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LOYALTY

by Fred Lowery


Loyalty
Fred Lowery


Bright side of the dark days of the judges ''I'm the day the judgev ruled''

Naomi 1. A distressed housekeeper - forced by famine to move to land of Moab

2. A M'ournful widow andamp; mother - bewailing death of her husband andamp; two SDns

3. A iiareful mother-in-law - kind to her own daughters - yet must go back home.

orpah she parts within sorrow (14) Ruth she takes with her in fear (15-18)

As nan sent back to the place of her background, to be supported by the kindnts of@@h'er friends (19-22)

All these things are melancholy andamp; seemed against her but God was behind the scene working for good.

Boaz, who married Ruth was born of Rahab, who received the spies in 'Joshuals time

Famine in Canaan was a judgment of God for their sins

Elimelech ''My God a king'' Naomi ''my pleasant one''

Two sons: Mahlon ''sickness'' and Chilion ''consumption'' perhaps weakly andamp; sickly children

Moved from Bethlehem to Moab on other side of Jordan to provide for his family (ltim. 5:8) took them with him as a tender father

Two sons married daughters of Moab after his death Transgressed God's law in taking strange wives Both sons died soon after they were married God alone can comfort her

Famine ended and Naomi was to return to the Holy Land

Both so kind as to return with her at least so far Maybe to the limits of their country - help with luggage

Naomi, with great affection, urges them to go back (8-9) Their own mo ...

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