They named him Obed. And Obed grew up to be the father of Jesse, and Jesse grew up to be the father of David.
I have Ruth.
Then Elimelech died.
I remember thinking, I am a widow in a foreign land. But I still had my sons. A mother can survive anything if her children are breathing. ruth mom pov
Do you see it now? My Ruth—the Moabite girl who refused to leave a bitter old widow—is the great-grandmother of Israel's greatest king. Her name is written in the lineage of the Messiah. They named him Obed
"Don't urge me to leave you," she said. "Where you go, I will go. Where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God." Then Elimelech died
They named him Obed. And Obed grew up to be the father of Jesse, and Jesse grew up to be the father of David.
I have Ruth.
Then Elimelech died.
I remember thinking, I am a widow in a foreign land. But I still had my sons. A mother can survive anything if her children are breathing.
Do you see it now? My Ruth—the Moabite girl who refused to leave a bitter old widow—is the great-grandmother of Israel's greatest king. Her name is written in the lineage of the Messiah.
"Don't urge me to leave you," she said. "Where you go, I will go. Where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God."
