.)Ruth 1:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleELIMELECH AND NAOMI; DEATH OF ELIMELECH AND HIS SONS. (B. C. 1312.) The first words give all the date we have of this story. It was in the days when the judges ruled (Ruth 1:1), not in those disorderly times when there…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:1-5Ruth 1:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe emigrants and their trials. We are introduced to the Hebrew family into which the Moabitess Ruth was married. I. THE BEAUTIFUL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NAMES of both the Hebrew parents. II. THE WOLF OF HUNGER HAD COME PR…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:1-5Ruth 1:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:3Ruth 1:3 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd Elimelech Naomi's husband died. Apparently soon after the settlement of the family. No details, however, are given, as, on the one hand, no blame is attached to the conduct of Elimelech, and as, on the other, the li…The Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:3Ruth 1:3 · The Pulpit CommentaryWidowhood. In the country of Moab Elimelech and his family found a home. A period of repose seems to have been granted them. They learned to reconcile themselves to new scenes and associations. But life is full of vicis…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ruth 1:1-5Elimelech's care to provide for his family, was not to be blamed; but his removal into the country of Moab could not be justified. And the removal ended in the wasting of his family. It is folly to think of escaping tha…Matthew HenrycommentaryElimelech and Naomi; Death of Elimelech and His Sons. (b. c. 1312.)ELIMELECH AND NAOMI; DEATH OF ELIMELECH AND HIS SONS. (B. C. 1312.) The first words give all the date we have of this story. It was in the days when the judges ruled (Ruth 1:1), not in those disorderly times when there…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:1-5The emigrants and their trials. We are introduced to the Hebrew family into which the Moabitess Ruth was married. I. THE BEAUTIFUL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NAMES of both the Hebrew parents. II. THE WOLF OF HUNGER HAD COME PR…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:1-5EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:3Widowhood. In the country of Moab Elimelech and his family found a home. A period of repose seems to have been granted them. They learned to reconcile themselves to new scenes and associations. But life is full of vicis…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:3And Elimelech Naomi's husband died. Apparently soon after the settlement of the family. No details, however, are given, as, on the one hand, no blame is attached to the conduct of Elimelech, and as, on the other, the li…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:4Marriage. The notes of time found in this narrative are meager. It is not easy to decide to what the "ten years "here mentioned refer. After the death of Elimelech, the two sons were spared to be the occupation and the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ruth 1:4And they took to themselves wives of the women of Moab. It was their own act. Josephus, reproducing the narrative from memory, represents the event as occurring in the father's lifetime, and as brought about by his arra…Joseph S. Exell and contributors